Top story
"We risk dying when going to work” – Ukrainian nurse shares her message on Nurses’ Day
“When the explosions first went off on 24 February, I turned up the volume of my children’s TV cartoons, so that they wouldn’t hear the noise. I was very much in doubt whether to stay or leave, but as a medical surgical nurse, I quickly realized that my skills were needed here. So, I stayed.”
News
- Two million confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the European Region
- Setting up a behavioural insights unit - WHO launches a set of considerations to support countries
- “What stays with me is the feeling of helplessness” – on International Nurses Day, a young nurse recalls her time on a COVID-19 ward at the beginning of the pandemic
- “Diseases know no borders”: the story of a Moldovan family nurse caring for Ukrainian refugees
- New country examples highlight efforts to advance nursing and midwifery professions in the WHO European Region
Regional Director
Opening remarks at the Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe Regional Director siteCountries
Expecting the unexpected: A year with WHO as a UN Volunteer Communications Specialist
Countries
COVID-19: Latest updates
- COVID-19 situation dashboard for Europe
- Mobile version of the COVID-19 situation dashboard for Europe
Faces of WHO
“Faces of WHO” is a series of interviews with some of the people working for WHO/Europe across the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region.
Read moreWHO/Europe Twitter feed
Events
- WHO/Europe training course for prison health-care workers: innovation in NCD policy and action
- The Health for All Film Festival: Third edition - 1027 submissions - 110 countries
- Health for All Film Festival Awards ceremony 2022
- European Public Health Week 2022: Health throughout the life course
- World No Tobacco Day 2022: Tobacco’s threat to our environment
