My remarks at the #COP30 Leaders Summit General Plenary

.@WHO thanks Brazil for hosting #COP30.   If our planet were a patient, it would be admitted to intensive care. Our call at the COP30 Leaders’ Summit was simple:   - put health at the centre of every climate decision - direct climate finance towards protecting lives and

Had a good meeting with #Thailand's Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat on our partnership on universal health coverage, and emergency prevention, preparedness and response. I thanked the Minister for 🇹🇭's pledge to the @WHO Investment Round last year and ongoing support.

Every year, noncommunicable diseases kill 18 million people under the age of 70: people cut down in the prime of life from diseases that could be prevented or treated. Imagine: that’s the population of Senegal, or the Netherlands, or Cambodia, Guatemala, or Zimbabwe, wiped out

🌳The air we breathe. 🍎The food we eat. 💧The water we drink. All of these factors impact human health. To protect people, we must protect nature 🌎 @WHO ➡ https://t.co/gYKsOziKSQ

Your story is powerful. 👍 Every time someone shares actions they took to keep themselves, or their community, safe around water, they make drowning prevention personal and possible. 👍 When you share how you personally stay safe around water, you help make drowning prevention

The tobacco industry continues to sell death & destruction by using flavors, packaging & advertising. Is there any “safe” product or consumption method? How does tobacco use harm your body? Join us today in conversation with Simone St. Claire on Science in 5. #TobaccoExposed

It's official: the #PandemicAccord is officially adopted by the World Health Assembly! My warmest congratulations to @WHO Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer. What a moment in global health history. Together!

After over 3 years of negotiations, WHO Member States have finalized a draft #PandemicAccord to make the world safer from future pandemics. The draft agreement will now be submitted to WHO’s Member States meeting at the #WHA78 for consideration and adoption Proposals within the

.@WHO Member States made history in Geneva today by reaching consensus on a proposed #PandemicAccord: https://t.co/hEz66UXlL8 I thank national negotiators for their foresight, commitment and tireless work. Gratitude as well to civil society partners. We look forward to #WHA78

We live in a world of plenty – for some. But millions of people in our world will go to bed hungry tonight. They are not making plans for their careers, their holidays or their retirement. Their only horizon is today, and their only plan is for how they will feed their families

Did you know #AirPollution is the second biggest risk for noncommunicable diseases? Here's why you should care: 🛑 Individual actions are great but they aren't enough. Most pollution sources are beyond our control. 💡 Policy-makers hold the key to change, not just individuals!

Learn how cities are creating sustainable transportation for everyone: Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽: More cycling lanes, safer roads Cali, Colombia 🇨🇴: "Bike doctors" fixing rides for free Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲: Safer routes to school, saving lives Greener, healthier commutes are possible

DYK: Blue Sky = Cleaner Air = Healthier Lungs? I joined @bluesky today and hope you will join @WHO in helping everyone enjoy blue skies everywhere and #BreatheLife!

99% of the world breathes air that exceeds WHO pollution limits. We need urgent action: 🔸 cleaner energy 🔸 sustainable transport 🔸 better waste management 🔸 stricter industrial regulations #AirPollution knows no borders and requires a global solution.

#AirPollution in the form of fine particulate matter or PM2.5, can lead to: 🔸 strokes 🔸 diabetes 🔸 heart diseases 🔸 lung cancer 🔸 respiratory diseases It also impacts pre and neonatal health.

9 out of 10 people breathe polluted air. But change is possible. @WHO and #Colombia are organising the 2nd #AirPollution and health conference next week to ramp up action for change, so everyone can #BreatheLife.

Since 2000, global efforts to #EndTB have saved 79 million lives. Ahead of #WorldTBDay tomorrow, @WHO calls for continued action to protect millions of lives that remain at risk:

🌍 Nearly 50 million people are calling for clean air and better health— add your voice too! Here's why👇 🛑 Air pollution is the greatest environmental health threat, causing millions of premature deaths each year. 🔑 Tackling air pollution is key to reducing the burden of NCDs

#AirPollution in the form of fine particulate matter or PM2.5, can lead to: 🔸 strokes 🔸 diabetes 🔸 heart diseases 🔸 lung cancer 🔸 respiratory diseases It also impacts pre and neonatal health. 📌 https://t.co/2IgKx2p35R