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As leaders head to #COP30, experts are calling to: 🩺 Put health at the centre of climate ambition 💡 Take stronger action for healthier futures Stay tuned for more on health action at COP30 https://lnkd.in/edzTXnws

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cancers are some of the world’s silent killers 👻. This Halloween, stay one step ahead—don’t let tobacco, alcohol, air pollution, or physical inactivity sneak up on you.

Today is #WorldCitiesDay. WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of: ✅ Health ✅ Equity ✅ Sustainability Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy

Have you heard about a worm that can cause #epilepsy? Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causing seizures and preventable epilepsy in millions. In this episode of Science in 5, Dr Bernadette Abela explains how this parasite spreads when pigs

Better housing leads to better health. #NewZealand 🇳🇿 has improved health, school attendance, and employment outcomes among low-income families by improving quality of housing. Fewer people have since required hospitalization due to illnesses caused by poor housing conditions. Do you have access to safe housing? Learn more: bit.ly/47NdR6c World Health Organization Western Pacific Region

What would your city look like with half a million fewer cars on the road every day? Increased walking, wheeling, and cycling in #Dublin's Metropolitan Area is accomplishing just that. The city has plans to go further—new technology and better data is helping.   Join Jack and Eva from Dublin’s active travel team as they take us along for a bike ride through their hometown to learn more about how they are creating a safer, healthier city. Dublin’s work is supported via the global #Cities4Health network. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4qLkBJ8   Vital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Smart Dublin

In this edition: • Fiji celebrates a major public health milestone: trachoma eliminated. • A must-watch explainer on pig tapeworm: what it is, why it matters, and how to stay safe. • WHO launches a new guideline to strengthen emergency coordination at country level. ...and more insights. Want to stay in the loop on public health news? 🛎️ Just hit subscribe and never miss an update.

🥳 1⃣0⃣0⃣ countries committed to climate action for health - sharing knowledge, experiences, lessons learned and tools for members to develop climate-resilient, sustainable and low-carbon health systems at the country level. #Tuvalu - the smallest Member State of WHO - has become the 100th country to join the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health http://bit.ly/4ouaRB3

It's International #LeadPoisoning Prevention Week. No level of lead exposure is safe. Look out for the early signs of lead exposure to prevent long-term health impacts. Learn how you can protect yourself and your family from lead exposure 👉 bit.ly/4hquCHt

"We innovate. We adapt. We evolve.” Today is #WorldPolioDay. Learn about how the #polio programme is driving progress, from upgraded labs to next-generation vaccines, to #EndPolio everywhere. Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)