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World No Tobacco Day 2025 awards: champions of the tobacco-free future
European Immunization Week and big catch-up vaccination campaign launch in Kyrgyzstan
From policy to plate: how countries can reduce salt intake and protect people’s health
Montenegro pushes for stronger action to advance tobacco control in the Western Balkans
New dashboard visualizes progress on assistive technology access and equity in Europe
Statement – Small nations, big impact: championing health, equity and innovation in a time of global uncertainty
European Health Alliance on Alcohol launched to reduce the unsustainable toll of alcohol harms in Europe
WHO supports renewed country commitment to action on air quality
WHO launches guidance on rapid evidence synthesis to support timely health policy decisions
Responding to the ongoing mpox health threat: lessons from Berlin
T cells to the rescue! Immune Patrol education package rolls out in schools across the WHO European Region
Public health advice for visitors attending the Jubilee 2025 in Italy
Improving health security by removing barriers to vaccination – progress at the local level in the European Region
Thirty-nine years after Chornobyl – how is WHO helping Member States strengthen health security against chemical, biological and radio-nuclear threats?
Statement – No health security without immunization: investing in a healthy future means sustaining public health gains of the past
Making health care more affordable in Montenegro – new evidence on financial protection
Scale up mental health care within primary health care, WHO research suggests
Why should societies invest in long-term care? New evidence makes the case for action
Strengthening knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control in Ukraine
Contracting private providers for health care requires balance, new WHO guidance says
“I knew I would succeed”: Gulnar’s story of mental rehabilitation and recovery
Healing the healers: equipping Romania’s medical staff with tools to combat stress
Uzbekistan moves to improve medicine affordability at primary health-care level
Ensuring the political participation of persons with disabilities in health decision-making
“I’m lucky because I have taken a positive approach to life” – John’s story of living with HIV, beating cancer and hepatitis C
A life lived in full: Denise’s freedom from alcohol translates into enjoyment of life’s simple pleasures
Addressing antimicrobial resistance through smart architecture and urban planning
Overcoming stigma and discrimination in pursuit of reducing antimicrobial resistance: a Swedish approach
“The best treatment for someone with type 2 diabetes is motivating them; walk in their shoes”
Without alcohol, I discovered flavours I had never noticed before – the story of Gil, Luis and Daniel Resendes
From stroke to speech: Andrea’s survival story and the crucial role of timely care
Fighting breast cancer: how Diana found hope and became a voice for others
Without alcohol I can be the father I’ve always wanted to be
Living alcohol-free, finding stability after burnout – Verena’s journey
Compassion in a time of crisis: how Czechia is supporting Ukrainian refugees
“My advice for all doctors, as a future doctor and as a patient, is to see their patient as a human being and not as a number”
Bridging the health gap in Portugal’s prisons
Empowering new mothers through song in Denmark
“I felt heard” – tailored care as opposed to textbook care for diabetes
Flooded but not defeated: the residents of Budapest navigate catastrophic flooding
North Macedonia’s caravan: bringing COVID-19 vaccines and information about influenza and other vaccines to communities
In Denmark, people roll up their sleeves for seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
Getting vaccines to those who need them most: Albania launches autumn influenza campaign and begins to roll out COVID-19 booster doses
One year of Omicron: the vital work of a WHO reference lab in the surveillance and diagnosis of viruses
“Vaccines work”, “vaccines can protect us and others”, “why would I fear the vaccines?!” – testimonies from Portugal, where thousands of people get vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19 every day
Breastfeeding Caravan in the Republic of Moldova – open air events for mothers and families to support and promote breastfeeding
Joining forces to meet unprecedented need – how Bulgaria is responding to the refugee crisis
Social media campaign promotes vaccination against COVID-19 in Belarus
Portugal at the heart of the monkeypox response
5000 micro-influencers in Portugal build confidence in COVID-19 vaccination
How Kyrgyzstan’s Resource Centre for the Elderly is helping seniors during the pandemic
Countries of the WHO European Region encourage tobacco users to commit to quit on World No Tobacco Day
In touch and online with Ukraine’s mobile health care units
Humanitarian personnel and facilities are #NotATarget
Countries across the WHO European Region celebrate World Health Day 2022
‘White Capes: Fighting the Invisible’ – WHO and EU launch children’s comic on COVID-19 in Kazakhstan
One month of the war in Ukraine – addressing the health needs of 2 million refugees arriving into Poland
Meet the 3 newly designated Healthy Cities in Turkey
International Migrants Day – migrants stepping up in the COVID-19 response
Nutrition – Data and statistics
