#AntimicrobialResistance doesn’t just threaten to make the medicines we depend on less effective in the future; it’s happening now. We’re not just talking about the risk of people dying from antibiotic-resistant infections; they’re dying now – over a million people every year.

Pleased to witness the signing of the Country Cooperation Strategy between @WHO and the Kingdom of #SaudiArabia — a milestone in strengthening our collaboration on primary health care, health financing, health workforce, digital health and beyond. Together, for #HealthForAll!

The Jeddah Meeting is convening international leaders and ministers from the health, environment, and agriculture sectors, as well @WHO, @FAO, @UNEP, @WOAH to tackle the global health challenge of AMR. Through the exchange of best practices, and the coordination of international…

#Measles vaccines have saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years. The latest @WHO/@CDCgov data are worrisome: drops in immunization coverage drove a 20% increase in new measles cases last year — making the total number of cases over 10 million. To stop this…

The threat of #AntimicrobialResistance is right here and right now, but so are the solutions: 1. We must increase sustainable financing, from both domestic and international sources. 2. We must increase equitable access to quality antimicrobial medicines, while ensuring…

As we begin the 4th Ministerial Conference on #AntimicrobialResistance, I thank Prime Minister @miaamormottley for her exceptional leadership in the fight to #StopDrugResistance. Her commitment to this critical issue is both inspiring and essential for global health. Thank you…

My remarks at the 4th Ministerial Conference on #AntimicrobialResistance x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Over 800 million people around the world live with #diabetes. Yet, not everyone has access to affordable treatment and the care they need. This #WorldDiabetesDay, @WHO calls on all countries to invest in policies that support healthy diets, physical activity and, most…

Grateful to Her Highness Sheikha @mozabintnasser for a very productive meeting about @WHO’s work with @WISHQatar and @EAA_Foundation, and our efforts to support Palestinians, especially children, in #Gaza with essential health services. We agreed that attacks on health are…

Congratulations, #Brazil, on being re-verified free of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome. With this achievement, the Americas regains its status as a region free of endemic #measles. My thanks to President @LulaOficial and Health Minister @nisia_trindade for your…

The use of synthetic opioids, and the non-medical use of psychoactive drugs, is expanding around the globe, affecting the health of an estimated 64 million people with drug use disorders, and causing an estimated 600 thousand deaths annually. No country is immune. We cannot…

Hoy tuve el gusto de reencontrarme con el @DrTedros director de la @WHO quien trabaja incansablemente por garantizar el derecho a la salud que comprende el derecho a vivir en un planeta sano. Sigamos poniendo a los niños y niñas en el centro de la acción climática!

Shocking and appalling. We deplore the execution of two patients in Port-au-Prince, #Haiti, and the attack on an @MSF ambulance and the threats to their colleagues. We cannot say it loudly enough - health is #NotATarget!

At #COP29Azerbaijan, critical discussions taking place to highlight the pivotal role of health as a key pillar of #ClimateAction, central to our vision to enable action and address the impacts of #climatechange on global communities. #COP29 #COP29Azerbaijan

Today, COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev joined Director General of the @WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros), at a high-level event that aimed at bringing health at the center stage of the climate agenda. “Human health and climate change are fundamentally linked. I am…

.@WHO estimates that 1.9 million premature deaths could be averted by scaling up: Early warning systems for extreme heat; Powering health facilities with solar energy; Water, sanitation and hygiene; Cleaner household energy; Fiscal policies on fossil fuel subsidies. #COP29

We welcome the decision to extend the opening of the Adré border crossing between Chad and #Sudan. With famine looming, this crossing is a lifeline for many Sudanese people in desperate need of food, water and medicine. @WHO calls for safe and continuous cross-border and…

Thank you @COP29_AZ Presidency for establishing the Baku COP Presidencies Continuity Coalition on Climate and Health. This initiative unites the visionary leadership of five COP presidencies that span this critical time for action, underscoring a commitment to elevate health…

One critical #ClimateAction countries can take is to develop Nationally Determined Contributions with (NDCs) with a strong health focus. “Healthy NDCs” are climate commitments for protecting both people and planet - for present and future generations. #COP29

Why does climate change matter?   We care because, ultimately, climate change is about human health, as President @sanchezcastejon said.   Rising sea levels and temperatures contribute to cardiovascular disease, and fuel the spread of communicable diseases to new places.…