Emergencies
Mpox

On 15 August 2024, Sweden became the first country outside the African continent to confirm mpox clade Ib in an individual with travel history to central Africa. The confirmation of the case came just one day after WHO’s Director-General declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the second time in 2 years, following an upsurge in new and concerning cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and several neighbouring countries, including the emergence of a new strain – called clade Ib – which appears to be more severe than clade II, which has been circulating in the WHO European Region for some time.


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Since 7 October 2023, the escalating crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory has caused large numbers of civilian deaths and injuries. In Israel, the violence of the Hamas attacks in the south continues to impact the population with ongoing physical and mental trauma.


Since September 2023, WHO has been supporting the Ministry of Health of Armenia with the Armenian refugee health response through the WHO Country Office in Armenia and WHO/Europe.


Climate crisis: extreme weather

Leading climate-related causes of death, illness and suffering result from exposure to increasingly frequent and more intense extreme weather events, including heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storm surges, as well as slow-onset events such as droughts.


A war-torn street in Ukraine with heavily damaged buildings and vehicles. The scene is chaotic, with debris scattered everywhere. People are gathered around an emergency vehicle.

WHO is working closely with its offices in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, as well as partners, to rapidly respond to the health emergency triggered by the conflict and to minimize disruptions to the delivery of critical health-care services.


Publications

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Exercise JADE 2024: report

In November 2024, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme for the WHO Regional Office for Europe conducted a functional simulation exercise called the Joint...

Report of the third plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region: Lisbon, Portugal, 17–18 April 2024

The third plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (‎TAG)‎ on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (‎RCCE-IM)‎...

Global Laboratory Leadership Programme for the Balkan subregion: meeting report: 12–13 June 2024, Bled, Slovenia

Effective and sustainable laboratory services are important components of robust health systems. They adhere to international quality and safety standards...

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An interactive dashboard and map providing the latest global numbers and numbers by country of COVID-19 cases on a daily basis.

The latest updates and information from WHO on COVID-19 vaccines, the ACT Accelerator, SAGE recommendations and the COVAX initiative.

An interactive timeline showcasing how the organization has taken action on information, science, leadership, advice, response and resourcing.