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WHO/Europe concludes mission on health impact of sludge spill in Hungary
20-10-2010
A four-day WHO expert field mission to Hungary has developed a set of recommendations to minimize the short- and long-term health impact of the sludge spill at an alumina plant in Hungary on 4 October 2010.
WHO/Europe to assess health impact of sludge spill in Hungary
12-10-2010
A team of WHO experts is travelling to Hungary today to provide additional expertise to the Government-led assessment of the potential short- and long-term health effects of a sludge spill that affected the country’s western territories on 4 October 2010.
Inequalities, inequities, environmental justice in waste management and health
22-05-2010
This is one of a series of five articles published on inequalities and environmental justice risks
Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Parma, Italy, 10–12 March 2010
31-03-2010
Protecting children's health in a changing environment The Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, organized by WHO/Europe and hosted by Italy, is the latest milestone in the European environment and health process, now in its twentieth year. Focused on protecting children’s health in a changing environment, the Conference set Europe’s agenda on emerging environmental health challenges for the years to come.