Al-Awda Hospital in northern #Gaza has been under siege since 19 May, with no one allowed to leave or enter; 148 hospital staff, 22 patients and their companions are still trapped inside.

Medical staff inside the hospital reported an attack on 20 May, with snipers aiming at the

New post by Martin McKee 🇺🇦 explaining the *truth* about the WHO pandemic treaty - including why it's absolutely needed and debunking all the pernicious disinformation going round, including by Farage and others

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The WHO pandemic treaty is necessary and absolutely no threat to sovereignty - Martin McKee 🇺🇦's post via Independent SAGE

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We express our condolences to the people of #Iran and the families of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian, and all those who lost their lives in the helicopter crash yesterday.

Reports of intense hostilities in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern #Gaza - and an increased influx of injured patients to the hospital - are deeply worrisome given the facility’s limited capacity to provide care.

Evacuation orders, intensified bombardment, and

No one is safe anywhere until everyone is safe everywhere.

The world needs agreement on the pandemic accord.

World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

✍️ 'Fears about compulsory lockdowns are false. Countries must now collaborate to minimise the risks of future pandemics' | Writes former prime minister Gordon Brown

Read his full column 👇
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#Hypertension affects 1.3 billion people. Around 4 out of 5 people with the condition do not receive effective treatment.

On #WorldHypertensionDay , we call on all countries to scale up hypertension control, and help us avert 76 million deaths by 2050.

I was privileged to mark Global Acessibility Awareness Day today with World Health Organization (WHO) staff and the brilliantly talented voices of Ginny Owens and Mandy Harvey. Their stories are so inspiring and their music is healing.

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An historic milestone towards #HealthForAll people in #SouthAfrica .

Thank you my brother, President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦, for your leadership.

La communauté francophone apporte une voix unique au multilatéralisme et à la santé mondiale.

Je remercie Henri Eli Monceau et Justin Viard d'avoir rassemblé les ambassadeurs La Francophonie à Genève, en amont de l'Assemblée mondiale de la santé #WHA77 . Nous avons eu une discussion

The Francophone community brings a unique voice to multilateralism and global health.

My thanks to Ambassadors Henri Eli Monceau and Justin Viard for gathering La Francophonie Ambassadors in Geneva ahead of the #WHA77 . We had a very constrictive discussion about the World Health Organization (WHO)

#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) threatens to send the world back into the era before antibiotics and other antimicrobials, when a routine infection could be deadly.

Addressing AMR, and preventing its further spread, requires leadership from all Member States, accountable

Appalling news from #Slovakia . We condemn such acts of violence and hope for the swift and full recovery of Prime Minister Robert Fico. Our thoughts are with his family and the people of Slovakia.

#WHA77 | In response to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's call and as the negotiations for a #PandemicTreaty and the revision of the #IHR enter their final phase, France 🇫🇷 calls on States to negotiate with pragmatism to finalize negotiations by May 24.

Protecting animal health and welfare helps to build healthier communities, sustainable food systems, preserve biodiversity, and advance progress towards the Global Goals.

On the other hand, neglecting animal health and welfare, including through illegal wildlife trade, puts us

Migration defines human history & our shared experience.

Yet today, many migrants are stripped of their rights in transit & borders— often for political gain.

Ensuring justice & protecting the rights & lives of migrants in vulnerable situations is crucial to values we all share

#Drowning accounts for 236,000 deaths every year. By implementing effective preventive measures, we can save countless lives.

We thank Bloomberg Philanthropies for their continued commitment and additional investment in drowning prevention.

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Get ready for the 5th edition of Walk the Talk: #HealthForAll Challenge!

🗓️ Join us on Sunday 26 May
⏰ 9AM
📍 Place des Nations, Geneva 🇨🇭

Run, walk, use your wheelchair, or move in any other way over two routes: 3 km and 4.2 km.

Register now:
bit.ly/3U2Ok1S