A new WHO report provides insight into how countries in the WHO European Region can improve access and reduce medicine prices through strategic and well-planned procurement processes. It also addresses collaboration within and across countries to improve availability of affordable medicines for patients in the Region. Countries in the Region have varying capacity and negotiating […]
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Toxoplasmosis, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is estimated to affect more than 2 million people every year in the European Region. Although most people do not have symptoms, if a woman becomes infected just before or early in her pregnancy, it can have very serious health consequences for her child. Toxoplasma can be acquired
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14 people die every day in the pan-European region, due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. In response a Protocol on Water and Health has been developed which urges an holistic approach to water, sanitation and health, enabling countries to use the Protocol as a tool to implement Strategic Development Goals SDG) at national levels.
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The final Opinion on the biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes has been published by the European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER). Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR), including that emitted by sunbeds, is considered a complete carcinogen, in that it
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Life expectancy now exceeds 80 years in most EU countries according to the new report “Health at a Glance: Europe 2016“, but these are not always healthy life years. Around 50 million people in the EU suffer from several chronic diseases, and more than half a million people of working age die from them every
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Although the number of refugee and migrant arrivals has seen an overall reduction in recent months, migration to Europe continues at a steady rate. In 2016 more than 330,000 refugees and migrants reached Italy and Greece with over 4,200 being found dead or reported missing at sea, compared to 3,771 in 2015. The health systems
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The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is holding its annual conference in Brussels on the 7th September 2017. The title of this year’s conference is ‘Make Health your Business: People, Power, Money, Policies’ and registration is now open. To find out more about the ‘Make health your business‘ conference on the epha.org website
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Antibiotic resistance presents one of the biggest threats to global health and development today – and the threat is growing. On any given day, about 80,000 patients – or 1 in 18 patients in hospitals – in the EU have at least one health care associated infection according to estimates from the European Centre for
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21-23 September 2017, Venice, Italy The European Pathway Association is organising an International Master Class on Care Pathways and the Organisation of Care Processes. This two day event will focus less on pathway basics (unlike previous master classes), but will make the link with other relevant and current topics (Triple Aim, Pathways for health, Value
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There are 53 countries in the WHO European Region and within those countries there are 15 million people living with hepatitis C and 13.3 million people living with hepatitis B, the vast majority of whom are unaware of their infection and therefore at risk of developing cirrhosis or liver cancer. On average, fewer than 3{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}
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