Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile
Angela Pratt

@angepratt

@WHO Representative, Viet Nam. From 🇦🇺, time in 🇨🇳 & 🇵🇭 en route to 🇻🇳. Runner/swimmer, 📚 lover, mum of twins. Impatient optimist.

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linkhttp://www.who.int/vietnam calendar_today24-11-2009 09:56:01

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UN in Viet Nam (@uninvietnam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌏 Breathing clean air is a basic human right - and it starts with action. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, the UN Country Team joins hands to tackle air pollution and secure blue skies & bright futures for all🌱 WATCH HERE 👉youtu.be/u8hgKum2HrE

Việt Nam News (@vietnamnewsvns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The costs of inaction or delay are far too high. Air pollution in Việt Nam is estimated to cause tens of thousands of premature deaths each year and it imposes social and economic losses of more than $13 billion every year, or 4% of GDP, according to the World Bank." 😷

Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The rapid increase in consumption of sugary drinks is a slow-moving public health emergency. 🙏🏻 Việt Nam News for running our piece on why #Vietnam needs a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. 👇🏻 vietnamnews.vn/opinion/171930…

Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#WorldBloodDonorDay is coming up! So some WHO Việt Nam colleagues &I dropped by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) in Hanoi today, to make our regular donations. If you haven't donated🩸, now would be a great time to start. #GiveBloodGiveLife

#WorldBloodDonorDay is coming up! 

So some <a href="/WHOVietnam/">WHO Việt Nam</a> colleagues &amp;I dropped by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) in Hanoi today, to make our regular donations. 

If you haven't donated🩸, now would be a great time to start. 

#GiveBloodGiveLife
WHO Việt Nam (@whovietnam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's time for a tax on sugary drinks. Why? ❗️ People in #VietNam 🇻🇳are drinking more sugary drinks every year. In 2023, people drank 4⃣ times as many as in 2009! On average, 70 litres a year! ‼️ Regularly drinking sugary drinks increases the risk of diseases like type 2

It's time for a tax on sugary drinks. Why?

❗️ People in #VietNam 🇻🇳are drinking more sugary drinks every year. In 2023, people drank 4⃣ times as many as in 2009! On average, 70 litres a year!

‼️ Regularly drinking sugary drinks increases the risk of diseases like type 2
World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific (@whowpro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#DYK: A single blood donation can save or improve up to three lives! 🤯 On #WorldBloodDonorDay, take part in the global movement—so that anyone, anywhere who needs a transfusion has access to safe blood. Learn more 👉bit.ly/4e0uOeK

#DYK: A single blood donation can save or improve up to three lives! 🤯 On #WorldBloodDonorDay, take part in the global movement—so that anyone, anywhere who needs a transfusion has access to safe blood. Learn more 👉bit.ly/4e0uOeK
WHO Việt Nam (@whovietnam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Soon, National Assembly members will vote on measures to protect youth and community health, and also boost productivity and #VietNam’s economy. Here’s what World Health Organization (WHO) recommends for 🇻🇳: 🚭For #tobacco, a specific tax of 15,000 VND per pack by 2030, on top of the current percentage

Soon, National Assembly members will vote on measures to protect youth and community health, and also boost productivity and #VietNam’s economy.

Here’s what <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> recommends for 🇻🇳:
🚭For #tobacco, a specific tax of 15,000 VND per pack by 2030, on top of the current percentage
Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Breaking news! #Vietnam’s National Assembly just voted to ⬆️ tobacco tax, ⬆️ alcohol tax, and ➡️ introduce a new tax on sugary drinks. Higher taxes on unhealthy products ➡️ lower consumption. A vote for health! Congratulations, #Vietnam 🇻🇳 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

WHO Việt Nam (@whovietnam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉The National Assembly of Viet Nam 🇻🇳 voted today for increased and new taxes on #tobacco, #alcohol and sugary drinks #SSB, which will contribute to a healthier and more prosperous country. Read World Health Organization (WHO)'s response on this important step to protect health, especially the health of

🎉The National Assembly of Viet Nam 🇻🇳 voted today for increased and new taxes on #tobacco, #alcohol and sugary drinks #SSB, which will contribute to a healthier and more prosperous country. 
Read <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>'s response on this important step to protect health, especially the health of
UNICEF Viet Nam (@unicef_vietnam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇻🇳#VietNam has just passed a revised Excise Tax Law that includes a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (#SSB) — a historic step for public health and the protection of children’s health and nutrition! We welcome this move and encourage the development of a roadmap to reach a

🇻🇳#VietNam has just passed a revised Excise Tax Law that includes a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (#SSB) — a historic step for public health and the protection of children’s health and nutrition!

We welcome this move and encourage the development of a roadmap to reach a
Tobacco-Free Kids Global (@ctfkglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉 .Tobacco-Free Kids Global congratulates the Government of Viet Nam on the historic passage of the amended Excise Tax Law — a major step forward for public health! The revised law introduces significant tax measures on both sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and tobacco products, marking a

Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy #Vietnam Journalists Day! What a pleasure this week to recognize some of the outstanding journalism on 🇻🇳’s decision to ⬆️ #tobacco & #alcohol tax & introduce new #SSBs tax. Good journalism helps communicate the importance of decisions like these. 🙏🏻, media friends!

Angela Pratt (@angepratt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Communication is one of the most important things we need to do well World Health Organization (WHO). ❤️ this story on how the WHO Việt Nam team worked closely w/ Govt counterparts & communities to shape impactful communications & tackle #misinformation during #mpox outbreak. 👇🏻 who.int/vietnam/news/f…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Healthy people cannot thrive on a sick planet. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is a current health crisis. Climate change is increasing disasters, driving hunger and water scarcity, and fueling the spread of disease. The very emissions choking our planet are