The aim of this initiative is to forge stronger global collaboration on health security by addressing health threats from chemical, biological and radio/nuclear agents and by improving preparedness and responses to pandemics. Health ministers and high level representatives from countries around the world meet regularly to take these issues forward and their last meeting focused
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In 2013, liver cirrhosis caused 170,000 deaths in Europe and liver cancer accounted for another 47,000. However, while many people in Europe are now aware of liver conditions such as viral hepatitis and cirrhosis, there are a number of other liver conditions that are just as damaging to health and quality of life. The European
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A number of developments are changing the public health landscape in Europe. These include demographic changes and the impact of the economic crisis on health budgets, particularly those related to prevention and health promotion. While EU public health policy complements national policies, it encourages cooperation across countries and facilitates coordination. Particularly, EU public health policy generates economies
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475,000 people were murdered in 2012, making homicide the third leading cause of death for men between the ages of 15 and 44, according to this report. This is a 16{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} decrease since 2000 but non-fatal violence remains widespread, taking a particular toll on women and children. One in four children has been physically abused; one in
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An estimated 360,000 Europeans developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2013, or around 1000 people a day. According to new data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, this figure was about 6{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} lower than in 2012, continuing a sustained decline over the last decade across
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