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Candy-coated lies…enticing new users & keeping existing ones hooked. The #tobacco & nicotine industries target people of all ages with products and designs tailored to different groups while deliberately preying on youth. The manipulation stops here. #TobaccoExposed This

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Join us for a #webinar on 'Immunization and Vaccine Research Area Prioritization for WHO South-East Asia Region' 📅 Tuesday, 3 June 2025 ⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM IST 📌 Register now: who.zoom.us/webinar/regist… This webinar 💻 will present 25 prioritized research areas that

Join us for a #webinar on 'Immunization and Vaccine Research Area Prioritization for WHO South-East Asia Region'
 
📅 Tuesday, 3 June 2025
⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM IST
📌 Register now: who.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 
 
This webinar 💻  will present 25 prioritized research areas that
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🚭 Did you know? There’s NO safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. It can cause cancer, stroke, heart attack, chronic lung disease, and more. Take the pledge to quit tobacco today and encourage others around you. #WorldNoTobaccoDay🚭 #TobaccoExposed

🚭 Did you know?
 
There’s NO safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke.
 
It can cause cancer, stroke, heart attack, chronic lung disease, and more.
 
Take the pledge to quit tobacco today and encourage others around you. 
 
#WorldNoTobaccoDay🚭 #TobaccoExposed
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There's good news❗️ Benefits of quitting #tobacco start within hours. Take the pledge today. Lead a healthy life. #WorldNoTobaccoDay🚭 #TobaccoExposed

There's good news❗️
 
Benefits of quitting #tobacco start within hours. 
 
Take the pledge today. Lead a healthy life. #WorldNoTobaccoDay🚭 #TobaccoExposed
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Seasonal flu is around! 🌡️ Watch out for these #symptoms: 🤒 Fever 😷 Cough (usually dry and can last two weeks or more) 🤕 Headache 💪 Muscle & joint pain 😩 Sense of feeling unwell 🤧 Sore throat & runny nose If you feel unwell, take care of yourself and seek medical

Seasonal flu is around! 🌡️
 
Watch out for these #symptoms:
🤒 Fever
😷 Cough (usually dry and can last two weeks or more)
🤕 Headache
💪 Muscle & joint pain
😩 Sense of feeling unwell
🤧 Sore throat & runny nose
 
If you feel unwell, take care of yourself and seek medical
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Measles is highly contagious that can lead to severe complications and death. But it is preventable! 💉 Two doses provide nearly 100% protection against measles. Make sure your child is #vaccinated on time. 🛡️ Talk to your doctor or local clinic today. #VaccinesWork

Measles is highly contagious that can lead to severe complications and death.
 
But it is preventable! 💉 Two doses provide nearly 100% protection against measles.
 
Make sure your child is #vaccinated on time. 🛡️ 
 
Talk to your doctor or local clinic today. #VaccinesWork
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Got the #flu? 🤒 Take care of yourself and protect others around you! Here are some simple steps to follow. ⬇️ #FluPrevention #StayHealthy #WHO

Got the #flu? 🤒

Take care of yourself and protect others around you! Here are some simple steps to follow. ⬇️

#FluPrevention #StayHealthy #WHO
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Quitting #tobacco is one of the best decisions you can make for your health. #CommitToQuit tobacco today and live a healthy life. Remember 👉🏾 Tobacco use is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for #cancer mortality and kills more than 8 million people each year, from

Quitting #tobacco is one of the best decisions you can make for your health.

#CommitToQuit tobacco today and live a healthy life. 

Remember 👉🏾 Tobacco use is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for #cancer mortality and kills more than 8 million people each year, from
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#Thailand’s 🇹🇭 Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra unveiled National Mind Month emphasizing that “Mental Health is Everyone’s Business,” especially when it comes to nurturing children’s well-being. With the Thai Pre-school Parenting Program already reaching 6,000 families, and

#Thailand’s 🇹🇭 Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra unveiled National Mind Month emphasizing that “Mental Health is Everyone’s Business,” especially when it comes to nurturing children’s well-being.

With the Thai Pre-school Parenting Program already reaching 6,000 families, and
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We are seeing more people with chronic illnesses, mental health issues, and trauma, says a frontline health worker supporting communities in earthquake-affected #Myanmar 🇲🇲. 2⃣ months on, health needs remain urgent. Many people with noncommunicable diseases are struggling to

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The #tobacco industry spends over a million dollars an hour on advertising, constantly looking for younger and newer customers while fully aware their products kill half of all consumers. They sell death and disease disguised in flavors, sleek packaging and clever advertising.

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📢 Reminder: Join World Health Organization South-East Asia's webinar today on 'Immunization and Vaccine Research Area Prioritization for WHO South-East Asia Region' Don't miss this opportunity to understand the urgent needs and opportunities to strengthen immunization systems across the Region, and much more.

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A skilled healthcare workforce 👩🏾‍⚕️🧑🏾‍⚕️ is key to success in digital health. Taking this forward, join us for the 4th #webinar in the monthly #telemedicine series - 'Creating a Telemedicine-Ready Healthcare Workforce: Training for Healthcare Providers', organized in partnership with

A skilled healthcare workforce 👩🏾‍⚕️🧑🏾‍⚕️ is key to success in digital health.

Taking this forward, join us for the 4th #webinar in the monthly #telemedicine series - 'Creating a Telemedicine-Ready Healthcare Workforce: Training for Healthcare Providers', organized in partnership with
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The #flu is still around. Health workers 👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️, pregnant women 🤰🏾, children 👧🏾🧒🏾, the elderly 👴🏾👵🏾, and anyone with chronic conditions are at a higher risk. Protect 🛡️ yourself and others. Learn more here: who.int/influenza #FluSeason #Vaccinate #StayHealthy

The #flu is still around.

Health workers 👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️, pregnant women 🤰🏾, children 👧🏾🧒🏾, the elderly 👴🏾👵🏾, and anyone with chronic conditions are at a higher risk.

Protect 🛡️ yourself and others. 

Learn more here: who.int/influenza

#FluSeason #Vaccinate #StayHealthy
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People with mild dengue can be cared for at home. 💛 If you’re caring for someone with #dengue, here’s your guide: 🛌 The person should take plenty of rest 💧 Be well hydrated, with lots of fluids 🦟 Rest/sleep under a net 💊 Take only paracetamol for fever or pain 👕 Wear

People with mild dengue can be cared for at home. 💛 

If you’re caring for someone with #dengue, here’s your guide:

🛌 The person should take plenty of rest
💧 Be well hydrated, with lots of fluids
🦟 Rest/sleep under a net
💊 Take only paracetamol for fever or pain
👕 Wear
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WHO Regional Office representatives visited Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital as part of their initial assessment visit to Maldives from 24th - 29th May 2025. Maldives has applied to the WHO to attain validation as a country that has Eliminated mother-to-child transmission (MTCTof

WHO Regional Office representatives visited Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital as part of their initial assessment visit to Maldives from 24th - 29th May 2025. Maldives has applied to the WHO to attain validation as a country that has Eliminated mother-to-child transmission (MTCTof
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📢 Not #vaccinating your child against measles puts them at serious risk! #Measles can cause severe complications or even death. Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date. #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives

📢 Not #vaccinating your child against measles puts them at serious risk! #Measles can cause severe complications or even death.

Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.

#VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives
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Heavy #rains 🌧️ may cause flooding or waterlogging in many areas. 👉🏾 Avoid walking or driving through such areas 👉🏾 Stay away from standing water to prevent electrocution #StaySafe #monsoon #floods

Heavy #rains 🌧️ may cause flooding or waterlogging in many areas. 

👉🏾 Avoid walking or driving through such areas
👉🏾 Stay away from standing water to prevent electrocution

#StaySafe #monsoon #floods
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Know #dengue symptoms ⚠️ Severe headache ⚠️ Pain behind eyes ⚠️ Severe muscle & joint pain ⚠️ Nausea ⚠️ Vomiting ⚠️ Skin rashes If you face any of these, contact your healthcare provider immediately. #StopDengue #ProtectYourHealth #DengueAwareness

Know #dengue symptoms

⚠️ Severe headache
⚠️ Pain behind eyes
⚠️ Severe muscle & joint pain
⚠️ Nausea
⚠️ Vomiting
⚠️ Skin rashes

If you face any of these, contact your healthcare provider immediately.

#StopDengue #ProtectYourHealth #DengueAwareness