Plastic pollution isn't just an environmental issue, health is impacted.
From production to disposal, the risks are pervasive.

It's time for a comprehensive life-cycle approach.
Let's prioritize health in the new treaty on plastic pollution currently being developed.

#EarthDay

Humanitarian aid and missions in #Gaza urgently need safe, sustained and smooth passage across the Strip to serve people in critical need of lifesaving care.

On 20 April, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners could only partially complete their mission to Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda hospitals due to

Violence against women and girls takes multiple forms, including:
🔸Intimate partner violence
🔸Sexual violence
🔸Psychological violence
🔸Female genital mutilation
🔸Forced & early marriage
🔸Femicide
🔸Trafficking

#ENDviolence against women & girls!

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As needs grow, our scale of operation is gradually increasing, thanks to support from our donors.

World Health Organization (WHO) has secured a new warehouse in Deir al Balah, which will enhance effective sorting and mobilization of supplies and equipment to continue ongoing support to restore the health

Get ready for the 5th edition of Walk the Talk: #HealthForAll Challenge!

🗓️ Join us on Sunday 26 May 🏃🏽‍♀️🧑🏻‍🦽🚶🏻‍♂️

Let's get moving for physical and #MentalHealth , and kickstart #WHA77 together.

Register now 👉bit.ly/3U2Ok1S

Congratulations, Big Ocean_official, for your debut as the world's first K-Pop group with hearing loss. I salute you for breaking barriers and the stigma of disabilities. I hope your music will bring hope and inspiration to many others. Wish you a successful road ahead, #BigOcean !

With

.World Health Organization (WHO)’s partnership with the World Bank is going from strength to strength: together we have just established the Universal Health Coverage Knowledge Hub with #Japan , in addition to our shared work on the The Pandemic Fund, the G20 Joint Finance and Health Task Force, and The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.

Sexual violence can happen anywhere, to any gender, at any stage in our lives. Engineer Bryan Robles, opens up about his long journey as a survivor of sexual violence, speaking up publicly and the stigma of being a male survivor. He is truly brave and inspiring. It's a reminder

Infected #dengue mosquitoes are active during the day ☀️

You can lower the risk by using:
✅ mosquito repellents
✅ long-sleeved clothes
✅ mosquito nets when sleeping during the day
✅ window screens

Remember to often drain, wash & scrub water storage containers.

LIVE with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Transforming challenge into action: Expanding health coverage for all #WBGMeetings twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

WHO publishes a global technical consultation report introducing updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air.

This report is the result of an extensive, multi-year collaborative effort and reflects shared agreement on terminology between WHO, experts and four

Al-Shifa Hospital ­– once the largest and most important referral hospital in #Gaza - is now in ruins.

Restoring it is vitally important  - here is how ⬇️

Widespread hunger and disease are putting millions of lives in peril, particularly in Tigray, Amhara, Afar, Oromia, and other regions of #Ethiopia torn apart by years of devastating conflict.

Investing in WHO and the health cluster partners saves lives.

- Dr Mike Ryan

A vaccine is available & approved for children from 6 to 16 years of age who live in places where #dengue is present.

More info 👉bit.ly/3PDbhpu

Amid ongoing hostilities,
World Health Organization (WHO) and partners concluded another mission to north #Gaza and reached the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) medical point, Al-Shifa Hospital, and Indonesian hospital to assess their current capacity.

Once again, the mission was severely

#Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Here's what you need to know: the symptoms, how to protect yourself, what to do if you have dengue, and if there is a vaccine. 👇