Today is #SickleCell Awareness Day 🩸 40% more people are living with sickle cell disease today than in 2000. It is a growing health challenge, affecting around 7.7 million people in the world today. This means more health workers – inc. maternity providers - need to know how pic.x.com/DtRqfiUUCA

Today, WHO & partners launch new guidance to help expand access to trusted midwives for women & babies around the world. Midwifery care is critical for saving lives, improving health, empowering women & families, and building #HopefulFutures for all. 🌟 bit.ly/4kShgEQ pic.x.com/xzkHT8QmHK

WHO and partners have released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care — where midwives serve as the main care providers for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Learn more 👇🏿 www.who.int/news/item/18-06-2025-who-calls-for-global-expansion-of-midwifery-models-of-care

Today is #WorldSickleCell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most prevalent genetic disorder in sub-Saharan #Africa. 73% of the 7.74 million people with SCD globally live in Africa. Investing in sickle cell services can save thousands of children's lives across the pic.x.com/9QLGnOL4td