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WHO Director-General discusses loneliness and its health impacts

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlights loneliness as a profound social pain with serious consequences for both physical and mental health.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General of the World Health Organization · World Health Organization · Switzerland

on Loneliness and its Impact on Health

First report 4h agoLast update 4h ago
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2026-08-24now · 2026-08-24

Supports Addressing Loneliness: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus strongly supports the idea that loneliness significantly harms health and underscores the critical importance of social connection for well-being.

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