During a 1-day visit to Czechia, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health cementing closer collaboration in priority areas. At a processing centre for refugees, the Regional Director also saw first-hand how the city of Prague has welcomed arrivals from Ukraine, providing essential health…
In early 2021, a group of dedicated communications specialists joined 7 WHO Country Offices in different corners of the WHO European Region. But they were not just any skilled communicators – they all joined their WHO Country Office teams through the United Nations Volunteer programme (UNV), administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).When Aidana…
“We have not lost hope, we do not give up, we support each other.”The war in Ukraine has forced Ukrainian health workers to adopt new roles and ways of working and to draw on their ingenuity and dedication to protect and treat their patients.Infectious disease specialist Olha has returned from treating patients in COVID-19 disease…
Ireland is implementing progressive health and social care service reforms for people with disabilities. Named ‘Transforming Lives’, the reforms ensure access to quality, personalized care aligned to Ireland’s health transformation policy framework, Sláintecare. This is a key government commitment to achieving a universal single-tier health and social care system that provides all of its citizens…
People living in prisons are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than those living in the outside community, but there are many ways to protect them. A new WHO report “Good practices in managing infectious diseases in prison settings” sums up the most effective policies from Member States that are aimed at reducing the risks of…
WHO/Europe has launched its first-ever “Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents”, a comprehensive manual for doctors, nurses and other health workers responsible for caring for children and young people in primary-care settings.Launched at an event co-hosted by the WHO Athens Quality of Care Office and the Greek Ministry of Health, the…
Every day, thousands of refugees are crossing the border from Ukraine into the Republic of Moldova to flee the war. Such large displaced populations are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of water- and food-borne disease, as they are often forced to live in crowded, temporary accommodation where access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can…
WHO/Europe Menu Home Health topics Countries Publications Data and evidence Media centre About us 25-03-2022 The European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE) met virtually on 14 March 2022 to update its recommendations for Member States of the WHO European Region on prioritization and use of COVID-19 vaccines.Based on a review of available…
For refugees and migrants in Slovenia, the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the constraints and distress they have experienced as a result of fleeing hardship in their countries of origin.“For the 3000 refugees and migrants hosted in reception centres across Slovenia, it has been a struggle to comply with COVID-19 protective measures such as physical…
The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on schooling during COVID-19, an advisory body to WHO/Europe, has published its latest set of recommendations on children and adolescents’ access to education during the COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations replace and update the previous ones issued in June 2021.Gathering in February 2022, for its 8th meeting, the TAG made 8…