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The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of 6 WHO regional offices around the world. It collaborates with a range of public health stakeholders in the Region.

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  1. 15 hours ago

    : Nearly 100,000 people die every year from road traffic injuries in the WHO European Region. Half are pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists.🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️🛵 Good city planning can improve road safety. Let's work together to create !

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    18 hours ago

    Let's Walk the Talk together for a healthier world. Be part of the challenge on 20 May!

    Walk the Talk: The Health For All Change
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  3. 16 hours ago

    All European countries are on track to offer inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), helping to protect children in the next step of the global eradication plan.

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    May 14

    Several high-income countries have virtually eliminated industrially-produced trans-fats. Action is needed in low- and middle-income countries, where controls of use of industrially-produced trans fats are often weaker

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    23 hours ago

    41 cases of reported in on May 14: 2 confirmed 22 probable 17 suspect

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    May 14

    Thank you for supporting our new plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fats from the global food supply. Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives

    The World Health Organization is urging countries to ban trans fats. That's a very good thing.
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    May 14

    Industrially-produced trans fats are contained in hardened vegetable fats, such as margarine & ghee, and are often present in snacks, baked & fried foods. Manufacturers often use them as they have a longer shelf life. But healthier alternatives can be used

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  8. May 14

    : Two thirds of the population of the WHO European Region live in cities. By 2030, an estimated 80% will live in urban areas. Planning for in the future can help save lives.

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    May 14

    Every year over 500,000 people die from eating industrially-produced trans-fat. WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. It’s time to

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    Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives: WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease.
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    May 13

    Today I had the chance to see first-hand the response in . Teams are motivated and working hard. I visited the hospital in Bikoro where patients are being treated, and lab technicians are testing samples. We’re working with our partners 24/7 to stop this outbreak.

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    May 13

    WHO Director-General today visited the town of Bikoro in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the response to the current outbreak Latest case count (As of 13 May) 2 confirmed cases 20 probable 17 suspected 📰

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  12. May 12

    We cannot achieve without . Today, and every day, WHO/Europe celebrates the role that nurses play in bringing people-centred services to everyone, everywhere.

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  13. May 12

    Each of the estimated 7.3 million and midwives in the European Region has a unique experience and story to tell. On , we share some of these stories from around the Region.

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  14. May 12

    The universal in “universal health coverage” means health systems are designed around people, not diseases. are vital to ensuring people-centred care.

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  15. May 12

    Universal health coverage means the right care at the right time and place – no matter where you are. are critical to bringing closer to home for people in the European Region.

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  16. May 12

    : & make up the majority of Europe's health workforce, but there aren’t enough to meet current or future needs. WHO/Europe is committed to supporting countries in strengthening nursing.

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  17. May 12

    “I worry for every baby who hasn’t been vaccinated,” says nurse Natalya Saulskaya. She implemented a programme in Tomsk, , that aims to educate mothers about the importance of before their baby is born.

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    May 12

    WHO Director-General is on his way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the needs of the response first-hand. We are working with our partners to send more staff, equipment and supplies to

    WHO staff were in the team that first identified the outbreak. I myself am on my way to the tomorrow to assess the needs of the response first-hand. We are working with our partners to send more staff, equipment and supplies to the area
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  19. May 12

    Every single one of us has been impacted at some point by who have been there to provide the care we needed, when we needed it. Let’s celebrate them on and the vital role they play in delivering !

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  20. May 12

    There are an estimated 7.3 million and in the WHO European Region. Each one plays an important part in the lives of their patients, colleagues and others. Today, and every day, we celebrate their contribution.

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