World Health Day 2026: Together for Health.<br>Stand with Science.

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Emergencies

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Climate crisis: extreme weather

Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

WHO Health Emergency Appeal for Ukraine

Ukraine emergency

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Latest news

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WHO’s Humanitarian Bridge Initiative in Cyprus delivers first shipment to Gaza

World Health Day 2026: Standing with science through a One Health approach

When loneliness is the diagnosis, what can family doctors do?

Meningitis B outbreak in the United Kingdom

Statements from the Regional Director

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Regional Director

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20 November 2025

Statement – No more lip service: it’s time for political courage to protect every survivor’s health and dignity

19 November 2025

Statement – Humanity must hold the pen: the European Region can write the story of ethical AI for health

5 November 2025

Statement – Safe water, sanitation and hygiene is a matter of survival, dignity and prosperity

10 October 2025

Statement – Healing hands, hurting minds

Photo stories

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One Health: together for health – stand with science

Celebrating the women on the front line of emergency response

Feature stories

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Young voices in science: tackling early-onset colorectal cancer

What does alcohol really cost society?

Multimedia

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30 October 2025

Young people talk about what they expect from their health care systems

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29 October 2025

RC75: Address by and report of the WHO Regional Director for Europe

WHO representatives sit at a table in front of WHO banner during a press briefing

13 October 2025

WHO/Europe Press Briefing: Mental health of Doctors and Nurses in Europe

Podcasts

Second European Programme of Work

Second European Programme of Work 2026–2030 (EPW2)

Second European Programme of Work 2026–2030 (EPW2)

Events

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World Health Day

World Health Day 2026: Together for Health. Stand with Science.

European Immunization Week 2026

19 – 25 April 2026

WHO regional workshop on progress toward defeating meningitis by 2030

28 – 29 April 2026

Rebooting health promotion: marking 40 years of the Ottawa Charter in the WHO European Region

29 – 30 April 2026

House highlights

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A new WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine Development in Slovenia

International Women’s Day 2026 “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls”

5 March 2026 09:30 – 11:00 CET

WHO technical briefing: novel tuberculosis vaccines and the Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Accelerator Council for countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia

27 February 2026 10:00 – 12:00 CET

From strategy to action: countries advance Health Promoting Schools agenda under new child and adolescent health strategy

26 February 2026

Partnerships

The WHO Regional Director for Europe, takes part in night outreach activities in Romania helping vulnerable people

Partnerships are essential for WHO to accomplish its mandated work. WHO/Europe collaborates with many institutions that support mission critical efforts and yield broad benefits to Member States.

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Improving health and well-being through nature

Improving primary health care for children and adolescents

Incorporating innovation and digital health to improve quality of care and patient safety

Strengthening long-term care systems

Featured health topics

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Populations and demographics

Ageing

Populations and demographics

Child and adolescent health and well-being

Climate change

Health interventions

Vaccines and immunization