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WHO Pakistan

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WHO Pakistan

@WHOPakistan

Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization Country Office in Pakistan. RT are not endorsement.

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WHO Pakistan
@WHOPakistan
Jun 3
Discover how Pakistan has reduced tobacco consumption & saved lives over the last 10 years thanks to measures such as taxation under the @WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Together, we can protect our families & our children from tobacco. emro.who.int/pak/pakistan-n…
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Behind every validated record, a mother and a child are protected. @WHO & @UNICEF are supporting @HealthKPGovt to assess if maternal & neonatal tetanus has been eliminated as a public health threat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Our goal: leave no family behind.
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Pakistan has reduced relative tobacco consumption by 15.7% over 10 years. Evidence proves that tobacco control measures under the @WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, such as taxation, are saving lives & protecting our families.
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 9
Under the leadership of Pakistan’s Ministry of Health, @WHOPakistan convened the Health Sector partners to review the Monsoon & Flood Contingency Plan, the prepositioning of supplies & emergency preparedness to protect & save lives.
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 9
Over the last 10 years, Pakistan’s tobacco control measures such as taxation, reduced second-hand tobacco smoke at homes (48.3% to 28.8%), workplaces (69.1% to 35.9%) & schools (25.1% to 11.5%). Tobacco is a killer, but taxation can save lives #TobaccoExposed #WorldNoTobaccoDay
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 9
Reaching where it matters most — @WHOPakistan teams, alongside @UNICEF, continue to visit the farthest communities & supporting @HealthKPGovt to verify that every mother & child are protected from maternal & neonatal tetanus. Every mother & child count. Every life matters.
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 8
.@WHO Pakistan & partners are supporting @HealthKPGovt to assess if Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus has been eliminated as a public health threat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Teams are reviewing data & practices, & confirming that that every mother receives life-saving vaccines.
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 7
It's #WorldFoodSafetyDay Unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually. You can reduce risks by: ✅ Cooking meat all the way through ✅ Washing fruit & vegetable with safe water ✅ Keeping food at safe temperatures
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Jun 7
It's #WorldFoodSafetyDay Unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually. They make people sick, harms livelihoods and weakens economies. You can reduce your risk of illness by: ✅ Cooking meat all the way through ✅ Washing fruit and vegetable
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 7
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults. Together, we can build a healthier future for them.
World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
Jun 7
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults. Despite being just 9% of the global population, young children suffer from nearly one third of all cases of foodborne diseases, particularly diarrhoeal
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 6
#WorldEnvironmentDay @WHO estimates that, in addition to the loss of lives, the direct damage costs to global health triggered by climate change are estimated to be between US$ 2–4 billion per year by 2030. Caring for the environment’s health is caring for our health.
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 5
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay Between 2030-2050, climate change is expected to cause over 250,000 additional deaths annually from undernutrition, malaria, diarrhoea & heat stress alone. We are still on time to avert this deaths if we take urgent climate action #NowForClimate
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 5
Read our factsheet to learn how #BISP’s Nashonuma Program (implemented in partnership with @WHO, @WFP & @UNICEF & health institutions) is using the power of science to fight malnutrition & deliver some of the strongest results ever documented globally. emro.who.int/images/stories…
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@WHOPakistan
Jun 4
اپنی صحت کی خاطر تمباکونوشی اور نیکوٹین کی لت سے چھٹکارا حاصل کریں اورتمباکو سے پاک زندگی گزارنے کا انتخاب کریں۔ #TobaccoExposed #WorldNoTobaccoDay
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