A flight with @WHO health supplies for the #Ebola response in the #DRC, including personal protective equipment for health workers and other supplies for infection prevention and control activities, is on its way from our Global Health Emergencies Logistics Hub in Dubai. Another…Mostrar mais

A virus carries no passport and can’t be deterred by weapons. Yet we spend trillions on arms while underfunding the health systems that protect us all. Health security IS security. The world needs better global leadership.

I am one of the 2.5 billion people worldwide who need one or more assistive products. Without my glasses, I miss details that most people take for granted. I am fortunate to have access to regular eye care and to be able to replace my glasses when needed. But for millions of peo…Mostrar mais

Deeply grateful to @KSRelief_EN for their partnership and generosity in supporting @WHO’s work to protect those who need health assistance the most. Today I signed a new agreement with Supervisor-General Abdullah al Rabeeah on 🇸🇦’s contribution of $2 million for our response…Mostrar mais

.@WHO is working closely with @AfricaCDC and many other regional and international partners to support the #Ebola outbreak response in affected countries, and preparedness and readiness efforts across African Union Member States. Join @Dr_JeanKaseya and me tomorrow, as we launch…Mostrar mais

Our ultimate measure of success is not whether we stop this #Ebola outbreak. We will. The Government of #DRC has extensive experience with Ebola, and has stopped 16 previous outbreaks. It’s just a matter of how quickly we can do it. The real measure of success is what we do to…Mostrar mais

LIVE: Media briefing on the #Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Virus

My remarks on Global Health in a Time of Uncertainty and Global Instability with @OsloMet

Healthcare workers are the lifeblood of every health system. This has once again been underscored in the response to the #Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in eastern #DRC. On the frontlines of the outbreak, health workers are also among those most exposed to…Mostrar mais

Today, a @WHO team, alongside @MinSanteRDC responders, visited Kigonzi camp in Bunia, which hosts internally displaced people. ​The #Ebola response in Ituri operates within a severe humanitarian crisis. The latest @UNOCHA figures show that 980,000 people are displaced across the…Mostrar mais

Attacks on health in #Lebanon continue to take lives and deprive people of access to health care. In the most recent hostilities in Tyre, South Lebanon, multiple attacks have been reported affecting two of the city’s three hospitals: * Jabal Amel Hospital where according to init…Mostrar mais

One month has passed without a reported death from the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, with confirmed cases holding steady at 13. The situation is stable, and the global risk remains low. WHO will continue close coordination with affected governments through the completion…Mostrar mais

Ending #DRC’s Ebola outbreak will require sustained and close collaboration and coordination among all health and humanitarian partners to help the government and community overcome the health emergency. I discussed this with dozens of partners in Bunia, the Ituri province capit…Mostrar mais

Good meeting with @WHO partners, @SamaritansPurse, in the Ituri Provincial capital of Bunia on our collaboration in support of the #DRC government’s leadership of the response to the #Ebola outbreak. Samaritan’s Purse has been working in DRC to strengthen health systems and outb…Mostrar mais

Appreciated the opportunity provided by #DRC Prime Minister @SuminwaJudith to brief the diplomatic corps in #Kinshasa on the response to the #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. I updated ambassadors on my mission to Ituri, the province most affected by the outbreak,…Mostrar mais

#Hantavirus update: the number of cases reported to @WHO remains 13, including three deaths. No new deaths have been reported for almost a month. We continue to work closely with all relevant governments to monitor the conditions of isolated patients and quarantined passengers…Mostrar mais

Even without vaccines or specific therapeutics, people can survive #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus if they receive timely healthcare and seek treatment as soon as symptoms appear. @WHO and many partners are supporting the establishment of Ebola treatment centres in…Mostrar mais

At least 40 million children aged 13 to 15 are already using tobacco products, and 15 million children are using e-cigarettes -- as tobacco and nicotine industries continue to drive addiction, particularly for young people. World #NoTobacco Day is an annual reminder of the harms…Mostrar mais

Proud to take in today’s opening of a 42-bed #Ebola treatment center in Bunia, #DRC. Previously a new pediatric building of the Centre Évangélique Médical entrusted it to @WHO to convert into a facility to provide life-saving, patient centered care to people who have contracted…Mostrar mais

Ending the #Ebola outbreak in eastern #DRC’s Ituri Province will depend on the role of local leaders who best know their communities, the challenges and the solutions that can be taken in such a complex context. I deeply appreciated the chance to meet with and listen to communit…Mostrar mais

Up in the air with the #UNHAS pilots of the Wings of the Ebola Response, flying us to and from #Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak. They carried our mission on their wings. Heartfelt thanks for their dedication.

Government leadership, community ownership, and steadfast support from @WHO and international and local partners are the pillars of the response to the latest #Ebola outbreak in #DRC. I stood side by side with DRC Minister of Health @rogerkamba and Minister of Communications @PatrickMuyaya…Mostrar mais

My visit in Bunia, eastern #DRC, continues today. I hope to meet as many #Ebola responders as possible. But to people of Ituri, @WHO is here to listen. We are here to support you, your communities and government end this outbreak. To help you rebuild your health system. You are…Mostrar mais

I had the opportunity to meet with Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya Nkashama, the Governor of Ituri, which is currently the province in the #DRC reporting the highest number of cases in the ongoing #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. I want to express my appreciation…Mostrar mais

I had the opportunity to meet with Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya Nkashama, the Governor of Ituri, which is currently the province in the #DRC reporting the highest number of cases in the ongoing #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. I want to express my appreciation…Mostrar mais

Live from the #DRC on #Ebola

Good meeting with Prime Minister @SuminwaJudith on #DRC’s response to the outbreak of #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the country’s east. We agreed that community ownership of the response is a critical component for bringing the outbreak under control, and that…Mostrar mais

My thanks to #Bhutan’s Health Minister @gasebtandin, the Chair of the @WHO Executive Board, for a successful Executive Board session following #WHA79 earlier this week. We will continue to work together towards delivery of #HealthForAll.

Containing an Ebola outbreak takes more than medicine. It takes unity. Today’s exchange with ambassadors and colleagues from donor countries based in the #DRC was a strong reminder of that. We aligned on @WHO’s and partners role in supporting the national response to the Bundibu…Mostrar mais

#Hantavirus update: No new cases since May 25. Current count: 13 cases. 3 deaths. We’re working closely with experts and governments to ensure quarantine and care for all affected passengers and crew. Situation remains stable.

Met with @ONURDCongo, health and humanitarian partners operating in #DRC to discuss the response to the outbreak of #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the country’s east. We all agreed on the importance of strengthened coordination and collaboration among all partn…Mostrar mais

Was good to meet Baroness @JennyChapman, @FCDOGovUK Minister for International Development and Africa, on my arrival yestreday in Kinshasa to discuss our collaboration in support of the #DRC’s response to the outbreak of #Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the east o…Mostrar mais

Live from the #DRC on #Ebola

To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri My name is Tedros, and I am the Director-General of the World Health Organization (@WHO). But today, I am not writing to you as an official. I am writing to you a…Mostrar mais

Kwa watu wa DRC, hasa kwa watu wa Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri Jina langu ni Tedros, na mimi ni Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Shirika la Afya Duniani (@WHO). Lakini leo, siandikii kama afisa. Ninaandika kama mtu anayejua mkoa wenu, aliyetembea barabara…Mostrar mais

Au peuple de la RDC, en particulier au peuple de l’Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri Je m’appelle Tedros, et je suis le Directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS). Mais aujourd’hui, je ne vous écris pas en tant que responsable.…Mostrar mais

#Hantavirus update: the number of cases reported to @WHO so far remains 13, including three deaths. No new deaths have been reported since 2 May. We remain in close contact with all governments where passengers and crew are being quarantined or receiving care in isolation. The s…Mostrar mais

In partnership with @inrb_kinshasa, we are scaling up #Ebola diagnostic capacities in the #DRC, and strengthening the laboratory network to deliver real-time data, rapidly identify confirmed cases, save their lives and swiftly contain the outbreak.

On my way to #DRC. Ebola is back. Ituri province is bearing the brunt. I will be on the ground with our @WHO teams, partners, and the extraordinary health workers who have never stopped fighting, all working under the leadership of the Government of DRC. 16 times, this country…Mostrar mais

Eastern #DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the #Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response. The Ebola Bundibugyo virus has no approved vaccine nor treatment. Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access.…Mostrar mais

Good meeting with Dr Teodoro J. Herbosa, #Philippines Secretary of Health, during #WHA79. We discussed the @DOHgovph’s leadership, with Barbados, Jamaica and other countries, to bolster South-South collaboration on health workforce training and ethical recruitment. I was also gr…Mostrar mais

Met with Health Minister Sinal Bertrand to discuss the health and humanitarian situation in #Haiti. The top priorities for the Minister are diphtheria, HPV and MMR vaccination campaigns, for which @WHO continues to provide support. The health needs are greater than this, and I ex…Mostrar mais

#Hantavirus update: - Spain reported a new case among the passengers who are in quarantine, which brings the total number of cases to 13. - There are no new deaths reported since May 2. The total number of deaths remains three out of 13 reported cases so far. The situation rema…Mostrar mais

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating! Wishing you and your loved ones peace, joy and, above all, the precious gift of health. 🌙

Pleasure to meet Prof. Mohamed Seddik Ait Messaoudene, Minister of Health of Algeria, on the sidelines of #WHA79. I congratulated him on @WHO’s formal validation of Algeria for eliminating #trachoma as a public health problem. We discussed @Sante_Gouv_dz’s health system reforms,…Mostrar mais

Great pleasure to meet Barbados’ new Minister of Health, @mohbarbados Minister Lisa R. Cummins, at #WHA79. My sister, Prime Minister @miaamormottley joined us virtually. We discussed #Barbados’ investments in local manufacturing, plans to establish a national regulatory authorit…Mostrar mais

Muchas gracias, Health Minister @Monica_Garcia_G, for joining us at the #WHA79 and the @WHO Executive Board yesterday. I'm grateful for the opportunity to exchange updates on the #hantavirus response and monitoring of the passengers and crew. The situation is stable for now. Than…Mostrar mais

Ituri province in the #DRC is not only the epicentre of the #Ebola outbreak, but also one of the areas hardest hit by acute hunger. The latest @theIPCinfo data show that across Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tanganyika, nearly 10 million people are facing hunger. This hunge…Mostrar mais

Met with Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Industry and Trade Minister Anton Andreyevich Alikhanov to discuss #Russia's investment in national regulatory system for medicines and local production of vaccines and medicines. #WHA79

Met with Health Minister @RKNassereldine to discuss the health and humanitarian situation in #Lebanon. The continuation of attacks on health is further impeding the health system to deliver on people's health needs. @WHO will continue to support healthcare delivery, and calls on…Mostrar mais