Saima Wazed The George Institute for Global Health India World Conf. Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Focus on making roads accessible and safe for people for the vulnerable.

If you are experiencing #cholera symptoms, you can prepare oral rehydration solution (ORS) at home 🏠. 👉🏾 Take one liter of clean and safe drinking water 👉🏾 Add half a teaspoon of salt 👉🏾 Add six teaspoons of sugar

Living in/visiting an area with #cholera or at risk of cholera? Here are 6️⃣ things you must do to keep yourself safe.

During my recent visit to #Indonesia, I visited Tebet Puskesmas, a primary healthcare centre in Jakarta. A truly amazing experience ! This #PHC is among those to have pioneered primary healthcare service integration. Dr Ibu Maria Endang Sumiwi,  Director General of Public Health

There's risk ⚠️ of food-borne diseases during/after floods. Take preventive measures.

WHO has declared the current #mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. - How is this outbreak different from previous ones and - why did it trigger a public health emergency? - What does that mean for countries and for you? - Who is at risk? - What about

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#Rains 🌧️ increase the risk of 🦟 vector-borne diseases. Do all you can to protect against mosquito bites.

Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster! If you are in or close to a flooded area, be cautious against: ⚠️ Drowning ⚠️ Electrocution ⚠️ Water-borne diseases ⚠️ Food-borne diseases ⚠️ Vector-borne diseases ⚠️ Snake bites

Just completed our High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the upcoming 77th Session of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Committee. In my opening address, I briefed our Member States on the notable agenda items we would discuss and deliberate. I’m particularly pleased about the upcoming

📢 Journalists and media professionals are invited to join Global AMR Media Alliance - GAMA media briefing on #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) in the lead-up to the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on AMR. 🗓️11 September 2024 🕚11:00 CEST (GMT+2) ✍️Register here: bit.ly/4cXUF4G

When you go back home 🏠 after a #flood, be sure to 👉🏾 wash and clean everything that came in contact with floodwater 👉🏾 clean all walls, windows, floors and surfaces with soap, water, bleach 👉🏾 throw away what cannot be cleaned 👉🏾 be vigilant against snakes

#Rains 🌧️ increase the risk of diseases caused by contaminated food and water. Always follow these measures ⬇️ and stay safe.

At the centre of the delivery of healthcare are the trained people who give their time and expertise to deliver  - or assist in the delivery - of health care services, or help operate health care facilities. This health workforce is at the heart of healthcare - and they lie at

What are the signs & symptoms of #mpox? 👇🏾 Stay informed. Stay healthy. Stop mpox.

Here's how #mpox spreads. Stay informed. Stay healthy. Stop mpox.