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It's World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs. #Tuberculosis is curable and preventable bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB #WorldTBDay

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The need for universal health coverage in all countries is more obvious and urgent than ever. Pleased to have met @UHC3030 co-chair

@JustinKoonin

to discuss how to strengthen outcomes across the upcoming #UNGA high-level meetings on health, as part of our mission: #HealthForAll.

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. Countries will decide what the #PandemicAccord says, and countries will implement the accord in line with their own national laws. Any opposite claim is quite simply false.

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Grateful to

@PHinGeneva

Ambassador Evan P. Garcia for his steady support to

during his tenure in Geneva, esp. for health equity, a #PandemicAccord and sustainable financing. Also appreciated 🇵🇭’s contribution to

’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies.

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Hajara Maimuna Idi is one of the 43 community-based volunteers in #Nigeria 🇳🇬 trained by WHO to mobilize their peers to get the vaccine. #WHOImpact Read the story: 👉 bit.ly/3JKIQne

In Nigeria, a community volunteer explains the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination to internally displaced people.

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Nearly 2/3 of #Mozambique’s 🇲🇿 population has been fully vaccinated. Julieta Jose, a resident of the Malika camp for internally displaced people, is one among them. She is happy that the health workers visited her! #VaccinesWork 🔗 bit.ly/3JSUah7

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"Today marks the first day of #Ramadan, so for all Muslims, I wish you Ramadan Kareem"-

Stay healthy during Ramadan

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"Ending TB is not a job for WHO alone or governments alone or health systems alone. It will take action – and greater accountability – from all governments, agencies, donors, researchers, the private sector, and civil society"-

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"For that reason, we have decided to extend the initiative for a further five years, until 2027, and broaden its scope"-

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"But it’s also clear that we cannot truly #EndTB unless we address its drivers: poverty, malnutrition, diabetes, HIV, tobacco and alcohol use, poor living and working conditions, stigma and discrimination, and more"-@DrTedros

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"That’s why WHO has proposed establishing a #tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Acceleration Council, to facilitate the development, licensing and use of new TB vaccines"-

"The only #tuberculosis (TB) vaccine developed to date, the BCG vaccine, is more than 100 years old, and does not adequately protect adolescents and adults, who account for most TB transmission"-

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"We need to make the tools we have available to more people. But we also need new tools. Increasing drug resistance is undermining the effectiveness of some medicines that are used to treat #tuberculosis"-

"Ending #tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 is an extremely ambitious target. To support that target, we established the WHO Flagship Initiative on TB five years ago, to advance research and to increase access to TB services"-

"This September, world leaders will meet in New York for the second #UNGA High-Level Meeting on #tuberculosis (TB). We believe that meeting should be a turning point in the fight against TB, if leaders make real and lasting commitments to invest in the response to TB"-

"In 2015, the nations of the world committed to ending the global #tuberculosis epidemic by 2030, in the

"The #COVID19 pandemic, and conflicts in many countries, have severely disrupted services to prevent, detect and treat #tuberculosis (TB). As a result, WHO last year reported an increase in TB deaths for the first time in more than a decade"-

"Since 2000, deaths from #tuberculosis (TB) have dropped by nearly 40% 🌍 and over 74 million people have received access to TB services. Yet it still kills 1.6 million people each year and affects millions more, with enormous impacts on families and communities"-

"Since then, we have come a long way. We have tests, treatments and a vaccine against #tuberculosis (TB) that have saved countless lives. TB is a preventable, treatable and curable disease"-

"Tomorrow is #WorldTBDay. It marks the date 141 years ago – the 24th of March 1882 – that the German scientist Robert Koch first presented his discovery of the bacterium that causes #tuberculosis, or TB"-

"The right to health means the right to safe water, sanitation and hygiene"-

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Imagine if you were among the: -over 2 billion people, who use contaminated drinking water -half of the

’s population using sanitation that leaves human waste untreated Clean water and sanitation is a basic human right for ALL. Let's stand up for it! #WorldWaterDay twitter.com/WHO/status/163…

"We are calling for: -stronger government leadership to drive change -improved funding and financing -investments in workforce and institutions -better data and evidence to guide decisions -innovation and experimentation"-

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"Around the world, WHO and @UNICEF work with governments and partners to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene"-@DrTedros #WaterAction

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"Around the world, WHO and

@UNICEF

work with governments and partners to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene"-

"Each year, at least 1.4 million people – many of them children – die from preventable causes linked to unsafe water & poor sanitation. Right now, for example, #cholera is spreading in countries that haven't had outbreaks in decades"-

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"Half of all health care facilities globally lack water and soap, or alcohol-based hand sanitizer. The consequences are deadly"-@DrTedros #WaterAction

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"Half of all health care facilities globally lack water and soap, or alcohol-based hand sanitizer. The consequences are deadly"-

"Yesterday, the first UN Water Conference in 50 years began in New York. Around the world, 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and almost half the world’s population use sanitation services that leave human waste untreated"-

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Today is #WorldWaterDay! Over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source

that is contaminated with faeces

. Countries must ensure that everyone has the right to safe drinking water & adequate sanitation.

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"If any politician, business person or anyone at all is confused about what the #PandemicAccord is and isn’t, we would be more than happy to discuss it and explain it"-

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"Countries will decide what the #PandemicAccord says, and countries alone. And countries will implement the accord in line with their own national laws. No country will cede any sovereignty to WHO"-@DrTedros twitter.com/WHO/status/163

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"Countries will decide what the #PandemicAccord says, and countries alone. And countries will implement the accord in line with their own national laws. No country will cede any sovereignty to WHO"-

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"We continue to see misinformation on social media and in mainstream media about the #PandemicAccord that countries are now negotiating. As I said last week, the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It’s fake news"-@DrTedros

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"In the meantime, we are not defenceless. Careful contact tracing, isolation and supportive care are powerful tools to prevent #Marburg transmission and save lives"-

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"The developers are on board, the clinical trial protocols are ready, the experts and donors are ready, once the national government and the researchers give the green light"-@DrTedros twitter.com/WHO/status/163

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"The developers are on board, the clinical trial protocols are ready, the experts and donors are ready, once the national government and the researchers give the green light"-

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"While there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics for #Marburg, WHO is leading an effort to evaluate candidate vaccines and therapeutics, in the context of the outbreak"-@DrTedros

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"While there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics for #Marburg, WHO is leading an effort to evaluate candidate vaccines and therapeutics, in the context of the outbreak"-

"#Marburg belongs to the same family of viruses as Ebola, causes similar symptoms, transmits between humans the same way, and like Ebola, has a very high fatality ratio"-

"WHO has deployed experts to #EquatorialGuinea to support the government’s response, and to strengthen community engagement"-

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"A month ago, #EquatorialGuinea also reported an outbreak of #Marburg virus disease. Since then, 8 additional laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported, bringing the total to nine confirmed and 20 probable cases"-@DrTedros

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"#Tanzania was able to confirm the outbreak because the first samples were tested at a mobile lab that was set up as a result of work supported by WHO last year to prepare for outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fever, including Ebola and #Marburg"-

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"National responders trained jointly by WHO and the @CDCgov have been deployed to the affected region to carry out further investigations, monitor contacts and provide clinical care"-@DrTedros #Tanzania #Marburg twitter.com/WHO/status/163

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"National responders trained jointly by WHO and the

@CDCgov

have been deployed to the affected region to carry out further investigations, monitor contacts and provide clinical care"-

#Tanzania #Marburg

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"On Tuesday, #Tanzania confirmed its first known cases of #Marburg virus disease. So far, 8 cases have been confirmed, including 5 deaths. More than 160 contacts have been identified and are being monitored"-@DrTedros twitter.com/DrTedros/statu

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First ever outbreak of #Marburg in #Tanzania confirmed. @WHO is supporting the government to carry out epidemiological investigations - identify cases and contacts - and to provide them with care. We continue supporting the ongoing Marburg outbreak response in Equatorial Guinea. twitter.com/whoafro/status…

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros

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WHO continues to support efforts to control the #cholera outbreaks in #Malawi 🇲🇼 & #Mozambique 🇲🇿, including setting up or revamping 26 cholera treatment centres & units where patients receive quality & efficient health care.

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In #Malawi

, community volunteers & health workers run Oral Rehydration Points (ORPs) to provide access to lifesaving treatment for #cholera in densely populated neighborhoods. To make treatment quickly available, WHO has helped set up ORPs across the country. #WHOimpact