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  1. 24 minutes ago

    📣 1️⃣ dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer ✳️ Often referred to as the ‘silent killer’ and almost entirely preventable, cervical cancer is a disease of inequity of access ℹ️ +INFO:

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    46 minutes ago

    More than 95% of cervical is caused by sexually transmitted , which is the fourth most common type of cancer in women globally with 90% of these women living in low- and middle-income countries

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    3 hours ago

    The Emergency Committee on reconvenes every 3 months to evaluate the situation & make recommendations to WHO & countries on how to respond to the Public Health Emergency of International Concern

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    2 hours ago

    🚨 GAME CHANGER 🚨 One-dose Human Papillomavirus () vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer: WHO

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    Apr 8

    ➡ As a sign of the Journal's influence among health authorities and professionals, detailed scientific information was disseminated to protect tourists 🏖 visiting the Americas and to ➖ negative impacts on public health within the continent. Read ➕

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    21 hours ago

    is not a normal part of aging 👵 👴. If someone close to you has dementia, start our online course on iSupport For Dementia - Training and support manual for carers of people with dementia 💜 Learn more:

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  7. 4 hours ago

    Back to work? Protect 🛡 yourself, your colleagues and co-workers from COVID-19 🦠. to stop the spread of ⤵️ 😷+👐🏽💦🧼+🧍🏻‍♀️↔️🧍🏾+🩹 👍🏾👍🏾 ➡️

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  8. 18 hours ago

    👉🏾 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the PAHO Strategic Fund has supported more than 38 million people with diagnostic tests (PCR and rapid tests), personal protective equipment (PPE) 🥽, and medicines for critical care. ℹ️ Learn more here:

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  9. 22 hours ago

    Tuberculosis is the leading killer of people with and a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance 💊 Learn how collaboration 🤝, action, and accountability across sectors can help bring an end to 👉🏼 Invest to End TB. Save Lives

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  10. Apr 10

    Eating more than 5 g of salt per day is too much❗️ High salt intake increases your blood pressure and puts your heart 💔 at risk 🚨 for disease. Support the adoption of PAHO´s regional targets to reduce sodium consumption. ➡️

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  11. Apr 9

    📍 If you were recently vaccinated against 🦠, or any other disease, you can get the flu vaccine. You can even get COVID-19 and vaccines on the same day. ➕ INFO👉🏽

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  12. Apr 9

    The PAHO Strategic Fund seeks to improve access to quality, safe, and effective medicines 💊 and health supplies. 📈 Between 2018 and 2021, the Strategic Fund supported more than 95 million people from the Region. ℹ️ Learn more here:

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    Apr 8

    🟢 Rescue efforts continue due to the landslide and flooding that affected a mine in Antioquia. According to 🇨🇴 Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (April 7), the death toll has ⬆️ to 13. More: //bit.ly/NHM8apr

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  14. Apr 8

    People with COVID-19, whether they have symptoms or not, should wait 🤒 until they are fully recovered and comply with the recommended 14-day isolation period to get vaccinated 🩹 against to help prevent the spread of . ✅. 💙

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  15. Apr 8

    ⚠️ Things aren't always what they seem online 👨🏾‍💻. 🛡 Protect yourself against false information ❌. ✅ Rely on official sources for medical information. Check facts with the and national and local public health authorities.

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    Apr 7

    Tobacco kills more than 8 million people every year & is highly addictive. It is a major risk factor for cancer, heart, lung diseases. 600 Million trees are chopped down to make 6 trillion cigarettes every year, decreasing the clean air we breathe.

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    Apr 7

    : A smoker produces 5 tonnes of CO2 in their lifetime? No tobacco. .

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    Apr 7

    We're still shocked by this - 99% - or almost the entire world's population breathes air with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter & nitrogen dioxide, and threatens their health. More:

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    Apr 7

    🌡 🥵 Climate change increases the risk of extreme heat for exposed & vulnerable populations: 👥 outdoor workers 👥 people with underlying health conditions 👥 older people 👥 children 👥 poor people Let's work for

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    Apr 7

    Rising temperatures and floods caused by climate change will place an additional 2 billion people at risk of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

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