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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
Director-General of the World Health Organization. Retweets are not endorsements
- “If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you.” — Epictetus
- #Hantavirus update: - MV Hondius captain and most of crew members completed their quarantine. - More than 600 contacts of those who got sick have been tracked across 33 countries and territories. More than 80% of the contacts have finished their 42-day follow-up period. - Cases
- #Ebola update: more than 1000 confirmed cases have been reported in #DRC, including 254 deaths. 100 patients have recovered so far, which shows that for many, the virus can be stopped with timely health care. In the past month, @WHO, @AfricaCDC and partners have supported
00:00 - We live in dangerous times, with conflict, insecurity and division in many parts of our world. But health can be a bridge to peace. The @UNPeacebuilding Fund enables us to work with governments, health workers, and communities to design solutions that are rooted in local
00:00 - A new study from England, #UK, has recorded zero deaths from #CervicalCancer among young women who were vaccinated against #HPV as girls. Since @WHO made the call to action in May 2018, countries across the world are rolling out the WHO Global Strategy to Eliminate Cervical
- Happy International Day of #Yoga! This year’s theme is “Yoga for Healthy Ageing.” As people live longer, our goal is not just more years, but healthier years. Yoga can support healthy ageing through gentle movement, breathing and mindfulness. Evidence shows yoga
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reposted
Concluye la cuarentena de los pasajeros y tripulantes. La Operación Hondius culmina con éxito. Sin contagios de hantavirus en Canarias tras el desembarco y los traslados el pasado mes de mayo. Siempre: GRACIAS
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- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reposted
Riposte contre Ebola : le Ministre de la Santé au chevet des équipes et des patients à Bunia - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reposted
Today is #SickleCell Awareness Day 🩸 40% more people are living with sickle cell disease today than in 2000. It is a growing health challenge, affecting around 7.7 million people in the world today. This means more health workers – incl. maternity providers - need to know how
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reposted
"O mundo precisa concluir aquilo que começou!". O Presidente @LulaOficial chegou ao G7 na França chamando a atenção para a finalização do Acordo sobre Pandemias da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS/ONU). Em uma carta assinada com o diretor-geral da instituição, Tedros Adhanom,
