Today is #HumanRightsDay When ALL people have access to 🥗 food, 💧 water & sanitation, 🏠 housing, 🎓 education, 🏥 safe, equal & affordable healthcare, only then will we realize the right to health. #HealthForAll

Susan, 20, gave birth to twin girls in Al-Shifa Hospital in north #Gaza on 13 October. That was the last time she saw them. She fled as the hospital came under attack and was only able to see her babies again just two days ago. “This war must end,” she sobbed.

#DYK❓ A change to your diet 🥗 could help fight #ClimateChange. Food systems, especially meat production, are responsible for 30% of global emissions. Plant 🌱 based foods require fewer resources & generate fewer greenhouse gases. For more info 👉bit.ly/3t6pe7B #COP28

Robert Holden, WHO emergency coordinator, today met some of the babies that he and WHO staff helped evacuate from Al-Shifa Hospital in north #Gaza on 19 November as part of a WHO-led mission. The babies, now in #Egypt, have shown incredible resilience, and are recovering well.

Dr Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, was part of the WHO team that today visited Cairo Administrative Capital Hospital in #Egypt, where 12 of the infants who had been evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in north #Gaza are currently under care.

.@WHO's Sean Casey provides an update on European Gaza Hospital. Staff shortages, severe lack of essentials supplies, and an overwhelming number of patients. WHO has delivered critical supplies to cover the health needs of 4500 patients, but it's just a fraction of what's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

At #COP28, global leaders unite 🤝 to endorse the « Declaration on Climate and Health ». They raise alarm 🚨 about #ClimateChange causing serious health risks. Hear their voices. bit.ly/41kAvhi

Violence against women is preventable. Policymakers have a critical role to #EndViolence Resources for policymakers: 👉RESPECT platform – bit.ly/3XLPwXH 👉e-learning on violence against women data - bit.ly/45flbUn #16Days

Today @WHO delivered trauma and emergency care supplies to European Gaza Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex in southern #Gaza to cover the needs of 4500 patients. So much more is needed. The very intense fighting is making it increasingly difficult to run any health… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

While your health worker should be able to suggest education programs, physical and psychological therapies, mobility aids, medicines and other options to manage low back pain, there are several ways you can improve your function and wellbeing bit.ly/487j2L8

Being physically active goes a long way 💪in addressing chronic low back pain. No one exercise is superior - select an exercise type that is accessible in your community and that you enjoy bit.ly/487j2L8

If you have chronic low back pain, seek out care that accounts for all aspects of your life, be it personal, physical, social or your environment. If you struggle with low back pain that has persisted for more than 3 months, ask your health worker about different care options… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Low back pain affects 1 in 13 people. That’s 619 million people, of all ages, who may benefit from treatment. But so many are missing out on effective care. Our new guideline outlines the best way to manage chronic low back pain in adults, including older people, according to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Northern Kivu in the DRC🇨🇩 is grappling with a cholera outbreak, reporting 26,000 cases in the past 12 months. @WHOAFRO & partners are working with the national authorities to end the outbreak.

WHO has documented an unprecedented number of attacks on health care in the West Bank in the past two months, since 7 October 2023. 2⃣3⃣6⃣ health attacks have resulted in: 🔹Obstruction to delivery of health care (60%; 142 attacks) 🔹Use of force against health care (53%; 126… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Many postpartum conditions cause considerable suffering in women’s daily life long after birth, both emotionally and physically, and yet they are largely underappreciated, underrecognized and underreported bit.ly/3Rdntx9

The price of air pollution is paid by our lungs 🫁 #COP28 #ClimateChange #ClimateAction twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

More than 5.8 million people from Ukraine are displaced across Europe. Today @WHO WHO/Europe @EU_Health & @IOMatEU are kicking off a 2-year project aiming to improve access to health care services for displaced people from #Ukraine bit.ly/4a63LvX #EU4Health

Julia fled 🇺🇦 during her pregnancy. Thanks to access to health services in 🇨🇿 she could deliver her healthy son in safety. The new WHO/Europe @IOMatEU & @EU_Health project will further improve health care access for displaced people from 🇺🇦 thanks to #EU4Health funding.

At the request of 15 Member States, a Special Session of the WHO Executive Board will be held to consider the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory. 🗓️ 10 December from 9:30 CET The sessions will be webcast live. More information ⬇️ bit.ly/3Na9HKQ

Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience long-term postpartum conditions, incl. 💥 pain during sexual intercourse (35%) 💥 low back pain (32%) 💥 anal incontinence (19%) 💥 urinary incontinence (8-31%) 💥 anxiety (9-24%) 💥 depression (11-17%) 💥 perineal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

More than a third of women experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth - some persist in the months or even years after giving birth, new research shows bit.ly/3Rdntx9

Malaria kills a child every minute. Here's why we need malaria vaccines in Africa ⬇️ #ViralFactsAfrica

Since 7 October, WHO has documented 212 attacks on health care in the Gaza Strip. Attacks have resulted in at least 565 fatalities, 732 injuries, affecting 56 health facilities and 59 ambulances. Three-fifths (60%) of health attacks and three-fifths (58%) hospitals damaged were… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

I support Secretary-General @antonioguterres' letter to the @UN Security Council, invoking Article 99 and appealing for a ceasefire. #Gaza's health system is on its knees and near total collapse. We need peace for health. twitter.com/antonioguterre…

#Gaza cannot afford to lose any more hospitals…and yet another one is on verge of closing. Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza, has reportedly come to a virtual halt, with only 20 patients still getting care. This is due to intense fighting as well as a lack of basic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

#AirPollution kills. Mayors from across the world call on cities to adopt effective air monitoring programs and use data to improve health conditions to save lives. Read the #cities4health statement: bit.ly/47ONnP1

Taxes on alcohol means: 🟢 Less violence against women and children 🟢 Lives saved from road traffic injuries and cancers and heart disease 🟢 And revenue for governments bit.ly/415SFDf

The climate crisis puts people's health at risk. Here's how countries can adapt and build a sustainable and resilient health system in the face of climate challenges👇🏽 #COP28 #ClimateAction