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WHO | Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused

Sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a gross violation of their rights and a global public health problem. It adversely affects the health of children and adolescents. Health care providers are in a unique position to provide an empathetic response to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused. Such a response can go […]

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Global tuberculosis report 2017

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WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of recommended global

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ECHOES: European Community Health Worker Internet Survey

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Take part in the largest ever survey of Community Health Workers, taking place all over Europe. You can take part if you… • Are aged 18 or over AND; • Work with gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) now or in the last 12 months AND; • Deliver sexual health support

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State of children’s medicines in the EU

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The European Commission had presented a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on progress made in children’s medicines since the Paediatric Regulation came into force 10 years ago. It concludes that positive advances in the development of medicines for children could not have been achieved without specific EU legislation – e.g. the authorisation of 260 new

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The eHealth journey in Latvia

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In a journey that started over a decade ago, the Ministry of Health of Latvia demonstrated its commitment to achieving universal health coverage by creating a national programme of electronic health (eHealth). This has been a key element of ensuring that Latvian people receive the right care in the right place and at the right

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European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2017

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The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual European public health initiative that took place on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antibiotic resistance and the importance of prudent antibiotic use. The latest data confirms that across the European Union the number of patients infected by resistant bacteria is

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EU food donation guidelines

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The primary focus of food waste prevention should be to act directly at source by limiting the generation of surplus food at each stage in the food supply chain (i.e. production, processing, distribution and consumption). If this cannot be achieved, the best destination for food surplus, which ensures the highest value use of edible food

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Scientific Advice on breast implants and health

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The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) have published two Scientific Advices related to breast implants and health, requested by the European Commission. These are on: 1) new scientific information on the safety of PIP breast implants The first piece of advice concerns whether there is sufficient new scientific information

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