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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 19

    LIVE: Groundbreaking ceremony for the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre with and Prime Minister

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    20 hours ago

    . is providing generators to hospitals across with limited or no power supply to ensure the continuity of patient care. Today, with support from , we dispatched 7 generators to the towns of Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka, Ivankiv, Makariv, & Vorzel in Kyiv region.

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    Apr 19

    Namaste 🙏 Prime Minister , the pleasure was mine. Thank you, the government, and the people of for your strong commitment to health and well-being. Thank you for your leadership, looks forward to continuing our close partnership.

    Always a delight to meet and exchange notes on further strengthening the health sector. He always cherishes the influence of Indian teachers on his life. And today, he got a lot of praise for his Gujarati skills too!
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    Apr 19

    Pleased to meet Prime Minister and discuss how 🇲🇺 can start introducing traditional medicine into its health system; and the need to invest in local production; Small Island Developing States Initiative to mitigate the .

    Held productive talks with Chief . Thanked him for the precious help WHO extended to Mauritius amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed new avenues of cooperation to enhance our public healthcare.
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    22 hours ago

    Devastated by the reports of attacks on schools in yesterday. My heartfelt condolences go out to parents and families who lost their children. Children must be protected under all circumstances.

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    20 hours ago

    By working together to make the most of traditional knowledge from our communities, we can help to make the 🌍 a healthier, more sustainable and fairer place. Pleased to address alongside Prime Ministers and .

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  7. 24 hours ago

    LIVE from 🇮🇳: ’ address at the ⬇️

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  8. Apr 19

    The full remarks by 👉

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  9. Apr 19

    “Improving equitable access to safe, quality and effective traditional and complimentary medicine services can help to meet communities’ needs and help to build culturally and environmentally sensitive ”-

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  10. Apr 19

    "The Centre’s 5️⃣ main areas of work are: 1️⃣ leadership and partnership 2️⃣ evidence and learning 3️⃣ data and analytics 4️⃣ sustainability and equity 5️⃣innovation and technology"-

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  11. Apr 19

    “Traditional medicine faces challenges with regulatory issues, such as the lack of systematic data and evidence, insufficient financial support for research, and not enough mechanisms to monitor the safety of traditional medicine practice.”-

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  12. Apr 19

    “Traditional medicine has been an integral resource for health for centuries in communities 🌍. It’s still a mainstay for some with inequities in access to conventional medicine, but also because of trust in traditional knowledge, practices & resources”-

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  13. Apr 19

    “The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine will help to harness the power of science to strengthen the evidence base for traditional medicine; …and help ensure that everyone has access to safe and effective treatment. This is an essential part of WHO’s mission”-

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    Apr 19

    Visited , a role model health center for integration of traditional and modern medicine, where health practitioners jointly work on patients’ diagnosis and care, and scientific research. Pleased triple billion targets provide inspiration for compassionate care.

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    Apr 18

    Beautiful start to the day in , with symbols. Together, for our planet, our health. Together, for a !

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    Apr 18

    This is an urgent 🌍 challenge. 23 million children missed out on basic vaccines in 2020. Ahead of , calls on govts & private sector, incl. social media firms, to step up enabling access to vaccinations & to help us fight misinformation.

    Kids aren’t getting caught up on routine shots they missed during the pandemic, and many vaccination proponents are pointing to Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy as a big reason why
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  17. Apr 18

    . is traveling to for the groundbreaking ceremony of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, alongside Prime Minister . He will also travel to to meet with state & government leaders & visit health facilities. Here is a trip preview ⬇️

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    Apr 17

    99% of the world now lives in polio-free countries. The finish line for eradication is in sight Join the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to learn about the support needed to deliver on our promise to by 2026 Register now: 🗓️26 April

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    Apr 17

    Vaccines are safe and effective. ✅

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    Apr 17

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

    Trees and tree stumps Text reads: Tobacco kills 600 million trees and more than 8 million people every year. No tobacco! #HealthierTomorrow
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