🚭 Women in Europe use #tobacco more than anywhere else. 17.4% still smoke in 2024— that is 62M women! Progress is too slow, fuelling #NCDs. Stronger policies can change this. 👉 https://t.co/CWr6YfNqe2 #TobaccoExposed #TobaccoTrends https://t.co/1aoi6n424X

Our Region will continue to top global #tobacco use rates - unless action speeds up. Currently, there are 173M tobacco users here, says🆕WHO report. Taxes, smoke free laws, ads bans & quit support are proven policies that bring change and save lives: https://t.co/CWr6YfNqe2

Welcoming the 🇨🇳 Chinese delegation to 🇪🇸 Spain at the @WHO Primary Health Care (PHC) Demonstration Platform. The visit provided an excellent opportunity for an inspiring exchange on PHC – from governance & financing to innovation & digital transformation. Spain shared its

In Berlin today, 30 #health leaders from Europe & North America came together for the Regional Dialogue on Global Health Architecture Reform, facilitated by Prof. Peter Piot. I was glad to join inspiring discussions on rethinking global health financing, governance, coordination

Thank you, Your Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians 🇧🇪, for championing #mentalhealth in the @WHO European Region.   Your visit to 🇦🇲 Armenia is a powerful sign of support for the country’s ongoing mental health reform – a transformation led by @MinHealth_Arm, with support

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Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians inspires hope & admiration in reimagining #mental health in 🇦🇲 During her visit as UN SDG Advocate, she joined Minister of Health and WHO Representative to evidence community-based, person-centred #mentalhealth care.

Deeply alarmed by the attack on a UN humanitarian convoy in the Kherson Region 🇺🇦, which included my colleagues from @WHOUkraine, @OCHA_Ukraine & @WFPUkraine. They were delivering aid to a war-affected community that had not received assistance for months. I fully echo the

Women in the WHO European Region live on average 10 years longer than men – yet much of that time is spent in poor health. Speaking at the #WHS2025 session on “Global Perspectives on Women’s Health,” hosted by 🇩🇪 @BMG_Bund, I stressed the need to build health systems that truly

Today our team @WHOUkraine came under attack while delivering 300 WHO over-the-counter medication kits and trauma&emergency surgery kits to #Kherson region as part of UN interagency convoy with @OCHA_Ukraine & @WFPUkraine. The aid was delivered to community just after the attack.

“Raising taxes on #alcohol is a smart investment in health.” New @IARCWHO Handbook Vol 20 shows pricing & marketing bans cut drinking → fewer #cancers.

Met with Dr Chris Elias, President of Global Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the margins of #WHS2025 in Berlin. I welcomed the Foundation’s strong focus on women’s health and invited it to join my special initiative on violence against women and girls

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Had an insightful meeting with Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of the EU’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), on the margins of #WHS2025 in Berlin. We discussed strengthening @WHO_Europe’s collaboration with HERA on health emergency

Our Region will continue to top global #tobacco use rates - unless action speeds up. Currently, there are 173M tobacco users here, says🆕WHO report. Taxes, smoke free laws, ads bans & quit support are proven policies that bring change and save lives: https://t.co/CWr6YfNqe2

The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD2023) is a major source of information on population health globally, regionally & nationally. I congratulated Prof. Christopher Murray, Director of @IHME_UW and co-chair of @TheLancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health, on

Pleased to meet with Germany’s new Ambassador for Human Rights & Global Health, H.E. Konrad Arz von Straussenburg, on the margins of #WHS2025 in Berlin. We discussed how conflicts, climate change, ageing populations, and the AI revolution are reshaping #health and the role of

Today on #DRRDay, we recognize Ukraine’s health resilience. After nearly 4 years of full-scale war & 2,655 verified attacks on healthcare, hospitals still save lives daily. @WHO stands with Ukraine to keep health services running — no matter the threat 👉 https://t.co/ttprXD2iNG

📢 1 in 3 doctors & nurses report depression 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts Released on #WorldMentalHealthDay, the #MeNDsurvey exposes a stark warning: Those who care for us are struggling. 👉 https://t.co/P9fGivOyVJ

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢 💡 This report gives a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors. Read the full report: https://t.co/TxvyHycc6n #GTPR2025 #COP30

Alon Ohel was among the first hostages released today. I met his family on 12 February this year and have never forgotten my conversation with Mrs. Ohel, Alon’s mother, as she pleaded for her son and other hostages. I am deeply relieved that their long separation has finally

After 738 days of fear, uncertainty, and loss, the remaining hostages taken from Israel are finally returning home. The pain and trauma they and their families endured are beyond words. Healing will take time. May this moment mark the beginning of lasting peace, stability, and