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64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
Health 2020, strengthening health systems, investing in children, action plans for food and nutrition and vaccines, and WHO reform are on the agenda at WHO/Europe’s annual meeting for Member States and partners. It will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15–18 September 2014. #RC64Copenhagen
News
- Country profiles on noncommunicable diseases published
- Tackling air pollution, climate change and chemicals: European environmental priorities to protect health
- Contributions invited to develop global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
- Four countries to benefit from Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework
- Eight small countries in Europe join forces to improve health
Data and Evidence
Countries
Public health lab professionals in Turkmenistan trained in biosafety and biosecurity
Full list of countries
Publications
Bibione. Breathe by the sea. The story of a smoke-free beach in ItalyThis publication supports the implementation of the WHO Health 2020 policy. It documents a local initiative for a smoke-free beach employing whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to address a common public health challenge: smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke in public settings.
Prisons and healthThis book outlines important suggestions by international experts to improve the health of people in prison and to reduce the risks posed by imprisonment to both health and society.
Emergencies and outbreaks
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
- Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)
- Flooding in the Balkans
WHO_Europe Twitter feed
Multimedia
Video - mass gatherings
