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European Observatory, WHO/Europe and European Commission publish special issue of Eurohealth examining health system responses to COVID-19
As countries across the WHO European Region face a steep surge in COVID-19 transmission, the latest issue of Eurohealth, released today, considers whether there is still an opportunity to use the crisis to tackle underlying problems besetting our health systems.
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