At the townhall with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus & heads of World Health Organization (WHO) country offices (CO), I reiterated full support to Annual Result Group initiative: vital plan to empower COs & boost capacities to speed progress towards triple billion targets. We're already hiring new talents under this initiative!

Two days ago, amid intensified bombardment in Rafah, a World Health Organization (WHO) staff member's home was destroyed due to an airstrike in its vicinity; he was injured, along with his spouse and one child. His 7 year old niece was killed.

We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and loss. Other…

As government negotiators continue their tireless work to forge a generational #PandemicAccord to protect the world, collectively, from a new global health crisis, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns about disinformation to undermine their hard work:

Happy #EuropeDay . May this day inspire all of us to work towards lasting peace across Europe and the world.

More than a year of fighting in #Sudan has left the country facing a humanitarian disaster.

More than 1/3 of the population is facing acute hunger, and there is a risk of famine in Darfur and Khartoum.

It is time to silence the guns and raise the volume for peace.

The best…

.World Health Organization (WHO) calls for removal of all obstacles to the delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance into and across #Gaza , at the scale that is required.

A ceasefire is needed urgently for the sake of humanity.

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

One of the three hospitals in Rafah, Al-Najjar, is no longer functioning due to the ongoing hostilities in its vicinity and the military operation in Rafah.

The closure of the border crossing continues to prevent the UN from bringing fuel. Without fuel all humanitarian…

Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) represent the best of us, at the worst of times.

They are a vital pillar in the Global Health Emergency Corps. Last year, the EMT Initiative supported the response to many health emergencies, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, earthquakes…

The World Health Organization (WHO) 2022-2023 Results Report is out: bit.ly/3UNM8vp

The report shows advancement in:
1. Healthier populations: the current trajectory indicates the target of 1 billion more people enjoying better health and well-being will likely be met by 2025, driven primarily…

Thank you Alisson Becker for sharing your call for solidarity and support for all those impacted by the devastating #BrazilFloods in your home state of Rio Grande do Sul.

World Health Organization (WHO), OPAS/OMS Brasil and PAHO/WHO are committed to working with partners in 🇧🇷 to protect and promote the…

We congratulate #Namibia on becoming the first WHO African Region country to reach a significant milestone on the path towards eliminating vertical mother-to-child transmission of #HIV and viral hepatitis B. We salute all the health workers and communities for their effort to protect…

Congratulations, #Belize , #Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines on achieving the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of #HIV and #syphilis .

World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will continue to support all countries in the Americas to strengthen health systems, provide comprehensive…

Thank you, my friend Inger Andersen, for a very good meeting and our ongoing partnership to tackle #AntimicrobialResistance , advance the #OneHealth approach, and prevent chemical waste and pollution to protect our planet and people’s health.

A full military incursion into Rafah will plunge the crisis into unprecedented levels of humanitarian need. A ceasefire is urgently needed for the sake of humanity. #Gaza

In a historic public health achievement, Namibia was today certified the first 'high burden' country in the world to reach a significant milestone on the path to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B.

Read more⬇️ :
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The Acting Health Minister announced today that they would support house-to-house #polio vaccination in the southern region of #Afghanistan .

This is a very important move to reach unprotected children with lifesaving tools, and bring us closer to #EndPolio .

Met with Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Novo Nordisk Foundation CEO, to discuss the huge need for science and innovation driven solutions to #BeatNCDs , tackle #AntimicrobialResistance and the #ClimateCrisis . Thanked him for their support to World Health Organization (WHO) and congratulated on their 100th anniversary.

The challenges we face from noncommunicable diseases, infectious diseases and climate change are complex and overlapping. Our response must be:

Science-based;

Equitable;

Multisectoral;

Multilateral.

Very pleased to join today the Global Science Summit, hosted by…