Your stereotypes about HIV/AIDS...are wrong. 🙅🏾🙅🏽 HIV affects many women around the world due to dependency on men, lack of education & tools to prevent the disease. @JNJCares continues to invest in solutions & women’s empowerment to #makeHIVhistory. glblctzn.me/HIVepidemic

We need to build an environment where we can help young people build mental resilience ... it is so sad that our African society has not accepted mental illness as a sickness. How can we build mental resilience in our African societies??

Health problems are becoming more common than ever in the world today. This probably has to do with both progress in medical science, because of which it has been easy to diagnose health problems, and also people’s lifestyle, which is becoming increasingly unhealthy.

Today is #WorldSightDay Over 80% of all vision impairment can be prevented or cured. When was the last time you had your 👁️ checked? bit.ly/2A4HoYU

Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 16.2 million U.S. adults aged 18 or older had at least 1 major depressive episode. #NIMHchats (1/2)

Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15–19 year olds. Half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most cases are undetected and untreated. More information on adolescent mental health who.int/news-room/fact…

Worldwide, caesarean section rates have been steadily increasing. Many of them are unnecessary, putting the lives and well-being of women and their babies at risk #csection bit.ly/2OQozB7

The body of a missing 9-year-old Durban boy Miguel Louw has now been found dead. Louw went missing on July 17 in Sydenham. He was believed to have been kidnapped shortly after leaving school. Parents and teachers need to work together to protect their children in South Africa.

"let us remember that ending poverty is not a matter of charity but a question of justice." UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

Empower a girl. Change the world. This year we’ve rebuilt 280 schools in Mosul, #Iraq, allowing over 12,000 students to return to the classroom.

The Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy 2018, launched today and for the first time in its history, #Kenya has a unified policy to guide its efforts for improving newborn, child, and adolescent health. Congratulations Ministry of Health on this milestone! path.org/articles/kenya…

Emotional harm. Health problems. A violation of human rights. Female genital mutilation CAN and MUST be stopped for every single girl around the world. #endFGM

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. We all have to #StandUp4HumanRights and eliminate this harmful practice. #Iceland 🇮🇸 will continue to support UNFPA and UNICEF to act and raise awareness to #EndFGM.

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean WHO African Region World Health Organization South-East Asia World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific WHO/Europe PAHO/WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus United Nations António Guterres UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency #HealthForAll means ensuring all people receive the health services they need without being pushed into poverty by paying for them. Health is a human right. #StandUp4HumanRights #HumanRightsDay

After two tropical cyclones hit #Mozambique in early 2019, the country’s National Public Health Institute jumped into action. CDC experts assisted the coordinated response through surveillance, data management, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (#WASH). go.usa.gov/xpmgP

"Menstruation huts": Women in Nepal continue to face monthly exile news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-1…

To #BeatNCDs, we all have a part to play, from the big policy decisions made by governments, to the daily decisions we all make about what we eat, and how much we exercise. We can all make a difference. The reward is a healthier, safer, fairer world for everyone.