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'Right now we're in a situation where we have more than 300 subvariants of that are in circulation, and these subvariants are quite similar to each other,' says Maria Van Kerkhove on .

95% of the subvariants circulating are of BA.5.

'Right now we're in a situation where we have more than 300 subvariants of #Omicron that are in circulation, and these subvariants are quite similar to each other,' says @mvankerkhove on #COVID19. 95% of the subvariants circulating are of BA.5.
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' is case & point; a country recovering from decades of conflict continuing to face cyclical climate-induced shocks from droughts to flooding...compounded by the global pandemic, making [it] vulnerable to poverty & food insecurity.' -Nimo Hassan at World Health Organization (WHO)'s briefing.

'#Somalia is case & point; a country recovering from decades of conflict continuing to face cyclical climate-induced shocks from droughts to flooding...compounded by the global pandemic, making [it] vulnerable to poverty & food insecurity.' -@NimoA_Hassan at @WHO's briefing.
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As Ananda S Bandyopadhyay said, eradicating a human disease for only the second time in history is an audacious goal — but we have the tools and partnerships to forge a path forward towards ending polio for good.

Tune in to this insightful conversation:

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The CDC says 84% of maternal deaths in USA are preventable.
84%!
“We are so baby-focused. Once the baby is here, it’s almost like the mother is discarded. Like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. The mom is the wrapper, and the baby is the candy.'
khn.org/news/article/m…

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'Extreme heat is destroying crops from South America to China and undercutting people's livelihoods and access to food,' says Martin Griffiths, adding 'millions of people are being driven from their homes and deeper and deeper into poverty.'

'Extreme heat is destroying crops from South America to China and undercutting people's livelihoods and access to food,' says @UNReliefChief, adding 'millions of people are being driven from their homes and deeper and deeper into poverty.' #ClimateCrisis
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How can we deliver ?

What role do , , & determinants such as & play?

Join us on Thursday, 3 Nov., 9am ET/1pm GMT at TownHall to input & engage ahead of Day & the 2023 High-level meeting on

How can we deliver #HealthForAll? What role do #healthsystems, #primaryhealthcare, #equity & determinants such as #gender & #climatechange play? Join us on Thursday, 3 Nov., 9am ET/1pm GMT at #UHCTownHall to input & engage ahead of #UHCDay & the 2023 High-level meeting on #UHC
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' is fueling and , & increasing the risks of new pathogens emerging. It exacerbates disease & malnutrition. Sick people are more likely to be malnourished, & malnourished people are more likely to get sick.

The climate crisis is a health crisis.'

'#ClimateChange is fueling #cholera and #dengue, & increasing the risks of new pathogens emerging. It exacerbates disease & malnutrition. Sick people are more likely to be malnourished, & malnourished people are more likely to get sick. The climate crisis is a health crisis.'
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' is already impacting health in many ways, through more frequent and extreme weather events, more disease outbreaks, and more mental health issues. In , unprecedented floods have devastated the lives of over 33 million people.' - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

'#ClimateChange is already impacting health in many ways, through more frequent and extreme weather events, more disease outbreaks, and more mental health issues. In #Pakistan, unprecedented floods have devastated the lives of over 33 million people.' - @DrTedros
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'Next week is , where countries will assess progress towards the target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Meeting that target will have massive benefits for human health; failing to meet it comes with massive risks.'- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

'Next week is #COP27, where countries will assess progress towards the target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Meeting that target will have massive benefits for human health; failing to meet it comes with massive risks.'- @DrTedros
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Statistics from the outbreak in :
130 confirmed cases
21 probable cases
43 confirmed deaths

'To support the response, World Health Organization (WHO) released an additional $5.7 million from our Contingency Fund for Emergencies, in addition to the $5M we released previously.' - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Statistics from the #Ebola outbreak in #Uganda: 130 confirmed cases 21 probable cases 43 confirmed deaths 'To support the response, @WHO released an additional $5.7 million from our Contingency Fund for Emergencies, in addition to the $5M we released previously.' - @DrTedros
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'The humanitarian situation in remains catastrophic. Since the beginning, food, medicine and other basic services have been weaponized, and it has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray. The only solution is peace.' - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

'The humanitarian situation in #Tigray remains catastrophic. Since the beginning, food, medicine and other basic services have been weaponized, and it has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray. The only solution is peace.' - @DrTedros
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Full house for Dr. Ayoade Alakija as she reflects on the geopolitical implications of a failure to share health tools effectively in and the need to work together to drive an enabling environment for dispersed vaccine manufacturing - especially in the African continent.

Full house for @yodifiji as she reflects on the geopolitical implications of a failure to share health tools effectively in #COVID19 and the need to work together to drive an enabling environment for dispersed vaccine manufacturing - especially in the African continent.
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Dr. Mwele Malecela was a champion for NTDs and the visionary behind World Health Organization (WHO)'s 2030 NTDs Roadmap.

Her legacy lives on in the Mwele Malecela Mentorship program that will mentor women in their careers to . This is a beautiful honor to her memory.

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“Additionally, has contributed to the resurgence of , and we see this evidence in several countries hit by extreme climate events like floods, droughts and cyclones.”

- Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) Regional Director

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has already had 154 monkeypox deaths this year.

This is likely an under-report of true deaths.

Despite cases across the African continent, protective monkeypox vaccines, available in Europe and the US, are not available to risk groups in Africa.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has already had 154 monkeypox deaths this year. This is likely an under-report of true deaths. Despite cases across the African continent, protective monkeypox vaccines, available in Europe and the US, are not available to risk groups in Africa.
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In just two weeks:
🇸🇾 recorded 942 cases and 44 deaths
🇱🇧 recorded 448 cases and 10 deaths

Urgent action is needed to stop the spread of cholera in the region. WHO Syria UN in Syria UNICEF in Syria -يونيسف سوريا
unicef.org/press-releases…

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