Belarus

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• Increasing capacity to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus
  31-03-2012
  From 2 to 6 April 2012 a mission to Belarus organized by WHO/Europe will provide technical assistance in increasing the capacity of tuberculosis (TB) specialists to treat multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
• Tuberculosis success stories from Belarus
  23-03-2012
  In recent years, the national tuberculosis (TB) programme of Belarus has been through a reform process to implement international standards of TB care.
• Record rates of MDR–TB investigated during external review of the national TB programme in Belarus
  21-03-2012
  In a recent survey in Minsk, one-third of newly diagnosed and two-thirds of TB patients returning for treatment were found to have MDR- TB. With over 4 000 new cases of TB reported in 2010, Belarus is already one of 18 high-priority countries in the WHO European Region. A subsequent mission to Belarus was organized from 28 February to 2 March 2012.
• Improving registration of tuberculosis cases in Belarus
  29-02-2012
  From 28 February to 2 March 2012 a mission to Belarus organized by WHO/Europe will provide technical assistance in revising the electronic national register of tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases.
• WHO/Europe mission on health system evaluation using PCET in Belarus
  05-12-2011
  An upcoming WHO/Europe mission on the follow up of health system evaluation using the Primary Care Evaluation Tool (PCET) will be carried out in Minsk, Belarus, in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) on 7-9 December 2011.
• New report portrays environment and health in Belarus and recommends actions for improvement
  31-10-2011
  A review carried out by WHO/Europe in Belarus analysed the priority environment and health issues in the country (i.e., water supply and sanitation, road traffic and unintentional injuries, respiratory health and outdoor and indoor air quality, chemicals and physical agents) and the institutional set-up. Findings from this analysis were discussed in a national workshop.
• WHO/Europe workshops on road safety in Belarus
  11-10-2011
  The WHO Country Office, Belarus organized and a WHO/Europe expert conducted two workshops on road safety in Minsk.
• WHO reviews tuberculosis programme of Belarus
  10-10-2011
  On 10–21 October 2011, a WHO mission is reviewing Belarus’ national tuberculosis (TB) programme in health care facilities in the city of Minsk and the regions of Minsk, Gomel and Vitebsk.
• Training on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  23-06-2011
  Multidisciplinary teams (consisting of doctor, nurse and psychologist/social worker) took a training course held in Minsk, Belarus on 7–10 June 2011.
• Evidence-based medicine training in Belarus
  24-05-2011
  A workshop on evidence-based medicine (EBM) in clinical practice was conducted 16-20 May 2011 in Minsk, Belarus.
• Day 2 of World Health Assembly: International Health Regulations and WHO reform in focus
  18-05-2011
  Countries agreed that the International Health Regulations have been valuable and effective so far, and many pledged strong support for the Director-General’s proposal to reform WHO, at the World Health Assembly yesterday.
• Eastern European countries to discuss common challenges and solutions for water and health issues
  01-04-2011
  Representatives of Belarus, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine will meet at a workshop in Minsk, Belarus, on 5-6 April 2011 to share experiences and discuss challenges related to the implementation of the Protocol on Water and Health.
• New ways of paying for primary health care discussed in Belarus
  10-03-2011
  Representatives of the health and finance ministries, as well as the regions, met in Minsk on 1–2 March 2011 to discuss ways to further improve the financing of primary health care in Belarus.
• Strengthening cancer prevention and screening in Belarus
  15-02-2011
  With WHO/Europe’s help, a national cervical and breast cancer screening policy for the early diagnostics of pre-cancer and cancer will be developed and implemented.
• Human resources for health mission
  01-02-2011
  A mission for WHO experts on human resources for health (HRH) will take place 09-11 February 2011, in the Republic of Belarus.
• Assessment of TB and HIV control programmes in Belarus
  27-01-2011
  A WHO mission to assess the collaboration between TB and HIV programmes will be carried out 8-11 February 2011 in Minsk.
• Improving the efficiency and quality of primary health care services in Belarus
  28-12-2010
  National health authorities in Belarus are struggling with recruiting and retaining health care staff. New models may therefore be needed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of primary health care staff, and also to increase their motivation.
• Mission on tobacco control in Belarus
  27-10-2010
  Tobacco control experts Ian Gray and Konstantin Krasovsky were in Belarus from 19-20 October 2010 to discuss the new national policy on tobacco control which focuses on protection from exposure to tobacco smoke.
• Multidisciplinary team approach as a model of care for HIV patients (PLHIV)
  27-10-2010
  WHO/Europe adviser on HIV/AIDS treatment, visited Minsk from 18-20 October 2010 to meet with national specialists on HIV/AIDS and agree on the steps needed to introduce a multidisciplinary team approach as a model of care for PLHIV in Belarus.
• Advanced adult anti-retroviral treatment and management of opportunistic infections training
  27-10-2010
  From 4-6 October 2010 a Training course on advanced adult anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and management of opportunistic infections for multidisciplinary teams was held in Minsk, Belarus.
• Adherence to anti-retroviral treatment training
  27-10-2010
  From 7-8 October 2010 a training course on adherence to anti-retroviral treatment (ART), was held in Minsk, Belarus.
• Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis mission
  20-09-2010
  From 4 to 8 October 2010, the Green Light Committee (GLC) will carry out a mission with WHO to monitor the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Belarus. 
• National alcohol strategy in Belarus
  23-08-2010
  On 18-19 August experts from WHO/Europe and WHO headquarters met with representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Republican Scientific and Practical Centre for Mental Health and Minsk City Clinical Neurological Dispensary.
• Human resources for health mission and workshop
  12-08-2010
  A mission for WHO experts and a workshop on human resources for health (HRH) in the Republic of Belarus will take place at the International Educational Centre IBB from 11 -13 August 2010.
• National Health Accounts workshop held
  10-08-2010
• World No Tobacco Day
  18-06-2010
  Read more about the activities held in Belarus on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day
• Tuberculosis project
  13-05-2010
  WHO staff provided technical support with the preparation of clarifications for the Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund Round 9 Grant to expand access to quality diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus. The procedure was successfully completed on 7 April 2010. The upper funding ceiling for Round 9 amounts to US$ 24 million for a five-year period.
• World Health Day
  13-04-2010
  On 7 April 2010, Belarus organized World Health Day activities, under the slogan “1000 Cities – 1000 Lives”. The main aim of the campaign was to attract the attention of the community, of heads of executive bodies, and of enterprises and organizations to the negative effects of urbanization on health, and to promote healthy lifestyles.