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Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health opens today
10 March 2010
The Ministerial Conference taking place between 10 and 12 March in Parma, Italy brings together over 800 participants, including ministers of health and of the environment, representatives of the European Commission, intergovernmental and nongovernmental stakeholders, scientists and youth delegates. They will review the impact of national and cross-border environmental policies on the health status of people in the WHO European Region, and agree a new way forward.
WHO monitoring situation in earthquake-hit area in Turkey
08 March 2010
The WHO Regional Office for Europe and the WHO Country Office in Turkey have been closely monitoring the situation in Elazığ province in eastern Turkey, where a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck on 8 March 2010. All hospitals are fully functional as none was damaged.
Women in Europe: lingering inequalities affect health
08 March 2010
Unequal power in relationships, poverty and discrimination prevent women from attaining and maintaining the best possible health. On International Women’s Day 2010, the United Nations calls for “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All”.
Finding solutions to finance Estonia’s health system
05 March 2010
Ms Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe, attends a conference in Estonia today on financing the health system in the future, at which a report on the subject will be launched. The report’s recommendations include broadening the health sector’s revenue base and limiting out-of-pocket payments for care.
Respiratory disease kills 1 in every 2000 babies in Europe
02 March 2010
In some countries in the WHO European Region, 1–5 infants per 1000 still die from respiratory diseases, with the highest rates in the east. Children’s exposure to contributing environmental factors, such as outdoor and indoor air pollution, remains unacceptably high. This issue will be discussed at the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, to be held in Parma, Italy on 10–12 March 2010.
WHO mourns passing of Professor Ihsan Dogramaci
02 March 2010
On 25 February, WHO was saddened by the death of Professor Dogramaci, who will be remembered for his tireless efforts and accomplishments in public health care. He was the last living signer of the WHO Constitution, signed in July 1946.
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: no phase change
24 February 2010
Based on Emergency Committee discussions yesterday, the WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, has determined that the pandemic phase has not changed, so the pandemic alert level remains at phase six. All countries in the WHO European Region report low or medium intensity of influenza activity.
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