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#WHO

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Africa: Africa Risks 'Sustained Community Transmission' of Mpox, WHO Warns: [allAfrica] Monrovia -- Africa continues to experience rising cases of mpox, with Uganda reporting the highest number of confirmed daily cases in the region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The report warns that "wherever mpox outbreaks are not quickly contained", it becomes difficult to stop human-to-human transmission, potentially… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKSq #Mpox #AfricaHealth #WHO #Uganda #PublicHealth

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Tousled Crane

#dwr #foto #fotografieren #mywork #fedibikes #MdRddG #MdRgD #MdRzA #obob #fahrrad #FahrradStattPorsche #jamendo #CC

#TousledCraneonTour

#Welt! Bist du noch da?

Im #Land der #Flokati

Ja, da bin ich gewesen, die liegen dort einfach so auf #Wiesen herum, haben aber ein wenig von #Dr. #Who, denn, wenn man nicht hinschaute, veränderten sie ihre #Position:

doctorwho.fandom.com/de/wiki/W

Nun, vielleicht bin ich ja doch #Opfer, denn Vieles erinnert schwer an #1933.

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Auf einer Wiese liegt ein Schaf. Der Kopf ist nicht richtig zu erkennen, so dass es wie ein hoher Teppich aussieht.
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George Station

#pandemic #WHO #treaties #collaboration

"The draft treaty represents the first time the world has agreed the bare bones of a plan focused on prevention of, preparedness for, and response to a pandemic. It took more than 3 years and 13 formal rounds of meetings to negotiate."

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comHistoric pandemic treaty is a triumph in a world being torn apartGlobal agreement on a pandemic preparedness plan came against all the odds. Now all parties must follow good intentions with concrete actions.
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Erik van Straten

@Angelaswf : sorry for a late response, but there were more cases like this. When I was young (6 - 12 years old, 1965 - 1971) I lived in Indonesia.

DDT was then used to kill mosquitos to prevent the spread of malaria. I personally recall cats dying because they ate birds who ate poisoned insects.

A search quickly returned pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/ (Borneo is now called Kalimantan):

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In the early 1950s, there was an outbreak of a serious disease called malaria among the Dayak people in Borneo. The World Health Organization tried to solve the problem. They sprayed large amounts of a chemical called DDT to kill the mosquitoes that carried the malaria. The mosquitoes died and there was less malaria. That was good. However, there were side effects. One of the first effects was that the roofs of people's houses began to fall down on their heads. It turned out that the DDT was also killing a parasitic wasp that ate thatch-eating caterpillars. Without the wasps to eat them, there were more and more thatch-eating caterpillars. Worse than that, the insects that died from being poisoned by DDT were eaten by gecko lizards, which were then eaten by cats. The cats started to die, the rats flourished, and the people were threatened by outbreaks of two new serious diseases carried by the rats, sylvatic plague and typhus. To cope with these problems, which it had itself created, the World Health Organization had to parachute live cats into Borneo. [36]
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[36] (dead link) President and Fellows of Harvard College, “Parachuting Cats Into Borneo,” 2002, available at pzweb.harvard.edu/ucp/curricul, accessed March 21, 2007

We have not learned. In the Netherlands, when driving a car on a warm evening, the front window will not become "dirty" because of dead insects. Farmers have killed most of them using insecticides.

@ReneDamkot @AngelaScholder

PubMed Central (PMC)PARACHUTING CATS AND CRUSHED EGGS The Controversy Over the Use of DDT to Control MalariaThe use of DDT to control malaria has been a contentious practice for decades. This controversy centers on concerns over the ecological harm caused by DDT relative to the gains in public health from its use to prevent malaria. Given the World Health ...
#Insecticides#DDT#FoodChain
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Categorical Imperative

MicrowaveNews brachte am 27.4.2025 die Meldung über eine brisante Studie für die #WHO. Die Studie von Mevissen et al. (2025) bestätigt, dass Mobilfunkstrahlung #Krebs auslösen kann. Die Studie wurde für die WHO verfasst, von ihr mitfinanziert und wird in eine Neubewertung der Einstufung des Krebsrisikos, die bis 2029 erfolgen soll, einfließen. Die Mobilfunklobby hatte bereits ebenfalls eine Studie eingereicht (Karipidis et al. 2024), die das Krebsrisiko herunterspielt

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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Jürgen :verigreen:🌗🪐🌌

Da schreibt eine Zeitung:
"Ein #Stamperl für die #Gesundheit: Wie #Schnaps gegen so manche Beschwerden hilft"

Irgendwie werden Meldungen WHO auch bei #Journalistinnen ignoriert?
who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/

Es gibt KEINE GESUNDE Menge an #Alkohol. Ebenso rät die #WHO zu Kennzeichnung von Alkohol mit #Krebs-Warnhinweisen.

Oder ist das eine #Werbeeinschaltung ohne Kennzeichnung? 🤔
(Paywall, daher keine Verlinkung)

www.who.intAlcoholThis WHO fact sheet on alcohol provides key facts, who is at risk, ways to reduce the burden, and WHO;s response.
#JournalismusAmLimit#Medienkrise#Medienversagen
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Bi Sasquatch

Sharing on behalf of the World Health Organization - @WHO

From their page:
DATE CHANGED to 28 April 2025 (Monday)
Ageism, which is how we think (stereotypes), feel (prejudices), and act (discrimination) towards others or ourselves based on age, is harmful for our health and well-being. The UN Global report on ageism shows that ageism has serious consequences for our physical / mental health, impacts negatively on our social well-being, and takes a heavy economic toll on individuals and society. To stop the damage, urgent action is needed to address ageism around the world.

Join this launch webinar for the new WHO Ageism Scale: a set of extensively tested metrics designed to monitor ageism levels worldwide, illuminate its drivers and consequences, and evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at reducing ageism.

This first-of-its-kind tool, developed for the WHO Global Campaign to Combat Ageism, marks a significant step forward in our global effort to take action to combat ageism and create #AWorld4AllAges.

#Ageism #Elderly #SeniorCitizens #WHO #Healthcare #MentalHealth

who.int/news-room/events/detai

www.who.intOnline Launch: The WHO Ageism Scale – A new way to measure ageismAgeism, which is how we think (stereotypes), feel (prejudices), and act (discrimination) towards others or ourselves based on age, is harmful for our health and well-being. The UN Global report on ageism shows that ageism has serious consequences for our physical / mental health, impacts negatively on our social well-being, and takes a heavy economic toll on individuals and society. To stop the damage, urgent action is needed to address ageism around the world. Join this launch webinar for the new WHO Ageism Scale: a set of extensively tested metrics designed to monitor ageism levels worldwide, illuminate its drivers and consequences, and evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at reducing ageism.This first-of-its-kind tool, developed for the WHO Global Campaign to Combat Ageism, marks a significant step forward in our global effort to take action to combat ageism and create #AWorld4AllAges. By attending this webinar, you will:Understand why a new tool to measure ageism is needed Receive an overview of the new WHO Ageism Scale and how it was developed Learn how to access the WHO Ageism Scale and related resources Hear case studies and lived experiences on how the WHO Ageism Scale was implemented in diverse countries Get guidance on how you can use the WHO Ageism Scale in your own work Participate in an interactive Q&A session with WHO representatives and lead researchers This webinar is for:Researchers, academics, and statisticians working in ageing, equity, human rights, or other related fields Policy makers and government officials Civil society organizations Health and care professionals Anyone who is interested in addressing ageism and creating #AWorld4AllAges Other details you should know:Registration is required for this webinar The webinar will be held on Zoom, in English The WHO Ageism Scale will be released in all UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) By registering, you will receive all our communications related to the WHO Ageism Scale, including future resources and materials Register for the webinar
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Nordafrica
Uganda on Saturday declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, which started in January and led to four deaths. The outbreak was caused by the Sudan strain, which still lacks an approved vaccine. A rapid vaccine trial was launched in February. More than 15,000 people in Africa have died of Ebola in the past 50 years.#Africa #WHO #Publichealth #Ebola #diseases
🌟The Bright Side: Uganda declares end to 6th Ebola outbreak
FRANCE 24 · 🌟The Bright Side: Uganda declares end to 6th Ebola outbreakBy FRANCE 24
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Headlines Africa

Africa: Increases in Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks Threaten Years of Progress, Warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi: [WHO] Geneva/New York -- Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents, and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24-30 April. newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKMk #Vaccination #Immunization #PublicHealth #WHO #UNICEF

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Headlines Africa

Africa: WHO Calls for Revitalized Efforts to End Malaria Strong Global Collaboration Has Been Critical in Saving Nearly 13 Million Lives Since 2000: [WHO] On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for revitalized efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination. newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKMj #Malaria #WorldMalariaDay #EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #WHO

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Cosmic Librarian

Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cuts

#WHO #immunizations #vaccines #disease

who.int/news/item/24-04-2025-i

www.who.intIncreases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, GaviImmunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24–30 April.
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Miki :rstats:

#30DayChartChallenge Día 24: ¡Usando datos de la @WHO! 🌐 Hoy comparamos la cobertura de vacunación DTP3 (% niños 1 año) entre países agrupados por nivel de ingresos (Banco Mundial, 2000-2022). #TimeseriesWeek #SocialData #GlobalHealth

El gráfico muestra:
✅ ¡Gran mejora en todos los grupos hasta ~2019!
⚠️ ¡Pero una brecha enorme persiste! Los países de ingresos altos (amarillo 🟡) cerca del objetivo 95% (línea rosa).
📉 Los países de ingresos bajos (azul índigo 🔵), aunque mejoraron mucho desde el 2000, se quedaron sobre el 70% y sufrieron un retroceso post-pandemia.

Un reflejo claro de la #EquidadEnSalud (o la falta de ella) a nivel global. ¡El acceso a vacunas básicas no es igual para todos!

🛠 #rstats #ggplot2 #data_table | Data: WHO GHO | Theme: #theme_week4_social
📂 Código/Viz: t.ly/fRi1m

Gráfico de líneas que muestra las tendencias de la cobertura estimada de vacunación DTP3 (%) en niños de 1 año, desde el año 2000 hasta 2022, para cuatro grupos de ingresos de países según el Banco Mundial. El eje Y va de 0% a 100%. El eje X muestra los años. Hay cuatro líneas de colores distintos: 'Alto' (amarillo/oro, cerca del 95%), 'Medio-Alto' (naranja, subiendo a >90%), 'Medio-Bajo' (azul grisáceo, subiendo de ~65% a ~85%), y 'Bajo' (azul índigo, subiendo de ~49% a ~70% con un descenso reciente). Una línea horizontal discontinua rosa marca el objetivo del 95%. Fuente: WHO/UNICEF Estimates (via WHO GHO).
#Day24#WHO#dataviz
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Africa: Malaria Is an African Problem and Africa Must Find the Solution: [Namibia Economist] Africa still bears the brunt of the global malaria burden, with 94% of cases occurring on the continent. According to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) 2024 World Malaria Report, approximately two thirds of global malaria cases and deaths are concentrated in 11 African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKLC #Malaria #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealth #WHO #PublicHealth

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