Mental Health Awareness by marcus swaaty

💪🏽 Countries are eliminating diseases all over the world!

🏆 In the last five years alone, 44 disease eliminations have been confirmed by WHO. For example, 45 countries have already eliminated malaria thanks to all the tools that are available.

We are hopeful that we will eliminate another 32 diseases in the next decade.

🤔 So what does it take to eliminate a disease? And what needs to happen before WHO can confirm that a disease has been eliminated?

When we say “elimination” we mean eliminating a disease as a public health problem in a region or a country.

Here’s what’s needed for this to happen:

🔹 Strong political commitment
🔹 WHO’s technical assistance and guidance
🔹 Disease surveillance
🔹 One health approach
🔹 Community engagement
🔹 NGO involvement
🔹 Voices of people with lived experience
🔹 Access to public health tools and interventions

You can also play a role in disease elimination. Here’s how:

🌏 Have a global thinking and behavior
🙋🏽‍♀️ Ask government for a global commitment
💬 Share messages and teach others

We are living on a small planet, it’s really a village, and we all have a role to play.... who.int/mentalhealth.com

Episode #134 – Disease be gone! Did you know that diseases are being eliminated by countries all over the world. In the last five years alone, 44 eliminations have been confirmed by WHO. What does it take to eliminate a disease? What needs to happen before WHO can certify an elimination? Once eliminated, can these diseases come ba...

💐 International Women’s Day 2025 is almost here!

👵 Did you know that women live longer, but not necessarily healthier?

Women outlive men by 5 years on average, yet many older women struggle to access healthcare due to age and gender discrimination.

⚠️ They are more likely to be caregivers, experience higher rates of disability, and suffer from functional decline—yet less likely than men to get the care they need.

❤️‍🩹We must talk about this. Health equity for women means supporting them at every stage of life.

WHO has a unique chatbot for women, where you can get essential information to make informed decisions about your health. It’s completely free and available in multiple languages.

Some of the topics include:

🔹 PCOS
🔹 Endometriosis
🔹 Family planning
🔹 Heart health
🔹 Diabetes
🔹 Cervical cancer
🔹 Breast cancer

Subscribe to the chatbot now

❤️ Happy Women’s Day!

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