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EU ban on microplastics stubs out cigarette butt pollution
Since May 2018, the EU has been trying to tackle the top 10 types of litter found on Europe’s beaches – the second most common being cigarette butts. As part of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy, it introduced a major directive aiming to phase out unnecessary single-use plastics.
News
- WHO/Europe launches roadmap towards better health in small countries
- The role of Emergency Medical Teams in the health response to the Ukraine war
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- WHO, UN agencies and development partners join Ministry in outlining common vision for primary health care in Tajikistan
- Can culture bring new meaning to waste?
Monkeypox
Monkeypox disease is caused by a virus of the same name and is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae.
An atypical outbreak of monkeypox was declared in the WHO European Region in May 2022, following reports of a number of cases across several Member States not linked to countries where the disease is endemic.
Regional Director
Statement – Monkeypox in the European Region: what we know so far and how we need to respond
Regional Director site
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.
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Events
- WHO/Europe training course for prison health-care workers: innovation in NCD policy and action
- World No Tobacco Day 2022: Tobacco’s threat to our environment
- Eighth high-level meeting of the Small Countries Initiative: Towards better health and well-being in small countries of the WHO European Region
- From culture to economics: understanding the contexts of waste management and their impact on health
- Protecting environments and health by building urban resilience – virtual launch
