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World Health Organization

6/20/2025, 8:46:32 PM

🫶🏾 Today is World Refugee Day, when we stand in solidarity with people who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution or crisis. ⚠️ At the end of 2024, 122.6 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide – an increase of over 5 million compared to the year before. Refugees face unique and compounding health challenges: 🔹 Disrupted access to care 🔹 Exacerbated chronic illnesses 🔹 Elevated mental health needs 🔹 Discrimination and isolation 🔹 Poor living and working conditions 🔹 Linguistic and cultural barriers to services 💪🏽 Refugees bring skills, resilience and cultural enrichment. When we safeguard their well-being, we unlock their full potential and strengthen our communities in return. 💡 Access to health care must be continuous, timely, culturally responsive and inclusive. Health workers who are trained to understand diverse needs are at the heart of building resilient, people-centred systems. Learn more and join the campaign here ➡️ https://bit.ly/44aYZvi

World Health Organization

6/16/2025, 12:20:42 PM

WHO’s top news of the week 🚨 The climate crisis is a health crisis – and the European Region is in the hot seat, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/11-06-2025-the-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-and-the-european-region-is-in-the-hot-seat Voluntary blood donation rises in Latin America and Caribbean, but challenges remain, read more ➡️ https://www.paho.org/en/news/12-6-2025-paho-voluntary-blood-donation-rises-latin-america-and-caribbean-challenges-remain Spain strengthens global health leadership with increased support to WHO, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/13-06-2025-spain-strengthens-global-health-leadership-with-increased-support-to-who Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 – temporary recommendations, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/09-06-2025-fourth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-upsurge-of-mpox-2024-temporary-recommendations

World Health Organization

6/18/2025, 2:39:52 PM

🚨 *Attention!* Please keep yourself and others safe around water. 🌊 Drowning is sudden, abrupt, and shocking, with people often not realizing it's happening until it's too late. There are around 300 000 annual drowning deaths worldwide. Anyone can drown, but no one should! *Who’s most at risk of drowning?* 🧒🏽 Young children are at a particularly high risk of drowning due to an underdeveloped ability to assess risk, and a lack of swimming and water safety skills. 👱🏼‍♂️ The drowning death rate among males is more than twice as high as females. Males are also more likely to be hospitalized than females for non-fatal drowning. 🏊🏾‍♂️ Drowning disproportionately affects poor and marginalized people. Whether it be through the use of ponds, rivers or lakes for bathing and washing clothing, or using open wells for collecting water. 🐟 Individuals with occupations such as commercial or subsistence fishing face a substantially higher risk of drowning. 🌧️ Climate change is causing more extreme weather events, such as floods and heatwaves. Drowning accounts for 75% of deaths in flood disasters. 🚣🏼‍♂️ Travelling on water, particularly in dangerous weather conditions or without appropriate safety equipment, can increase drowning risk. *How to prevent drowning?* 🔹 Equip yourself and your kids with swimming skills. 🔹 Always keep a close eye on kids near water. 🔹 Never leave children unattended, even for a moment. 🔹 Always check weather and weather conditions before swimming. 🔹 Avoid drinking alcohol when supervising children. 🔹 Avoid drinking alcohol when swimming. 🔹 Ensure life buoys and jackets are available and used correctly. Here's more on how to keep yourself safe ➡️ https://bit.ly/3I0SAep

World Health Organization

6/13/2025, 9:47:24 AM

🩸 Blood is an essential part of every health system. It saves lives in emergencies, surgeries, cancer care, trauma, and childbirth. ❤️‍🩹Every blood donation is a gift of hope. It can mean the difference between life and death for patients in need of transfusions. 🌍 But access isn’t equal: Many countries struggle with chronic shortages of safe blood, especially for children and mothers. 🏥 Since blood cannot be stored indefinitely, there is a continuous need for regular, voluntary, unpaid donations. 💡 Want to donate blood but not sure if you’re eligible? Here’s what you need to know! Most healthy adults can give blood: ✅ You should be between 18–65 years old. ✅ You should weigh at least 50 kg. ✅ You must feel well and not be sick on donation day. ✅ Your blood pressure, pulse, and haemoglobin levels will be checked before donating. 🕒 The entire process is safe, quick, and rewarding. 🫶🏾 One unit of safe blood can save up to 3 lives! It takes just an hour to donate, but the impact can last a lifetime. Learn more about World Blood Donor Day ➡️ bit.ly/4kXZ3VT

World Health Organization

6/12/2025, 6:34:03 AM

😨 Everyone can feel anxious sometimes, but people with anxiety disorders often experience fear and worry that is both intense and excessive. 🥺 Anxiety disorders interfere with daily activities and can impair a person’s family, social and school or working life. 👥 Anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people. Symptoms of anxiety disorders include: ❤️‍🩹 Excessive fear or worry. ❤️‍🩹 Trouble concentrating. ❤️‍🩹 Feeling irritable, tense or restless. ❤️‍🩹 Nausea or abdominal distress. ❤️‍🩹 Heart palpitations. ❤️‍🩹 Sweating, trembling or shaking. ❤️‍🩹 Trouble sleeping. ❤️‍🩹 A sense of impending danger, panic or doom. 👩🏽‍💼 Symptoms often begin during childhood or adolescence and continue into adulthood. Girls and women are more likely to experience an anxiety disorder than boys and men. To help manage your symptoms of anxiety and promote your overall well-being, you can: 1️⃣ Avoid or cut down on alcohol and don’t use illicit drugs. 2️⃣ Exercise regularly, even if it’s just a short walk. 3️⃣ Stick to regular eating and sleeping habits and eat a healthy diet; 4️⃣ Learn relaxation techniques, such as slow breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. 5️⃣ Develop the habit of mindfulness meditation. Learn more about anxiety disorders here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mXk192

World Health Organization

6/9/2025, 8:48:11 AM

WHO’s top news of the week 🚨 WHO calls for urgent protection of Nasser Medical Complex and Al Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2025-who-calls-for-urgent-protection-of-nasser-medical-complex-and-al-amal-hospital-in-the-gaza-strip One year in detention: heads of United Nations agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/03-06-2025-one-year-in-detention--heads-of-united-nations-agencies-and-ingos-renew-demand-for-release-of-staff-detained-in-northern-yemen WHO launches new guide to help shape assistive technology markets, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-06-2025-who-launches-new-guide-to-help-shape-assistive-technology-markets A race against measles: Cambodia’s response to the outbreak, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/westernpacific/newsroom/feature-stories/item/a-race-against-measles--cambodia-s-response-to-the-outbreak

World Health Organization

5/26/2025, 8:23:27 AM

👀 It’s time to turn our eyes to one of the most significant eye health threats of the 21st Century. 👓 Did you know that ‘shortsightedness’ or ‘nearsightedness’ are other names for myopia? They mean that a person can see clearly up close, but not well far away. 🧒🏽 Myopia is becoming more common in young children. If a parent has myopia, their children are more likely to develop it too. 📚 Near activities are ones that involve looking at things close up, like reading a book or using a smartphone. Lots of time on these things can increase myopia risk. Here are some common myopia symptoms: 🔹 Difficulty seeing things across the room and far away. 🔹 Eye rubbing, squinting or closing one eye to see. 🔹 Sitting too close to the TV or holding a book too close. 🔹 Sore or tired eyes. These tips can help you prevent developing myopia: 🏞️ Spending time outdoors. 📱 Holding a book or device at least 30cm from eyes. 💡 Implementing 20-20-20 rule. Take a 20 second break to view something 20 feet away every 20 minutes of doing near activities. Regular eye exams are important! Have you already booked yours? Find out more about eye care, vision impairment and blindness ➡️ https://bit.ly/43b8rPZ

World Health Organization

5/28/2025, 4:14:44 PM

WHO’s top news of the week 🚨 Online lives, offline consequences. WHO/Europe urges coordinated action to protect youth mental health in new policy brief, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/23-05-2025-online-lives--offline-consequences Seventy-eight World Health Assembly concludes, historic outcomes, consequential highlights, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2025-seventy-eighth-world-health-assembly-concludes--historic-outcomes--consequential-highlights World No Tobacco Day 2025: Bright products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the appeal, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-no-tobacco-day/2025 WHO and African Union renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa, read more ➡️ https://www.who.int/news/item/24-05-2025-world-health-organization-and-african-union-renew-strategic-partnership-to-drive-impact-and-strengthen-health-systems-in-africa

World Health Organization

5/14/2025, 10:20:50 AM

🚨 One of the world’s worst hunger crises is unfolding in real time. Because of the ongoing blockade, the entire 2.1 million population of Gaza is facing prolonged food shortages. 💔 The situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death is catastrophic. 🌀 People in Gaza are trapped in a dangerous cycle where malnutrition and disease fuel each other, turning everyday illness into a potential death sentence, particularly for children. Malnutrition weakens the bodies, making it harder to heal from injuries and fight off common communicable diseases like: 🔹 Diarrhoea 🔹 Pneumonia 🔹 Measles Since the aid blockade began on 2 March 2025: 👶🏽 57 children have reportedly died from the effects of malnutrition, but the number is likely to be an underestimate and is likely to increase. 🤰🏽 Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are also at high risk of malnutrition, with nearly 17 000 expected to require treatment for acute malnutrition over the next eleven months. People are dying while WHO and partners’ life-saving medical supplies sit just outside Gaza – ready for deployment, with safeguards in place to ensure the aid reaches those who need it most in line with humanitarian principles. ‼️ WHO calls for the protection of health care and for an immediate end to the aid blockade, release of all hostages, and for a ceasefire, which leads to lasting peace. Read more about the situation in Gaza ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mxVHL1

World Health Organization

5/30/2025, 11:36:29 AM

🫡 There is an industry that spends over a million dollars an hour on advertising. And they are constantly looking for younger and newer customers. Do you know why? Because they know that their product kills up to half of its users. 🚬 We’re talking about the tobacco industry. *The tobacco industry is well aware that their products kill around eight million people globally every year.* ♻️ To sustain their business, they must continuously recruit new users to replace those who die from using their products. And because their products are so harmful, they must do everything they can to make them attractive, especially to young people. Here’s how the tobacco industry hooks you: 🍭 Flavors 🎁 Packaging 💋 Advertising ⚠️ Tobacco use harms nearly every organ of the body. It causes heart disease, respiratory conditions, and over 20 types of cancer, including lung cancer. Tobacco is a major risk factor for premature death. 🫶🏾 The good news is that the benefits of quitting can be felt almost immediately! *Take action.* *Quit tobacco.* *Unmask the appeal.* *Expose the industry.* Watch Science in 5 video ➡️ https://bit.ly/45wuYbh Learn about World No Tobacco Day ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mIoe0s