Passionate to end current and future pandemics and prevent disease by strengthening Health Systems, maximizing Health Equity, advancing Health Promotion and UHC
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Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
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Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍🌱
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Your #MentalHealth is just as important as your physical health.
Take care of your mental health this Sunday and everyday 💜
And 50% reversible when adopting a healthy lifestyle!
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
In most cases, the #familydoctor is the first person you approach with questions about your #health. Today especially, we reflect on the crucial role they play in the fight against diseases such as #tuberculosis.
Happy #FamilyDoctorDay!
#EndTB
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Yesterday, the #COVID19 Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice.
With great hope I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency.
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Read, use & share the Action Agenda ahead of
✅the September UN High-level meetings on health & the #SDGSummit
✅#G7 & #G20 meetings & Summits
✅#INB #PandemicAccord negotiations uhc2030.org/un-hlm-2023/acti…… #HealthForAll
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
New week, better habits! 💪🏾
Take some time this week to incorporate physical activity to keep you healthy:
🚶🏾♀️ Walking
🕺🏾 Dancing
🏊🏽♀️ Swimming
🚴🏾 Cycling
👩🏾🌾 Gardening
👨👩👧👦 Playing with the kids
Every move counts! #LetsBeatNCDs
Yes We can end TB if we Engage Accelerate Align Account and Advocate according to Dr Tedros Director General of the World Health Organization in his opening remarks at the TB talk show in commemoration of the 2023 World TB Day
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Today is #WorldObesityDay!
Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases & is on the rise in #Africa
1 in 5 adults & 1 in 10 children & teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023. We need to reverse these trends
Here are a few tips to prevent #obesity!
O wow! In just 17 years, so between 2005 and 2022. Most of those years I was around and tried my best to contribute
Investments by @GlobalFund partnership are making a huge impact in increasing life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries.
In just 17 years, life expectancy in #Malawi has increased from 46 years to 65 years – an increase of 19 years.
theglobalfund.org/en/results…
Why do countries have to negotiate on such an important accord ? Isn’t it about everybody’s safety and health?
WHO Member States have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response using the “zero draft” as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations & communities from future pandemic emergencies. #PandemicAccord
who.int/news/item/03-03-2023…
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Astrid Citra Padmita outlines policy gaps in Indonesia identified by the @UNICEF Landscape Analysis Tool on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents #lancetsummitobesity
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
I presented a number of high impact @WorldObesity initiatives at the #LancetsummitObesity encouraging our #worldobesityday theme “let’s talk about obesity” | thanks @unicef !#changingperspectives #intercambiandoperspectivas
#happythursday
@uniceflac
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Preparations for #UN High Level Meeting on #Tuberculosis in September have intensified. 1st step is Multi-stakeholder Hearings on #TB/#UHC/ Pandemic Prevention,Preparedness & Response to be held on 8-9 May that will inform UNHLM declaration deliberations 👉bit.ly/3Zst4lV
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study bbc.in/3J0S9yR
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
The #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo and #Africa deserve to be respected and listened to. They deserve to find space and receive attention. Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny!
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Africa made significant progress against #NTDs in 2022! 👏🏿
#Benin, #Uganda & #Rwanda were validated for the elimination of sleeping sickness as a public health problem.
#Malawi & #Togo were validated for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.
#WorldNTDDay
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
⚠️ We must #ActNow! Leprosy is preventable and treatable.
We need to invest in interventions and research for early diagnosis and interruption of transmission to #EndLeprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
Today is #WorldLeprosyDay!
Join us in our work to #EndLeprosy and put a stop to the unjust challenges that people experience when they receive a diagnosis.
#EndLeprosy
Max Meis, Public Health Consultant retweeted
To ensure that those living with #TB are treated with respect, it's important to recognize that some of the language used in the TB field can be inaccurate or have a negative impact on individuals with the condition. Words do matter! bit.ly/3IZ558Q
