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Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan

29 Apr: Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan

An outbreak response assessment led by WHO on 11 to 15 April 2022 concluded that poliovirus is no longer circulating in Tajikistan, and thereby recommended official closure of the outbreak that started in January 2021.Infectious diseases like poliomyelitis (polio) know no borders. Importation and subsequent spread of the virus led to the paralysis of 34…

Ukraine: Immediate steps needed to prevent a measles outbreak due to the ongoing war and low vaccination rates, warns WHO

29 Apr: Ukraine: Immediate steps needed to prevent a measles outbreak due to the ongoing war and low vaccination rates, warns WHO

For further information, contact: Bhanu Bhatnagar (he/him) Spokesperson / Media Relations on deployment in Ukraine WHO Regional Office for Europe Mobile: +380 93 612 4170 Email: eupress@who.int; bbhatnagar@who.int Press office WHO Regional Office for Europe Email: eupress@who.int L’viv, 28 April 2022According to the latest data available, 85% of eligible children in Ukraine received their first…

“But for the COVID-19 vaccine, I might not be here now” – the difference the jab has made to someone at high risk of severe disease

27 Apr: “But for the COVID-19 vaccine, I might not be here now” – the difference the jab has made to someone at high risk of severe disease

Les, aged 72, has been living with rheumatoid arthritis for the last 25 years. It is a painful condition causing swelling and stiffness in joints, which over the years has limited Les’s mobility, including his ability to drive.“Even before COVID-19 struck, I was quite isolated. The arthritis affects my feet, fingers, wrists, shoulders and knees,…

European Immunization Week 2022 – celebrating progress and addressing new challenges in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases

26 Apr: European Immunization Week 2022 – celebrating progress and addressing new challenges in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases

Today marks the start of European Immunization Week (EIW), an opportune moment to celebrate the historic achievements in protecting lives and livelihoods made possible by vaccines, and to acknowledge their further potential to protect public health.The hundreds of thousands of lives saved through COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO European Region are also great cause for…

Ukraine: People with chronic diseases face massive challenges in accessing health care, according to new WHO survey

22 Apr: Ukraine: People with chronic diseases face massive challenges in accessing health care, according to new WHO survey

For further information, contact: Bhanu Bhatnagar (he/him) Spokesperson / Media Relations on deployment in Ukraine WHO Regional Office for Europe Mobile: +380 93 612 4170 Email: eupress@who.int; bbhatnagar@who.int 1 in 3 households home to at least 1 person with a chronic condition is unable to secure medication and careLviv, 22 April 2022At the 2-month mark…

Q&A on COVID-19 therapeutics

20 Apr: Q&A on COVID-19 therapeutics

We spoke to Dr Dina Pfeifer, Medical Officer in the Infectious Hazard Management team of WHO/Europe, to learn more about COVID-19 therapeutics, how they work and what role they can play in combatting the disease.1. What are therapeutics and how are they helpful in the treatment of COVID-19?Therapeutics in the context of COVID-19 are the…