Dr Maria Neira
@DrMariaNeira
WHO Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. #EnvironmentalHealth, #ClimateChange & #AirPollution
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In advance of 14 May, Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa International Energy Agency, important to remember how many people die prematurely every year from household air pollution.iea.li/3WzE7eN World Health Organization (WHO)
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds Damian Carrington theguardian.com/environment/ar…
Driving action on #ClimateChange and #Health will be high on the agenda of #WHA77
🗓️ Don't miss World Health Organization (WHO)'s Strategic Roundtable on Climate Change and Health, as panelists reflect on progress from #COP28UAE towards #COP29Azerbaijan and #COP30Brazil
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Closing the Novo Nordisk Foundation Science Summit 2024! Science, technology, dual burden of infectious and NCD’s and climate change and pollution as common frame. An important network has been created. Happy to be here with my World Health Organization (WHO)’s colleagues Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Jeremy Farrar Bente Mikkelsen
And…. Air pollution may worsen asthma symptoms and trigger asthma attacks. Exposure to air pollution when pregnant and in childhood may also increase a person’s risk of developing asthma. #Breathelife2030 #AirPollution Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA
Very powerful panel discussions at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Global Science Summit. NCD’s, Infectious diseases and food systems, cities all under the lens of climate change. Gates Foundation World Health Organization (WHO) Wellcome
Dr Maria Neira addressing the session on #climatechange and #infectiousdiseases at #Global Research Summit
Dr Maria Neira World Health Organization (WHO) Novo Nordisk Foundation “we need to give mayors the results of their interventions so they can unite people across political spectrums in favour of climate friendly solutions like #ULEZ . Mayors can be some of the best health ministers”
Just announced! 🗣️Novo Nordisk Foundation Gates Foundation Wellcome novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/novo-n… World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Thank you Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for hearing the voices of frontline health workers on the urgent need for water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities to achieve #UHC
And for accepting the honorary mop from Wendy J Graham 👏 Here's to a cleaning revolution! #WHA72
Warm congratulations to Mayor Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan on his re-election. Your leadership on air quality is remarkable. Our lungs 🫁 are winning with you! Shirley Rodrigues World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO)_Europe #airpollution Our Common Air
Interesting and positive! Business groups asking politicians to reduce emissions! Belgian 🇧🇪 insurer urges politicians to strengthen low emission zones. C40 Cities Our Common Air #breathelife2030 theguardian.com/environment/20…