Head of Partnerships and Operations, Deputy Head of Secretariat,
@UN
Task Force on
#NCDs
. Support
@WHO
countries achieve
#health
related
#SDGs
. PhD MPH MD.
Among Chinese patients diagnosed with
#COVID19
pneumonia, odds of disease progress (including to death) were 14 times higher among people with history of
#smoking
compared to those who did not smoke. This was the strongest risk factor among those examined.
Nearly 40% of Americans hospitalized for
#COVID19
are between ages 20 and 54.
#Vaping
may be driving the rise in young people hospitalized for
#coronavirus
.
Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle
#NCDs
non-communicable diseases.
That makes 🇨🇴 one of the first countries in the world to introduce a
#healthtax
targeting ultra-processed foods.
An additional tax on
#junkfood
🍟🍩🍬 will begin at 10% immediately, rising to
“Delta is the most transmissible of the variants identified so far, has been identified in at least 85 countries, and is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations.”
@DrTedros
#COVID19
#DeltaVariant
Please note that
#COVID19
is not airborn. It is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when
#coronavirus
infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. These droplets are too heavy to hand in the air. They quickly fall on the floor and surfaces.
Dr Toni Fauci has just spoken at Executive Board
#EB148
session – thanking World Health Organizartion for its role in leading
#COVID19
response and announcing the United States will remain a
@WHO
member.
“Almost half of all cases and deaths are in just four countries, and almost 70% of cases and deaths are in the top 10 countries. And there are many countries all over the world that have shown
#COVID19
can be controlled with existing tools.”
@DrTedros
Australia bans all
#vapes
. The importation and sale of all
#ecigarettes
, regardless of whether they are labelled as containing nicotine or not, will soon be banned in
#Australia
, unless they are supplied by prescription through a licensed pharmacist.
🚨🚨🚨Breaking: First Minister of Scotland 🏴
@HumzaYousaf
has just pledged £2.5 million over the next five years to the
@un_ncd
UN Task Force on Non-communicable Diseases-led
@Health4LifeFund
– which supports global action and progress on
#NCDs
such as heart attacks, strokes and
Obesity can’t be treated by a drug alone.
#obesity
is a product of not only an individual's circumstances and behaviour, but also society at large, shaped by global food markets and trade agreements.
We need to to curb effects of obesogenic environment:
🍟 against industry
Retailers in Oaxaca in Mexico are now prohibited from selling or promoting processed snacks such as candy, chips, and soda to children under 18, putting them in the same category as alcohol and cigarettes.
#junkfood
When muscles 💪🏽 contract, they secrete lots of chemicals into the bloodstream, including
#myokines
, referred to as “hope molecules”. These small proteins 🧬 travel to brain 🧠 and act as an antidepressant. They do this by improving our
#mood
, ability to learn, capacity for
New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco 🚭 to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out
#smoking
. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes 🚬or
#tobacco
products in their lifetime, under a law expected to be enacted next year.
New study shows association of stair 🏃🏽♀️use with a wide range of
#health
outcomes, such as incidence of 🫀heart and chronic 🫁lungs disease,
#diabetes
and dementia. Maximum benefit is associated with climbing at least 6 flights of stairs 📶 per day (equivalent to 60 stairs steps).
Obesity, particularly severe
#obesity
, is a strong and independent determinant of severe
#COVID19
disease. Novel studies also suggest that visceral obesity increases the risk of complications.
“When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of harm reduction. It’s not true. It actually is a trap, meaning kids are being recruited at the early age of 10, 11, 12 to do vaping and
Majority of
#COVID19
patients are adults. Most common symptoms - fever, dry cough & shortness of breath. Most patients (80%) had mild illness. About 14% - severe disease and 5% - critically ill. Severity associated with age (>60 y.o.) & co-morbid disease.
Food labels that show how much
#PhysicalActivity
is needed to burn off calories from what you’re eating, could lead to healthier choices than normal nutrition labels.
“There's no doubt that
#COVID19
is a setback to our efforts to beat
#NCDs
, but we cannot allow it to become an excuse for failing to deliver on our commitments. On contrary, we must use it as motivation to work all the harder!"
@DrTedros
Children who
#exercise
have more brain power.
#PhysicalActivity
determines ⬆️volume of grey matter in frontal & temporal regions and calcarine cortex responsible for executive function as learning, motor skills & visual processing.
#BeActive
President-elect Joe Biden took immediate steps after being sworn into office to restore ties with
@WHO
, with US’ top medical expert Dr Anthony Fauci to attend the global health body’s top-level meeting
#EB148
this week.
The number of reported cases of
#COVID19
globally has declined for the fourth week in a row, and the number of deaths also fell for the second consecutive week. These declines appear to be due to countries implementing public health measures more stringently.
@DrTedros
Strong message from
@DrTedros
“The tragedy is that much of
#NCDs
suffering is totally preventable. And we know what the answers are:”
🚭Stop tobacco use
🍺Reduce harmful use of alcohol
🧂Cut salt intake
🧁Consume less sugar
🏃🏽♀️Increase physical activity
“Every week, approximately ten thousand people die of
#COVID19
, that we are aware of.
The true toll is likely much higher.”
@DrTedros
, the
@WHO
Director-General
“Our annual budget is equivalent to what the world spends on tobacco products every single day. If the world can send that much money ..on products that kill, surely it can find funds and political will to invest in promoting and protecting health of world’s people.”
@DrTedros
Study shows
#exercise
🏊🏽♂️ training is 3 and a half times more likely to achieve clinically meaningful treatment response in nonalcoholic fatty
#liver
disease
#NAFLD
compared with standard clinical care.
I don’t have much time for lunch, but still find it possible to eat healthy, even at a workplace. I challenge my friends and followers to eat right in 2020 to maintain
#health
and prevent
#NCDs
. Share your achievements under
#eatright2020
.
Cancer patients who are physically active both before and after treatment are 40% more likely to survive compared to those who are sedentary, according to new findings.
#Cancer
#PhysicalActivity
Brazil is suing the world’s largest
#cigarette
makers, British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International, in a landmark case aimed at recovering the public
#health
treatment costs of tobacco-related diseases over the last five years.
#BeatNCDs
People with an active lifestyle are up to 52% more likely to be happy, a percentage that decreases as people become more sedentary.
#BeActive
#WorldHappinessDay
The older one gets, the more active one should be. Especially
#exercise
important for older adults at higher risk for chronic diseases such as dementia, cardiovascular disease,
#depression
and
#anxiety
. Physical activity helps reduce the risk for many of these conditions.
Requires to be set in stone:
“The COVID-19 pandemic is a powerful demonstration that health is not a luxury, but human right; not a cost, but an investment; not simply outcome of development, but the foundation of social, economic and political stability and security.”
@DrTedros
Improving your immune system health is good approach amid
#COVID19
outbreak. Eat the rainbow - colorful plants are rich in different
#vitamins
that enhance
#immune
system. Diversity is key to balanced
#diet
with wholesome, nutritious food.
#eatright2020
The
@WHO
Executive Board approved a resolution calling upon governments to strengthen their efforts to address the social, economic and environmental
#determinants
of health in order to reduce
#health
inequities.
Drinking alcohol does not protect you against
#COVID19
and can be dangerous. Frequent or excessive
#alcohol
consumption can increase your risk of health problems.
Adding 10 minutes of
#exercise
a day could save 110,000 lives only in the US each year. Increasing
#Physical
activity 🤽🏽♀️ by 20, or 30 min per day was associated with 13%, and 16.9% decrease in the number of deaths per year, respectively. ?
“The
#COVID19
pandemic has highlighted the full danger of noncommunicable diseases
#NCDs
– and signaled the urgent need for stronger public health policies and investment to prevent them”
@DrTedros
.
Benefits of
#exercise
(1/7)
Exercise 🏊♀️ induces physiological hypertrophy of left ventricle 🫀and reduction of myocardial infarction area by promoting the proliferation of cardiomyocytes.
A recent meta-analysis of 15 studies (47 471 participants) demonstrated significantly lower mortality across successively higher levels of daily 🚶🏽♂️step counts up to 8000 to 10 000 steps per day in younger adults (<60 years) and 6000 to 8000 steps per day in older adults (≥60
Women with
#LongCovid
experience heart rate irregularities in response to physical exertion, and this has the potential to constrain not only exercise tolerance but free-living physical activity.
#COVID19
Exercise is not just physical activity, but powerful mental workout and antidote against stress. It reduces adrenaline and cortisol levels (stress hormones) and increase endorphin production decrease our perceptions of pain and boost happiness.
Dog owners get more
#exercise
. They spend close to 300 minutes each week
#walking
with their dogs, about 200 more minutes
#PhysicalActivity
than people without dogs.
It is never late for
#PhysicalActivity
. Older adults ages 70-89 with exercise are less likely to lose their ability to rise from a chair, one component of frailty.
#Ageing
#Disability
#PhysicalActivity
can prevent immune system from declining & protect against infections. Study shows that mature cyclists 🚴♀️ have immune system of a 20-year-old rather than a 70- or 80-year-old.
On World Cities Day, 2021, WHO Director-General
@DrTedros
called on countries to
#BuildBackBetter
, and offered
@WHO
support to make
#cities
healthier, resilient, and sustainable.
Please retweet - simple tips to reduce the risk of
#coronoavirus
infection while traveling. Avoid unprotected close contact with anyone developing cold or flu-like symptoms, clean hands frequently and avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth.
People who followed five habits - eating a healthy
#diet
, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking excessive amounts of
#alcohol
and not
#smoking
- increased life expectancy by up to 10 years.
“When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they tried to really sell is that it is part of harm reduction.
It’s not true. It actually is a trap.
Kids are being recruited at early age – 10, 11,12 to do vaping and (use) e-cigarettes
#PhysicalActivity
is crucial part of
#cancer
care. Every cancer patient should
#exercise
to improve symptom management, quality of life and fitness during & after treatment.
Study shows that people averaging 10,000 steps or more per day tended to have higher
#brain
volume than those who did less than 5K. Additional
#PhysicalActivity
was associated with equivalent of 1.75 fewer years of brain
#aging
.
“More than 800 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, but over 83% have gone to high-income or upper middle-income countries, while low income countries have received just 0.2%.”
@DrTedros
#COVID19
#vaccine
#vaccination
Smoking can increase your chances of getting
#COVID19
. Bringing hands to your mouth can transfer
#coronavirus
into your body. Sharing tobacco products such as waterpipes can transmit virus between people.
I am skiing this Sunday morning.
#PhysicalActivity
keeps me full of energy and positive mental attitude. Join our
#ActiveChallenge2020
to become healthier and happier this year.
I did a nice swim 🏊♀️ today. Aerobic
#exercise
not only benefits body
#health
, but improves brain 🧠 performance💪. I challenge all my friends and followers to be more physically active and share experience under
#ActiveChallenge2020
.
Today is first official
@UN
declared
#WorldBicycleDay
2018. The bicycle is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable transport. Helps keep fit, improves
#mentalhealth
and good for
#heart
.
Every minute counts when it comes to
#physicalactivity
. New study suggests people could reduce their risk of major 🫀 cardiac events by engaging in daily living activities of at least moderate intensity where they 🏃🏾♂️
#move
continuously for at least one to three minutes at a time.
Singapore implements mandatory plain packaging for all
#tobacco
products and enlarged graphic
#health
warnings from Jul 1 as part of the country’s continued tobacco control efforts.
Words of wisdom from
@DrTedros
. Hope we wouldn’t require another pandemic to remember that well:
“We have seen the centrality of health...when the whole world got ill and we all became hostages of
#COVID19
.”
“Investing in
#health
will be a priority for all countries”
Study found that healthy
#diet
- high in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, fish, low fat dairy, and antioxidants - was associated with reduced risk of
#depression
. While unhealthy dietary pattern could increase depression risk.
“Variants are currently winning the race against vaccines because of inequitable vaccine production and distribution, which also threatens the global economic recovery.”
@DrTedros
on
#COVID19
“This disease is not flu. Young, healthy people have died. And we still don’t fully understand the long-term consequences of infection for those who survive.”
@DrTedros
#COVID19
Physical activity improves efficiency of our cardiovascular system which in turn helps more oxygen and nutrients to reach our muscles.
#Exercise
also improves and boosts our immune system to work stronger against diseases.
#COVID19
People who
#exercise
several times a week report having better
#mentalhealth
than those who take no exercise.
#PhysicalActivity
of around 45 minutes three to five times a week was associated with the biggest benefits.
New research demonstrates that low cardiorespiratory
#fitness
and muscle strength have a significant association with worse
#mentalhealth
. Inactive people have 98% higher odds of experiencing
#depression
and 60% higher odds of experiencing anxiety.
Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements. The move came into full force by July 2007 and resulted in 20% fall in heart attacks and strokes already in the first 10 years after introduction.
Half of all
#mentalhealth
conditions start by 14 years of age but most cases go undetected and untreated due to the lack of mental health care available in many countries.
It's already been scientifically proven that we could live up to 120 years old and research shows that muscles can grow beyond the age of 90 if we exercise properly.