Benoit Varenne
@benoit_varenne
Leading WHO's work on global oral health agenda, NCD Depart at the World Health Organization (@WHO): tweets are my views #GlobalOralHealth #BeatNCDs #NextGenNCD
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https://www.who.int/health-topics/oral-health 04-04-2017 07:21:12
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Join us for the 5th edition of Walk the Talk: #HealthForAll Challenge!
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The fun starts at 9AM on Sunday 26 May at 'Place des Nations' in Geneva!
Let's get moving for physical and mental health, and kickstart #WHA77 together.
Register now: bit.ly/3U2Ok1S
Dental care is still a luxury for too many people in #Europe ! #UHC for #OralHealth , one of the overarching goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Action Plan 2023-30, is one of the challenges we must meet. Read the World Health Organization (WHO)_Europe report: iris.who.int/handle/10665/3โฆ
Can people afford to pay for health care?
New WHO/Europe report on financial protection in 40 countries in Europe
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Out now in the #WHOBarcelona series on affordable access to health care
#UHCDay
NEW WHO/Europe report on financial protection in ๐ซ๐ท out now in the #WHOBarcelona series on affordable access to health care
France has one of the lowest rates of catastrophic health spending in Europe โ but gaps in coverage are a challenge for people with low incomes
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The #ICPPA2024 side events sparked vital conversations around diabetics, cancer, stroke, heart related diseases & ear, & oral health.
Integrating World Health Organization (WHO)'s PEN interventions into primary care & expanding #PENPlus in district hospitals, will ensure access to life-saving treatments.
โEye, ear and oral diseases cause significant disease, economic & social burdens. To increase efficiency, avoid duplication & maximize synergy under limited resources, integrating neglected #NCDs into major #NCDs & universal health coverage is critical.โ- Dr Yuka Makino, WHO African Region
Today's #ICPPA2024SideEvent sparked a vital conversation on integrating eye, ear, and oral health into #PENPlus strategies to enhance #NCD prevention and management across Africa, where millions suffer from oral diseases and vision and hearing impairments.
#EndingDiseaseInAfrica
'Taking an integrated, people-centered approach, #WHOPEN & #PENPlus should serve as excellent platforms to address the unmet needs of neglected #NCDs .' - Dr Yuka Makino, Technical Officer for #NCDs at WHO African Region, speaking at the ear, eye, and oral health side event at #ICPPA2024 .
๐ฃ #MinamataOnline Season 4โฃ launches
It will feature webinars on implementation review & support and mercury science from March to November 2024 โ continuing its support to Parties & stakeholders to #MakeMercuryHistory .
โ๏ธ Save the date, events & more: bit.ly/MO4season
World Health Organization (WHO) Benoit Varenne
Great Presentations on Noma Disease and very informative Discussion. Many Thanks
Don't miss our Global Surgical Frontiers Conference, 25-27 June, beginning with innovative oral health strategies on day 1. Hear talks from influential professionals likeย @Benoit_Varenne, the World Health Organization (WHO)โs global oral health lead. Members receive a 50% discount: ow.ly/7h3F50Rj4mu
Ryana Duta Lopes from #TimorLeste , believes that the right to #health means ensuring proper training for health workers.
#HealthForAll
๐ขWhat is #noma & what next now that it is officially classed as a Neglected Tropical Disease? Please join World Health Organization (WHO), Elysium Noma Survivors Association, Dr Gebretsadik (@euclidint), Ms Elsig (Sentinelles), Inediz & ISNTD!
๐tinyurl.com/SpotlightNoma
๐Apr 18 | 13:00 UTC #NeglectedNoMore
#Mercury : EU law to phase out use of dental amalgam (DA) 1) DA must no longer be used by 1 Jan 25 2) Derogation until 30 June 26 will be possible to avoid negative conseq. for LI individuals 3) 40 tonnes of mercury is still used in the EU annually for DA
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-โฆ
๐ฆทThe new #MercuryRegulation is a fundamental first step towards implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) #OralHealthActionPlan .
โ ๏ธ #Prevention should continue to be the central focus of #healthpolicies . The Platform will support prevention-focused policy solutions for better oral health.๐
