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@DrTedros - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Update on Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza: @WHO and partners had to postpone a highly-complex joint mission due to delays. Three prior missions were denied. The hospital remains under siege since 18 March. 100 patients and 50 health workers are reportedly still inside the nonfunctional facility, with hostilities around it. We are extremely worried about their condition and safety. Repeated denials have not only impeded us from reaching patients but also disrupted other crucial life-saving operations, by diverting limited resources. We urge Israel to facilitate a safe humanitarian corridor and a better deconfliction system for WHO and partners to support patient transfers. International humanitarian law is clear: health must not be militarized or attacked. Ceasefire!
@DrTedros - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
We find ourselves in a time where fake news, lies, conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation are rampant. There are individuals who, whether they genuinely believe it or not spreading false claims about the pandemic accord that require our attention. Some argue that this agreement will undermine a country's sovereignty by giving power to the World Health Organization (WHO). They claim that the WHO will be able to impose lockdowns or vaccine mandates on countries. However, it is important to make it clear that these claims are completely unfounded, untrue, nonsense and have no basis in reality. To be clear, the accord does not grant the WHO any such authority. I strongly urge all countries involved in the pandemic negotiations to actively counter these false narratives. It is important for them to communicate with their own citizens, assuring them that this agreement explicitly protects their country's sovereignty. There should be no room for doubt or confusion in this matter.
@DrTedros - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Attacks on health care in #Gaza are unacceptable. Besides an attack on ambulances near Al Shifa hospital with at least 13 people killed and 60 injured, two further attacks were reported yesterday at Al-Quds Hospital and near the Indonesian Hospital. The key medicine all these patients and health workers need is for this horrifying and heartbreaking situation to end. We plead for a ceasefire and for working towards lasting peace.
@DrTedros - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The climate crisis is a health crisis. Air pollution and extreme temperatures are causing an increase in diseases like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory. People are dying prematurely, and the most vulnerable are being hit the hardest. We must prioritize healing our planet and building resilient healthcare systems to provide care for everyone, regardless of where they live. It's crucial for the well-being of future generations.
@DrTedros - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
My colleague, @DrMikeRyan, Executive Director for Emergencies @WHO, is on his way to Cairo where he will oversee an acceleration and expansion of our work to get life saving medical supplies to health facilities, health workers and patients in Gaza, alongside our @UN and humanitarian partners.
