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    9 hours ago

    In order to achieve equality in social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructures, we must start with closing the gaps.

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    13 hours ago

    Protect your kidneys! Choose water 💧 instead of soda or sugar-sweetened beverages Care about your health⚕️

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  3. 15 hours ago

    🗣 How can surveillance systems be strengthened? 👉 Read publication "Epidemic of chronic kidney disease" that proposes a surveillance framework. 📚 Available:

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  4. 21 hours ago

    If you live in an area with lots of , use mosquito netting to avoid bites and disease 🤢. Prevent dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever 🌡, and malaria.

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    Mar 13

    It’s every parent’s greatest fear and we need to talk about it: Losing a baby

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    Mar 13

    Losing a baby in pregnancy through or is still a taboo subject worldwide, linked to stigma and shame. Many women still do not receive appropriate and respectful care when their baby dies during pregnancy or childbirth

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    Mar 13

    Pregnancy loss is defined differently around the world, but in general: = A baby who dies before 28 weeks of pregnancy = A baby who dies at or after 28 weeks of pregnancy

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    Mar 13

    As varied as the experience of losing a baby may be, around the world, stigma, shame and guilt emerge as common themes

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    Mar 13

    Many women who lose a baby in pregnancy can go on to develop mental health issues that last for months or years – even when they later have a healthy baby

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    Mar 13

    “My baby fell from my body while I was 16 weeks pregnant and home alone. The trauma of this experience – having to cut the cord myself – made an indelible impact”. This is ’s story

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    Mar 13

    There are many reasons why a may happen, including: • fetal abnormalities • the age of the mother • infections - many of which are preventable such as malaria and syphilis Pinpointing the exact reason is often challenging

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    Mar 14

    "The medical staff contributed a lot to my grief. They put my baby in a plastic bag and left it beside my bed and I picked it up myself thinking it was my sanitary equipment, only to see my baby." This is Larai’s story

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    Mar 14

    Every year, 2.6 million babies are born , and many of these deaths are preventable

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    Mar 14

    are increasingly being exposed to the digital of unhealthy products: alcoholic drinks, foods high in salt, fat, sugar and tobacco as advertisers migrate to the less-regulated , making ads more difficult to monitor or track

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    Mar 14

    When online, are exposed to digital of unhealthy products, particularly alcoholic drinks, foods high in salt, fat, sugar which may be the result of: -paid-for advertisements -product placement -content sharing by peers -activities of influencers

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    24 hours ago

    1 in 2 occur during labour, many of which are preventable. Providing better quality of care during pregnancy and childbirth could prevent over half a million stillbirths worldwide

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    22 hours ago

    Today is . How can you take care of your kidneys? ✅Mantain a healthy body weight ✅Eat healthy ✅Be active ✅ Drink water ✅ Don´t smoke  ✅Control your blood pressure ✅Don´t self-medicate

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  18. Mar 13

    Remember: If there are a lot of mosquitoes where you live, use repellents on your skin and clothes. 👕👗 👉 Protect yourself from bites diseases: , , and .

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  19. Mar 13

    Reduced-salt products are “healthy” products. 👉 FALSE 👈 Reduced-salt products are preferable to higher-salt versions, but processed food products are ⬇️ healthy than fresh, whole foods for many reasons in addition to salt content.

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  20. Mar 13

    👀 👀 is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes and it causes symptoms similar to the flu's 😷 🚨 It represents a growing global threat 👉 it can be lethal and kill up to 20% of people with severe dengue. ➕INFO:

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