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What increases the possibility of infertility? 🔸 Certain menstrual conditions ⚖️ Being underweight or overweight 🚭 Tobacco use 💊 Some medical treatments (e.g. for cancer) But here’s the good news: ✅ Many cases are treatable with the right care. If you're concerned, talk to your health care provider bit.ly/4ol6cka #HealthForAll #HopefulFutures

What are cataracts? The symptoms. And why should you get your eyes checked soon to restore your vision. Watch the daily dose.

Are you a gamer 🎮? Take steps to protect your hearing health while gaming: 💻 Choose devices & games with safe listening features 🎧 Use noise-canceling headphones ⏳ Set screen time limits or use parental controls to manage sessions 🔇 Create a quiet gaming space to reduce background noise 📢 Advocate for game developers to include safe listening features Let’s change mindsets and empower ourselves to make ear and hearing care a priority.

Conflict in the Middle East is increasing health risks in many countries, from trauma and disrupted care to disease outbreaks, unsafe water, and pollution. WHO is working with partners to: - deliver supplies and training for health workers - strengthen disease surveillance in shelters - coordinate health response efforts - report on attacks on health care - maintain critical medical supply chains Read more 👉bit.ly/4sADAX5

When we are sick and need care, we count on health systems that are ready to take care of us. So do refugees and migrants. More countries are stepping up to include refugees and migrants in national health policies — but critical progress is uneven remain, especially in emergency preparedness and health data collection. Countries need to act now to build health systems that work for everyone, everywhere bit.ly/3PvF3iY

You need a doctor when you're sick. So do they. You need mental health support after trauma. So do they, and often more. You deserve dignity when you seek care. So do they. Always. Support and champion the health of refugees and migrants bit.ly/3PvF3iY

When groups within communities, like refugees and migrants, are left outside the health system; the whole system develops a crack. When everyone has access to health care, everyone is protected from disease. Champion the health of refugees and migrants bit.ly/3PvF3iY

The nurse who fled a war. The doctor who crossed an ocean. The midwife who left everything and then helped bring new life into the world. They didn't just survive. They showed up. In wards, in clinics, in the hardest corners of healthcare. Over 160 million migrant workers power the health systems you rely on. Talent has no borders. Compassion has no passport. Protect those who protect you bit.ly/3PvF3iY

More than a billion people are on the move, in search of safety, opportunity and dignity. Refugees and migrants are not just recipients of care, they are essential contributors to our health systems and our societies. When we support their health and inclusion in the health system, we build stronger, fairer and more resilient communities for all. Health for refugees and migrants is #HealthForAll WHO world report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: bit.ly/3PvF3iY

Feeling “off” lately? Hot flushes, mood swings, restless nights, periods all over the place? If you’re a woman over 40, this could be perimenopause; a normal life stage, not something to suffer through. Let’s talk about it in today’s Daily Dose.

What does "M" word every woman goes through but we still don't talk about enough. Let's unpack menopause.

In its latest State of the Global Climate report, @WMO shows that 2015–2025 were the hottest 11 years on record, with heat stress affecting people of all ages on every continent. Workers are especially vulnerable: around one-third of the global workforce (1.2 billion people) is exposed to workplace heat risk each year. Rising temperatures affect health in many ways, increasing fatigue, injuries, dehydration, kidney strain and mental stress. According to @Lancet Countdown data, heat-related deaths have surged by 63% since the 1990s. As a driver of our warming world, climate change also amplifies public health risks such as vector- and water-borne diseases. @WHO works closely with @WMO to address the impacts of climate change on health systems—including extreme heat—by strengthening health facility readiness to cope with higher temperatures. @WHO calls on governments to ensure that heat early warning systems are tailored to the needs of the health sector and that climate information is integrated into health decision-making. Every heat-related death is preventable.

Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases killing over 3000 people every day. To protect lives, @WHO recommends new portable, simple-to-use tests at reduced costs for faster detection and treatment of TB. On #WorldTBDay, WHO calls on all countries to scale up access to these and other tools so every person with TB can be reached and treated promptly. who.int/news/item/24-0…

Let’s stand together against tuberculosis stigma and discrimination. TB stigma prevents people from accessing the quality care they need and deserve. - Learn the facts about TB. - Challenge myths that fuel stigma and discrimination. - Support, don’t judge. Yes! We can end TB. Led by countries. Powered by people. Stay informed. Stay well. Follow WHO. 🔗 bit.ly/41lMDz9

Essential medical supplies have arrived in Lebanon, where escalating violence has driven some 1.2 million people from their homes. The shipment, a collaboration between Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, @WHO and @UNICEF, will contribute to trauma care and disease management.

Good news: Drug resistant tuberculosis treatment is shorter and all-oral. Check with your doctor for WHO-recommended fully oral, shorter treatment lasting 6 months, with fewer pills and zero injections. Yes! We can end TB. Led by countries. Powered by people. Stay informed. Stay well. Follow WHO. 🔗 bit.ly/41lMDz9

Protect yourself from TB: Preventive treatment keeps you healthy and TB-free! If you are a close contact of a TB patient or belong to a high-risk group such as people who are undernourished or have a weakened immune system including those with HIV or diabetes: - get tested for infection - complete your full course of preventive treatment to protect yourself from getting sick with TB Yes! We can end TB. Led by countries. Powered by people. Stay informed. Stay well. Follow WHO. 🔗 bit.ly/41lMDz9

Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis is available and recommended! Early diagnosis is a gamechanger. Ask your provider for access to WHO-recommended rapid tests for TB, including the latest near-point-of-care tests, to ensure a quick diagnosis and early treatment. Yes! We can end TB. Led by countries. Powered by people. Follow WHO for latest updates on tuberculosis. bit.ly/4m73UWJ

Tuberculosis is curable! Contact your health provider if: - you have symptoms like cough, fever and weight loss - are a close contact of a TB patient, or - belong to a high-risk group such as people who are undernourished or have a weakened immune system including those with HIV or diabetes. It is vital to complete your full course of treatment. Yes! We can end TB. Led by countries. Powered by people. Follow WHO for the latest in science and health and learn more about tuberculosis. bit.ly/4m73UWJ