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Improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene services: highlights and progress in the pan-European region
6 November 2025

Improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene services: highlights and progress in...

Health-care facilities require adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), waste management and environmental cleaning services to deliver high-quality,...

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Prevalence of Legionella as a waterborne pathogen and its health impacts in the pan-European region
31 October 2025

Prevalence of Legionella as a waterborne pathogen and its health impacts in the pan-European region

Legionella infections represent a significant health burden in the pan-European region; in many countries it is considered among the most important waterborne...

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Two decades of the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European Union: progress, challenges and the road ahead
31 October 2025

Two decades of the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European...

This report marks twenty years since the European Union (EU) signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and reflects on the EU’s...

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Meeting report on water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in the WHO European Region: Budapest, Hungary, 2–4 July 2025
31 October 2025

Meeting report on water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in the WHO European Region:...

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, including waste management and environmental cleaning, are fundamental to quality care, infection prevention...

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WHO and IOM are partnering with the EU for better health of refugees and displaced people from Ukraine

27 March 2025
 | Advocacy brief
WHO and IOM are partnering with the EU for better health of refugees and displaced people from Ukraine
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The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to support countries in improving the access to health care services for refugees and displaced people from Ukraine under the Temporary Protection Directive activated by the EU on 4 March 2022 following the onset of the war in Ukraine.

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Country Support and Partnerships (CPA), Ukraine