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🏥🌎 ¿Cuál es el vínculo entre clima y #salud? En este video, importantes voces abordan la temática y marcan el rumbo hacia la #COP30 de #Brasil 🗣️Participan @drmarianeira.bsky.social @who.int / Ethel Maciel @minsaude.bsky.social / A. Rodrigues (Hospital Albert Einstein) youtu.be/4HyZ8nrE8dg

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Health action on climate change means protection from extreme weather and infectious disease, health facilities with reliable & clean energy and water, breathing clean air, healthy diets… No surprise that most countries, and most people, support it. healthpolicy-watch.news/strong-suppo...

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Thanks for the opportunity to @WHO to present at the Human Rights Council about the impact of plastics on the right to health.

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⌛️Last chance to register!! Join us together with @who.int & @gchalliance.bsky.social this Thursday 20 Feb. at 12:30 CET, in person at @gvagrad.bsky.social or online, to discuss #climateaction and #health! REGISTER HERE 👉 bit.ly/C-Hevent25 @drmarianeira.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

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Treasures you find when visiting your parents’ house: ♥️ My books from my first year of medical school. The same passion for healing, for preventing, still intact!

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Our @drmarianeira.bsky.social "galardonada " (much better word than "awarded") prize for her outstanding contribution to health at the highest level internationally. We know she’s great, and appreciate when others notice. Chapeau boss! 👏 @who.int www.redaccionmedica.com/secciones/sa...

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Health community calls for urgent action for clean air ahead of of the Second @WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health in March 2025 in Colombia 🇨🇴. Stop air pollution and save lives! www.who.int/news/item/27...

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Great to participate in the 1st national meeting of the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment. Many different professionals together: health, environment, veterinary, food, city councils, universities, hospitals, pharma. Last talk by Dr Maria Neira @drmarianeira.bsky.social @who.int. 🌍🌱

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The proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, with air pollution an “important factor”, the @World Health Organization’s cancer agency has said. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Asthme, cancer du poumon, AVC, infarctus, diabète... l'énorme fardeau sanitaire de la pollution de l'air a aussi un coût économique astronomique estimé à plus de 16 milliards d'euros par an en France. ⤵️

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The science is as clear as our skies should be. Air pollution is affecting the health of billions of people across the globe. It is responsible for the deaths of at least 7 million people globally every year. These deaths are preventable. www.who.int/teams/enviro...

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Call to action: Stop polluting the air, prevent diseases & save lives. The health community supports @who.int in calling on world leaders and decision makers to ensure a future with clean air for all. Add your voice and sign #CleanAir #BreatheLife www.who.int/teams/enviro...

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Researchers in Scotland have found patterns in health data that suggest that air pollution breathed by children may affect their chances of getting dementia in later life. #breathelife www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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@drmarianeira.bsky.social of @who.int highlights how the GEN facilitates dialogue and creates bridges, enabling exchange and collaboration that is critical in addressing the triple planetary crisis. 🎉 Join the #GEN25 Environment Forum and high-level closing celebration ▶️ https://buff.ly/3P5g56H

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Urban pollution continues to be a major environmental threat to health in the EU, warns a report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). www.eca.europa.eu/en/news?ref=...

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Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause. @nature @who www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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« The challenges of reaching net zero emissions are often discussed, but little attention is given to the gains from living in a low-carbon future. Less fossil-fuel combustion means less air pollution» @drgaryfuller.bsky.social @who.int

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cocktail of extreme weather events is turning California’s wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration. @who.int @ccacoalition.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

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READ: How can EVERYONE resolve to help improve their city? With #NewYearsEve approaching, heading into what will be an extra challenging year for our cities, re-read my “25 simple #NewYearsResolutions to improve your city” in @fastcompany.com. What would YOU add? www.fastcompany.com/90287193/25-...

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Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospital admission for mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The research, involving more than 200,000 people in Scotland @who #BreatheLife www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for New Delhi and its surrounding regions after a deterioration in air quality. @who www.reuters.com/world/india/...

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The study highlights that the entire population of India lives in areas where PM2.5 levels exceed @who.int guidelines. Hence 1.4 billion people are exposed year after year to air pollution. #BreatheLife hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

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A new TEDx talk, this time Athens. Why we need cleaner air. @who.int @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @cleanairlondon.bsky.social youtu.be/ayWKGTQ9JK0

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Today marks a pivotal step in the @who.int efforts to address climate change and its impact on health. In a landmark moment that will resonate for years to come, our Director-General has made a significant statement at the International Court of Justice.

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A new TEDx talk, this time Athens. Why we need cleaner air. @who.int @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @cleanairlondon.bsky.social youtu.be/ayWKGTQ9JK0

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Now the climate COP is well and truly over - a few reflections on health@COP29. Short thread (1/6) 1) The multi-decade struggle to put health firmly at climate COPs gained a secure foothold - with past and incoming Presidencies committing to keep health central. www.who.int/teams/enviro...

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Important @who.int publication! Safe, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities along with actionable strategies. @GCHAlliance #climatechange #ATACH @diarmidcl.bsky.social www.who.int/publications...

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#AirPollution in the form of fine particulate matter or PM2.5, can lead to: 🔸 strokes 🔸 diabetes 🔸 heart diseases 🔸 lung cancer 🔸 respiratory diseases It also impacts pre and neonatal health.

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Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, & pollution. Sometimes, it’s hard not to lose hope. UNEP is all about visionary blue-sky thinking for Earth & now we are on BlueSky, sharing ideas, solutions, & voices from the people most affected by environmental change.

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New research underscores how air pollution and temperature extremes amplify risks for bronchiectasis patients, pointing to critical measures for safeguarding vulnerable groups. www.news-medical.net/news/2024112...

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You can't stop a hemorrhage with a band-aid. #COP29

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Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...

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Health is THE argument for climate action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWB... #COP29 @WHO

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