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Our measure of success is not whether we stop this #Ebola outbreak. We will. The #DRC govt has extensive experience with Ebola, & has stopped 16 previous outbreaks. It’s just a matter of how quickly we can do it. The real measure of success is what we do to prevent the 18th outbreak, & the 19th.

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Attacks on health in #Lebanon continue to take lives and deprive people of access to health care. @who.int reiterates its call for the protection of health care, health workers, patients and medical facilities in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Appreciated the opportunity provided by #DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa to brief the diplomatic corps in Kinshasa on the response to the #Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

Ending the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC’s Ituri will depend on the role of local leaders who best know their communities, the challenges & the solutions that can be taken in such a complex context. I met with and listen to community leaders from faith, women’s, youth, business & other sectors in Bunia.

Even without vaccines or specific therapeutics, people can survive #Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus if they receive timely healthcare. @who.int & partners are supporting the establishment of Ebola treatment centres in #DRC. Yesterday, I witnessed the opening of one such centre in Bunia.

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At least 40 million children aged 13-15 are using tobacco products, and 15 million children are using e-cigarettes, as tobacco and nicotine industries continue to drive addiction. World #NoTobacco Day is a reminder of the harms of tobacco in all its forms. @who.int calls on govts to act decisively!

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Proud to take in today’s opening of a 42-bed #Ebola treatment center in Bunia, #DRC. Previously a new pediatric building of the Centre Évangélique Médical entrusted it to @who.int to convert into a facility to provide care to people who have contracted Bundibugyo virus causing the Ebola disease.

Up in the air with the #UNHAS pilots of the Wings of the #Ebola Response, flying us to and from Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak. They carried our mission on their wings. Heartfelt thanks for their dedication.

My visit in Bunia continues. I hope to meet as many #Ebola responders as possible. Tto people of Ituri: @who.int & partners are here to stay. We are here to listen. We are here to support you, your communities & government end this outbreak. To help you rebuild your health system. You are not alone

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Good meeting with PM Judith Suminwa Tuluka on #DRC’s response to the #Ebola outbreak. We agreed that community ownership of the response is critical for bringing the outbreak under control, & that the govt’s experience in ending 16 previous Ebola outbreaks leaves it well placed to end this one.

To the people of #DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri

Kwa watu wa DRC, hasa kwa watu wa Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri

Au peuple de la RDC, en particulier au peuple de l’Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri

#Hantavirus: the number of cases reported to @who.int so far remains 13, incl. 3 deaths. No new deaths have been reported since 2 May. We remain in close contact with all govts where passengers & crew are being quarantined or receiving care in isolation. The situation remains stable at this time.

In partnership with Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, we are scaling up #Ebola diagnostic capacities in the #DRC, and strengthening the laboratory network to deliver real-time data, rapidly identify confirmed cases, save their lives and swiftly contain the outbreak.

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On my way to #DRC. Ebola is back. Ituri province is bearing the brunt. I'll be on the ground with our @who.int teams, partners & health workers who have never stopped fighting, all working under the leadership of the DRC govt 16 times, this country has defeated Ebola. The 17th will be no different

Eastern #DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the #Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response. We urge all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire to contain this outbreak. To allow us safe and sustained access for medical teams.

Mr President, Health Minister Victor Atallah, my deep gratitude for your leadership of the 79th World Health Assembly. I very much appreciate the way you have led this Health Assembly with wisdom, a steady hand, good grace, a dose of humour and Dominican style. #WHA79

Last night @who.int office in Kyiv was hit by debris from one of many strikes in the city, damaging windows on the 3rd floor. No one got injured. Multiple deaths and injuries have been reported so far from the attacks on civilian infrastructure over night. Attacks on health and civilians MUST STOP

#WHA79 delegates met against a backdrop of outbreaks, conflict, division, uncertainty and constrained resources. That is the point of multilateralism: not to pretend the difficulties are not there, but to address them together. That is not automatic. It is a choice. I thank you for that choice.

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