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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala

@rd_wpro

@WHOWPRO Regional Director. Weaving a new vision for #health for individuals, families and communities across the Western Pacific. Retweets are not endorsements

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#COVID19 was a reminder that no one is safe until everyone is safe. The historic World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement strengthens global preparedness against pandemics, ensures equity & solidarity in response to health threats & upholds health as a fundamental human right.

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I was deeply honoured to meet H.E. Dr. Hilda Cathy Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands🇲🇭. A trailblazer and true inspiration and the first woman to lead any independent Pacific Island nation when she became President of the Marshall Islands in 2016. Her

I was deeply honoured to meet H.E. Dr. Hilda Cathy Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands🇲🇭. 
A trailblazer and true inspiration and the first woman to lead any independent Pacific Island nation when she became President of the Marshall Islands in 2016.
Her
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🤝 Great to reconnect with my good friend Tapan Mishra, the Resident Coordinator for the UN Multi-Country Office for Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati. During our discussions, I expressed deep appreciation for his leadership in

🤝 Great to reconnect with my good friend <a href="/TapanMishraUN/">Tapan Mishra</a>, the Resident Coordinator for the UN Multi-Country Office for Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati.

During our discussions, I expressed deep appreciation for his leadership in
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Guess what? Tobacco control is working. More people than ever are protected, and lives are being saved. But this progress doesn't stop here. Support tobacco control. Speak up for your health. Let’s keep going! #TobaccoExposed #NoTobacco

Guess what?

Tobacco control is working. More people than ever are protected, and lives are being saved.

But this progress doesn't stop here. Support tobacco control. Speak up for your health. Let’s keep going! 

#TobaccoExposed #NoTobacco
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#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms? 🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body 🔸 Fever 🔸 Runny nose 🔸 Cough 🔸 Red and watery eyes 🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.

#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms?

🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks

Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
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#NoTobacco Mass media works. Plain packaging works. But progress on health warning policies has stalled. Let’s bring the message home—louder, clearer and stronger. #TobaccoExposed

#NoTobacco

Mass media works. Plain packaging works. But progress on health warning policies has stalled.

Let’s bring the message home—louder, clearer and stronger.

#TobaccoExposed
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A pleasure welcoming my World Health Organization South-East Asia counterpart, Regional Director Saima Wazed, to World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific in 🇵🇭 As we toured the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific campus, we reiterated our shared priorities, including #MentalHealth and disability inclusion – areas in which her leadership continues to inspire Member

A pleasure welcoming my <a href="/WHOSEARO/">World Health Organization South-East Asia</a> counterpart, Regional Director <a href="/drSaimaWazed/">Saima Wazed</a>, to <a href="/WHOWPRO/">World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific</a> in 🇵🇭

As we toured the <a href="/WHOWPRO/">World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific</a>  campus, we reiterated our shared priorities, including #MentalHealth  and disability inclusion – areas in which her leadership continues to inspire Member
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Arboviruses like dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever are a growing public health threat, putting over 5.6 billion people at risk. Once limited to tropical and subtropical climates, the Aedes mosquitoes, that transmit these diseases, are spreading to new regions,

Arboviruses like dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever are a growing public health threat, putting over 5.6 billion people at risk.

Once limited to tropical and subtropical climates, the Aedes mosquitoes, that transmit these diseases, are spreading to new regions,
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As outbreaks increase in endemic areas and spread to new regions, it is crucial that clinicians recognize the disease and treat patients according to the latest, evidence-based guidance. WHO’s new guidelines include recommendations for treating non-severe arboviral diseases as

As outbreaks increase in endemic areas and spread to new regions, it is crucial that clinicians recognize the disease and treat patients according to the latest, evidence-based guidance.

WHO’s new guidelines include recommendations for treating non-severe arboviral diseases as
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🤝Delighted to meet new Minister of Health HE Mme Baykham Khattiya #HealthForAll means close collaboration. Pleased to discuss 🇱🇦’s health achievements, 75 years of partnership + future collaboration on health financing, digital health and data, climate/disease response + more!

🤝Delighted to meet new Minister of Health HE Mme Baykham Khattiya

#HealthForAll means close collaboration. Pleased to discuss 🇱🇦’s health achievements, 75 years of partnership + future collaboration on health financing, digital health and data, climate/disease response + more!
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In our interconnected 🌏, with health emergencies arriving faster than ever, inter-regional collaboration and timely sharing of information are all the more crucial. The International Health Regulations (2005) are designed to support just that. Owned by countries and

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INclusive, Sustainable, Prosperous and REsilient. INSPIRE. Building and defining health systems of the future across Asia and the Pacific - the theme of the Asian Development Bank @ADB's INSPIRE Health Forum in Manila, where I was honoured to deliver closing remarks. My key

INclusive, Sustainable, Prosperous and REsilient. INSPIRE.

Building and defining health systems of the future across Asia and the Pacific - the theme of the Asian Development Bank @ADB's INSPIRE Health Forum in Manila, where I was honoured to deliver closing remarks.

My key
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Today, 12 July, we celebrate the International #DayofHope for the first time. We recognize Kiribati 🇰🇮 for shining a light on this critical matter as they led this historical resolution adopted by the UN on 4 March 2025. Like many Pacific Island nations across the Region,

Today, 12 July, we celebrate the International #DayofHope for the first time.

We recognize Kiribati 🇰🇮 for shining a light on this critical matter as they led this historical resolution adopted by the UN on 4 March 2025.

Like many Pacific Island nations across the Region,