
Douglas Bettcher
@dougbettcher
Public Health physician and Doctor of International Relations, proud to have worked at @WHO to prevent #NCDs
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10-07-2017 07:31:10
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Millions of tons of plastic enter our ocean each year, threatening marine life and making its way back to our plates. 🌊 Learn more about how our Environment team is working to reduce plastic production and protect our ocean through Beyond Petrochemicals and the Bloomberg Ocean

There’s still time to walk through Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “The Gates” AR, one of the most ambitious public art augmented reality experiences. Download the Bloomberg Connects app and head to Central Park’s 72nd Street and Fifth Ave entrance before it ends on April 16🧡


Why do people share misinformation online? ✅ Always pause and check your sources of health information. #ViralFactsAfrica Viral Facts Africa

The world has made tremendous gains in global health this century, but this progress is now in jeopardy. Read more from Mark Suzman in The Economist on the critical need for investment in global health and development, and why the @GatesFoundation is committed to continuing this



🆕World Health Organization (WHO) global surveillance guidance for avian influenza A(H5) viruses (#H5N1) Aims to rapidly 1) trigger public health control & response actions 2) assess trends & risks (including risk of a pandemic); & 3) inform global pandemic preparedness activities who.int/publications/i…



Green. Thank you Member States, thank you chairs, thank you World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat #ProudToBeWHO who.int/news/item/16-0…


Did you know #India 🇮🇳 is the origin of 60% of medicines 💊 prequalified by WHO for global use❓ Read how the country is collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen the quality and sustainable local production of medicines and other health technologies. 🔗: iris.who.int/bitstream/hand…


.World Health Organization (WHO) Member States made history in Geneva today by reaching consensus on a proposed #PandemicAccord: who.int/news/item/16-0… I thank national negotiators for their foresight, commitment and tireless work. Gratitude as well to civil society partners. We look forward to #WHA78


A new study published today in The Lancet Planetary Health found that long-term exposure to air pollution increased deaths by 1.5 million deaths per year in India, when compared to conditions if India met the World Health Organization (WHO)’s standards. World Health Organization South-East Asia hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-…



It’s not just the trees that are blooming at WHO—so are ideas, projects, and partnerships. Our passion for public health is growing stronger every day. World Health Organization (WHO) IFMSA MSF International Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Global Climate and Health Alliance The Global Fund Unitaid WHO Youth Council APHA World Federation of Public Health Associations


As part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPREP), World Health Organization (WHO), with support from CERF - The UN's emergency fund, delivered a 2.7-ton medical shipment to public hospitals in #Deir_Ez_Zor, Syria, to support trauma and emergency care.

