WHO/Europe has published new guidance on how to involve adolescents and young people in decision-making about their health.The new guide calls on governments and policy-makers to listen to and understand the perspectives, experiences and needs of young people when making policies or decisions affecting their health. These could be, for example, policies that are part…
Polina Pchelnikova was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was working in the financial sector and finishing her doctorate in Hong Kong, so she had to return home to the Russian Federation and focus on her treatment. Her struggle to manage her medical condition gave Polina insights and experience that allowed her not only to…
“During the pandemic the need for health-care workers to visit patients and care for them at home has become increasingly important. Community health nurses and health mediators are often a person’s first point of contact with the health and social care system, and as members of the communities themselves, they have a unique understanding of…
WHO/Europe and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have signed a memorandum of understanding cementing their ongoing collaboration in the areas of health estimates, projections and global health data forecasting.IHME, an independent research centre within the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, United States of America, has a long-standing partnership with…
Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for EuropeCopenhagen, 3 February 2022The European Region has recorded 12 million new [COVID-19] cases in the past week. This is the highest weekly case incidence since the start of the pandemic and is largely being driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, as it sweeps…
A new guide from WHO/Europe, launched on 2 February ahead of World Cancer Day 2022, will help policy-makers to increase the benefits of existing cancer screening programmes in their country and decide on whether to go ahead with new programmes.This guide addresses some common misperceptions, such as the perception that, if we have the technology…
01-02-2022Tina Dahl always sits close beside a new patient, quietly observing as they wait to see the oncologist for the first time. She knows that what happens during that first conversation will help her to discover what makes this person tick. What is important to them? What are their worries? And how much do they…
“Young people believe that heart disease only affects the elderly, but they are wrong, and I really want this perception to change in Ukraine,” explains Dr Ilona Beglaryan, a cardiologist from Kyiv.“We cannot see our heart, and that is why people tend to neglect it. We naturally pay more attention to visible parts of our…
Several countries across the WHO European Region – including Albania, Greece, Israel, Italy, North Macedonia and Turkey – are experiencing severe wildfires that are posing a health risk to people and communities. The fires are caused by both excessive heat during heatwaves combined with strong winds and by man-made factors. WHO/Europe stands ready to support…
For further information, contact: Bhanu Bhatnagar Press and Media Relations Officer WHO Regional Office for Europe Email: eupress@who.int Copenhagen, 4 August 2021Breastfeeding has many advantages for mother and child and does not need to be discontinued during COVID-19 infection nor following vaccination of the mother. The virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in…