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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 3d

Today we celebrate a milestone — we co-launched the new @who.int Consolidated Guidelines on Postpartum Haemorrhage.

These guidelines mark a major step forward: Earlier diagnosis. Faster action. More lives saved: www.who.int/news/item/05...

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 6d

66 000 people have been killed & almost 170 000 have been injured in #Gaza.

@who.int estimates that at least 1/4 of those have life-changing injuries that require immediate & ongoing rehabilitation.

I call on all parties to this conflict to choose peace, now.

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 7d

Good that the Covid Inquiry is hearing about play, that it’s not just a nice to have, that it’s essential to childhood, for fun, that it’s how children exercise, that public play is unevenly policed, and that children’s right to play should have been upheld in lockdown.

@playingout.bsky.social

Covid exercise messaging left children stuck indoors, UK inquiry hears

Children not allowed out partly because their exercise – playing – looked too much ‘like fun’, says campaigner

www.theguardian.com

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 7d

We disaggregate the global results into country clusters by income. Median results show the richest 20% of countries (home to 15% of people) are responsible for over 40% of ecological overshoot in 2017, while the poorest 40% (home to 42% of people) experience more than 60% of global deprivation. 3/

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 6d

that is so many people, already

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 7d

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heat stroke in Japan between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to preliminary data from the nation’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Japan Sees Record Number Treated for Heat Stroke in Hottest-Ever Summer

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heat stroke in Japan between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to preliminary data from the nation’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

bloom.bg

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Helen E-J @helene-j.bsky.social · 12d

A spokesperson for West End Refugee Service said: "We know that some people will try to bring division to our city this weekend. But Newcastle is stronger than that.
"We are Geordies – and that doesn't mean we were all born here. To be a Geordie is to share in the spirit of this city: standing together, looking out for one another, and opening our hearts to those who need friendship and safety.
"Unity doesn't mean uniformity. Our differences are real, but they are not what sets us apart – they are what give Newcastle its strength."

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 12d

UKIP have been given permission to march through Newcastle City Centre tomorrow to a hotel housing asylum seekers and people with refugee status.

Please email complaints and concerns to Northumbria Police and Newcastle politicians (MPs and councillors).

Link to template letter in alt text.

Screenshot of a call from ne.antifascist on Insta to write and complain about permission given to UKIP to march through Newcastle tomorrow.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh5sfD6VRAtQ1kdF-AaZMx1ZGILzOVWMcwApC2gmdFA/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 27d

💙 Another child dies from measles 💙

🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine.

🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection.

‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates.

Save our babies. #SacktheQuack

Child dies from SSPE, a rare measles-related complication, LA County Public Health officials say | abc7.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 27d

Rolling the dice on a vaccine preventable illness is never the better option. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare and fatal complication of measles that can occur several years after the original infection. This is sad, this is avoidable. Vaccinate kids!
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery

The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.

www.nbcnews.com

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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · 27d

If you don't know, this is a secondhand account of what measles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is like.

www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...

What Measles Did to My Family

My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.

www.voicesforvaccines.org

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