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Have you ever heard of yaws? It’s an infectious disease that mainly affects children living in poor, remote communities.
The good news? We have a cure that works, and we are working for a world free of yaws by 2020.

WHO. Global eradication of yaws is feasible by 2020

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It just breaks my heart to see kids living like this..in the same world that I live in..thank God for hard working people trying to make this a better one for all.

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Today is World #NoTobacco‬ Day. Tobacco kills 6 million people every year. Today, some governments around the world are working to introduce plain packaging (prohibit the use of logos, colours, brand images or promotional info) to reduce the attractiveness of tobacco products.
Reducing tobacco use can save lives. Get ready for plain packaging.
http://goo.gl/8XW5nT

WHO: World No Tobacco Day 2016 - Get ready for plain packaging

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Hi, alcool and drugs are more Danger, than smooking Tobacco(only Pure)

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Global life expectancy increased by 5 years between 2000 and 2015, the fastest increase since the 1960s!
The increase was greatest in Africa, where life expectancy increased by 9.4 years to 60 years, driven mainly by improvements in child survival, progress in malaria control and expanded access to antiretrovirals for treatment of HIV.
However, major inequalities persist within and among countries.
The WHO World #HealthStatistics report 2016 is monitoring #HealthData‬ for the Sustainable Development Goals #GlobalGoals
http://goo.gl/Z18sZ6

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The bottom stats are terrible! Is there anything that "can" be done to change that?

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422 million people have #diabetes‎‬ around the world. That’s almost four times the number of people living with diabetes than in 1980! Most of them live in developing countries, and factors driving this dramatic rise include overweight and obesity.
We dedicate #WorldHealthDay , 7 April, to this growing problem. We need to step up prevention and treatment of the disease. Together, we can beat diabetes.

WHO: World Health Day 2016 - Stay super: Beat diabetes

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Films showing smoking scenes should be rated to protect children from tobacco addiction.
Big tobacco exploits movies to recruit our children as new smokers. Take action against on-screen smoking! http://goo.gl/m0nnEk #NoTobacco

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Great news! Today, WHO declares the end of ‪#‎Ebola‬ virus transmission in ‪#‎Guinea‬. The country now enters a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to ensure that any new cases are identified quickly before they can spread to other people.
We commend the government and the people of Guinea.
WHO and the ‪#‎EbolaResponse‬ partners will continue to support Guinea during the heightened surveillance stage, and in its early efforts to restart and strengthen essential health services: http://goo.gl/ioEK3D

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Breathe life. Let's tackle air pollution.
Do you walk to work? Bike to school?
How have you contributed to better air quality?

WHO: Breathe Life – Clean Air, Healthy Future

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The 69th World Health Assembly starts Monday!
The Assembly is where WHO's work is reviewed, new goals are set, and new tasks assigned.
Follow hashtag #WHA69 to join the conversations.
More: http://goo.gl/lgHlgy

#health #publichealth #globalhealth

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Today is ‪#HandHygiene‬ Day!
Hand hygiene helps to prevent infections and supports safe surgical care!
Dear health workers: surgical patients are IN your hands – see what’s ON your hands.
‪#‎SafeSurgicalHands‬

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What is #Zika?
What are the symptoms?
Should I avoid travelling?
How can I protect my family?
Is there treatment?
More: http://goo.gl/3eVnul #ZikaVirus

WHO: Zika virus - Questions and answers (Q&A)

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Yes the answer is simple very effective, very safe and environmentally
friendly. The solution is Summit's Bti Mosquitoes Dunks. It kills 96%
Mosquitoes before they are old enough to bite at the Larvae stage. For more
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Please visit our website www.summitchmical.com
Thank you for asking,
Bekri M. Nuru

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WHO Director-General Margaret Chan convened an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on ‪#ZikaVirus.
The Committee will meet on Monday 1 February in Geneva to ascertain whether the ‪#‎Zika‬ outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

WHO to convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations

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28 January 2016 -- WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations.

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All known chains of #Ebola transmission in West Africa have been stopped, but flare-ups expected.
The job is not over - strong surveillance and response systems will be critical in the months to come

Latest Ebola outbreak over in Liberia; West Africa is at zero, but new flare-ups are likely to occur

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Today, WHO declares the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia and says all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa.

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W must fight to finish on Ebola

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+41 22 791 21 11who.int

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WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.

It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defense against transnational threats.

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I am also infected with Leprosy disease , I try to use to diagnosis use for its treatment from hajindra hospital in Punjab Patiala the their treatment has react with me & they no respond me . now what I do? My family background is Good but I don't know how can get my body received this kind diseases Or infections where & how?

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Good Job! Ebola is now a deadly disease! Stop helping and start curing

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give me review of litrature related to this topic on:- A study to evaluate the effective of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding ill effect of substance abuse among adolescent boys(12-18)in selected school at anjora durg.

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