Vector-borne and parasitic diseases
WHO/Europe works for malaria elimination, surveillance and control of invasive vectors and re-emerging mosquito-borne diseases, control of leishmaniasis, control and prevention of soil-transmitted helminthiases, and promotion of the use of sustainable vector-control alternatives to persistent insecticides based on the principles of integrated vector management.
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People in the European Region are at risk from diseases carried by vectors – both within the Region, and when travelling abroad. Individuals whose lives have been touched by these diseases, having caught them or through working with them, tell their stories.
News
- Tajikistan celebrates World Health Day
- Marking World Health Day 2014 in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- World Health Day draws media attention to vector-borne diseases in the Russian Federation
World Health Day 2014
Protect yourself from diseases carried by vectors
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Key resource
A commitment to action signed by the ministers of health from nine countries
Data and statistics
50–100 million
WHO estimate of dengue infections worldwide every year
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