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Several hundred Tajik people need long-term rehabilitation care following a large poliomyelitis (polio) outbreak in 2010. To support the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan, WHO set up a disability rehabilitation programme in 2013. The programme improves the provision of and access to rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, with a focus on those affected by polio.

News

• Experts and patients come together on people-centred hepatitis response in the Russian Federation 11-08-2017
• Course on health financing for universal health coverage offered in Russian 11-08-2017
• Breaking the link between disability and exclusion in Tajikistan 07-08-2017
• Prenatal classes in Georgia turn pregnancy into a life-course opportunity for health 01-08-2017
• World Hepatitis Day: making hepatitis elimination a reality 27-07-2017

Events

• Migration and Health Webinar One: True stories – effective advocacy for health and migration 8 August 2017, 12:30–14:00 CEST (online streaming)
• 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe 11–14 September 2017, Budapest, Hungary
• Meeting of National HIV Programme Managers of Eastern European, Central Asian and Non-EU/EEA Countries 25–26 September 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
• WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs): enhancing policy coherence to prevent and control NCDs 18–20 October 2017, Montevideo, Uruguay
• Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health 13–17 November 2017, Dublin, Ireland