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World Mental Health Day: suicide prevention in Ukraine
Every 40 seconds, 1 person dies from suicide. As part of its campaign on suicide prevention and to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, WHO reports on the progress of suicide prevention at the primary health care level in Ukraine.
News
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- World Mental Health Day: suicide prevention in Ukraine
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- Community pharmacists on the frontline of health care
- WHO urges investments to stop measles transmission in Europe
Events
- WHO launches campaign on suicide prevention
- Culture and Health webinar series 2019 – A good death? The cultural contexts of palliative care
- Launch of first WHO report on the evidence base for arts and health interventions
- Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health
Regional Director
Better Health for Europe: more equitable and sustainable
tells the story of how people working for WHO in the European Region have sought to make a reality of this goal over the last ten years.
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Emergencies and outbreaks
- WHO urges investments to stop measles transmission in Europe
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- Health response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
- Syria crisis: health response from Turkey
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