Our work

In 2021, more than 150 million people in the WHO European Region live with a mental health condition, and only 1 in 3 people living with depression receive the care they need. To address these gaps in mental health services and support, many of which have been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO/Europe has launched a new Pan-European Mental Health Coalition.

This flagship initiative complements initiatives from various countries and partner institutions by providing technical and policy guidance and expertise on the safety and efficacy of digital health solutions; and preserving health equity, gender equality, equity and human rights as core values in their deployment.

This flagship initiative will remobilize political leaders at regional, subregional and country levels to ensure continued high-visibility commitment to high and equitable vaccination coverage within countries. This initiative aims to lead to an upward convergence of vaccination coverage between countries.

The Small Countries Initiative was established in 2013 at an informal meeting held during the 63rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Çeşme Izmir, Türkiye. The Initiative has since grown into a network of 12 Member States in the WHO European Region with populations of 2 million or less.

An introduction to WHO in the European Region

Subregional Cooperation Strategy (‎SCS)‎: SEEHN – WHO: 2018–2023

Small Countries Initiative

South-eastern Europe Health Network