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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the "Health and Well-being of Every Child: Modern Strategies for Child Health" Conference " 22 April 2026
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (466+ words) Deputy Prime Minister Aida Galymovna Balayeva, WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina de Dominicis, S'lem. I am home and I am glad to be home. It is an honour…...
Joint statement by European Commission, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia, and WHO/Europe, celebrating the progress vaccination has made in protecting public health for the past 2 decades
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (352+ words) The European Health Report 2024 Second European Programme of Work As the 20th European Immunization Week kicks off, we celebrate the incredible progress vaccination has made to protect people's health over the past 2 decades and call for bold leadership and enhanced commitment…...
Growing Healthier Together: raising awareness on child and youth mental health in Greece
3+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) The European Health Report 2024 Second European Programme of Work WHO/Europe, through the WHO Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Athens, is hosting Growing Healthier Together, a public event to raise awareness on child and youth mental…...
Barriers to and drivers of vaccination " insights and recommended actions: targeting vaccination inequities in Tajikistan
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (237+ words) World Health Organization (WHO) - Policy & Governance f. Health through the Life Course The European Health Report 2024 - Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory Second European Programme of Work Tajikistan has maintained high national vaccination coverage through the pandemic, but some…...
Childhood cancer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. The likelihood of surviving a diagnosis of childhood cancer depends on the country in which the child lives; in high-income countries, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured,…...
Expanding health emergency readiness through a national e-learning for Indonesia's reserve health workforce
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) World Health Organization (WHO) Expanding health emergency readiness through a national e-learning for Indonesia's reserve health workforce Indonesia's health emergency reserve workforce (Tenaga Cadangan Kesehatan/TCK) serves as the country's national mechanism for surge capacity for health workforce during public…...
Reducing the burden of childhood cancer: WHO/Europe technical mission to Uzbekistan
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (357+ words) The European Health Report 2024 Second European Programme of Work Childhood cancer differs from adult cancer " and understanding that difference saves lives. When comprehensive medical services are within reach, more than 80% of children with cancer can be cured, but in many…...
World Immunization Week 2026 - 24 to 30 April.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) World Immunization Week 2025 - 24 to 30 April World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to promote the life-saving power of immunization to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases." Vaccines have long been one of the most…...
Solomon Islands empowers schoolchildren to see, hear, and move through assistive technology
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) When thinking of schoolchildren, you would imagine them as being active and fully immersed in their environment. Sadly, this isn't the case for everyone. In Solomon Islands, about 11% of the population aged 5 years and over reported having some form of…...
Webinar " Launch of the "Youth Against NTDs" campaign in South-East Asia
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) World Health Organization (WHO) Webinar " Launch of the "Youth Against NTDs" campaign in South-East Asia The WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia and Nymat Global are collaborating to organize a year-round youth engagement campaign on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The…...