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Sep 27, 2018 25 tweets 24 min read
Cancer.
Diabetes.
Lung disease.
Heart diseases.
Stroke.

These noncommunicable diseases are the world's biggest killers, responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths worldwide.

Today more than ever, we need your help to #BeatNCDs & promote #MentalHealth!

#UNGA The #UNGA High-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases just started! Let’s #BeatNCDs
📺 live: bit.ly/2Ojacoq via @UNWebTV
Sep 26, 2018 24 tweets 27 min read
#Tuberculosis kills 1.6 MILLION people each year.

Tuberculosis is:
-The world’s biggest infectious killer
-One of the world’s top ten causes of death
-The top cause of death among people living with HIV

It's time to #EndTB

It's time to #EndTB

It's time to #EndTB

#UNGA The #UNGA High-Level meeting on the fight to #EndTB just started!
You can watch live here via @UNWebTV bit.ly/2xOTsv7
Sep 5, 2018 13 tweets 8 min read
Globally, over 1.4 billion adults are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity.

Regular physical activity 🤼‍♀️🧘‍♂️🚵‍♀️🏌️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🏊‍♂️⛹️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🤽‍♂️💃 has significant benefits for health.

Let`s #BeActive!

bit.ly/2Q3wust 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men do not do enough physical activity to stay healthy.
bit.ly/2Q3wust
Sep 2, 2018 12 tweets 7 min read
Who is at risk of #ClimateChange?

Everyone. Everywhere. #ClimateChange threatens your health.
Aug 15, 2018 12 tweets 10 min read
With all the challenges that children face, the air they breathe shouldn't be one of them.

#AirPollution threatens our health.

Clean air = healthy future 🌍
#BreatheLife 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air.
bit.ly/2m2PiNr

#BreatheLife
Aug 8, 2018 23 tweets 12 min read
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Protected together, #VaccinesWork! Vaccines prevent deadly diseases.

#VaccinesWork
Jul 9, 2018 12 tweets 11 min read
#AirPollution threatens our health.
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air.
bit.ly/2m2PiNr #BreatheLife 7 million people die every year from #AirPollution - both outdoor and household.
bit.ly/2m2PiNr #BreatheLife
Apr 23, 2018 24 tweets 19 min read
It's World Immunization Week!
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Protected together, #VaccinesWork! Globally, 1 out of 10 children never receive any vaccination. This must change. #VaccinesWork to ensure #HealthForAll! bit.ly/2Gehs1F
Nov 24, 2017 10 tweets 10 min read
It’s the International Day to End Violence Against Women.
1 in 3 👩🏽 have experienced physical and/or sexual violence.
STOP violence against women and girls!
#16Days #OrangeTheWorld Violence against women takes multiple forms:

Intimate partner violence
Physical
Sexual
Psychological
Female Genital Mutilation
Forced and early marriages
Femicide
Trafficking

STOP violence against women and girls!
#16Days #OrangeTheWorld
Nov 23, 2017 8 tweets 6 min read
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
#VaccinesWork!
bit.ly/2BeMD6W Vaccines prevent deadly illnesses, #VaccinesWork.
1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccines in 2016 putting them at serious risk of disease bit.ly/2tx4wsr
Oct 9, 2017 25 tweets 23 min read
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Let’s take action to promote #mentalhealth in the workplace bit.ly/2hOWn2G When managers take action to promote #mentalhealth at work, employees are healthier and more productive bit.ly/2hOWn2G #LetsTalk
Sep 21, 2017 9 tweets 6 min read
Today is World #Alzheimer's Day.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of #dementia & may contribute to 60–70% of cases #Dementia is a major cause of disability among older people bit.ly/2xxKjbF
Sep 4, 2017 12 tweets 8 min read
#AntibioticResistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development bit.ly/2vLHeSf #AntibioticResistance can affect anyone, of any age, in any country bit.ly/2vLHeSf