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European Immunization Week celebrates the everyday heroes who help protect us all from dangerous diseases
The widespread use of vaccines has drastically reduced the threat of once-common diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough and measles in the WHO European Region. Contributing to this success story are countless individuals – from scientists to parents, from nurses to bloggers – who each play a part in helping to immunize Europe.
News
- EIW 2019 statement by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark – We can all be vaccine heroes
- Joint statement: European Immunization Week
- European Immunization Week celebrates the everyday heroes who help protect us all from dangerous diseases
- Celebrating universal health coverage across the WHO European Region
- Ukraine’s Affordable Medicines Programme shown to have significantly improved access to medicines
Events
- European Immunization Week 2019 – celebrating everyday heroes who make immunization possible
- Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week
- Annual Meeting of the WHO European National Healthy Cities Networks
- Tobacco and lung health – World No Tobacco Day 2019
- 12th meeting of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)
Emergencies and outbreaks
- Photo story – The human impact of WHO’s Refugee Health Programme in Turkey
12-03-2019
- Health response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
- Syria crisis: health response from Turkey
European Centre for Primary Health Care
Located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Centre supports Member States in reforming systems to deliver people-centred, integrated health services and to strengthen the delivery of services that are based on a primary health care approach.
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