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“People are struggling but they are also getting better.”
💙 Words of hope from Oxford #longCOVID services🇬🇧.
Long COVID can impact anybody. Let’s not leave them behind.
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🙏 for helping raise awareness of #LongCovid in our region and globally.
Governments, health authorities and researchers need to urgently come together to tackle this crisis for which we still have more questions than answers.
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“That’s approximately 1 in 30 Europeans over the past 3 years.
That’s 1 in 30 who may still be finding it hard to return to normal life.
1 in 30 who could be suffering in silence, left behind as others move on from COVID-19.”
-@hans_kluge @who who.int/europe/news/it
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Many thanks to the experts from a broad range of disciplines who are meeting this week to support the development of our Preparedness 2.0 strategy and action plan
- to be shared with countries for further consultation at #RC73Astana
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WHO/Europe is working on a new regional strategy & action plan to strengthen health #emergency #preparedness, #response and #resilience.
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Preparedness 2.0 Technical Advisory Group is convening this week to provide critical insights and advice 
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Excellent presentations at event .
framework for action on #alcohol prioritises 6 areas: pricing, availability, marketing, health information, health services’ response & community action. #CDoH #AlcoholRightToKnow
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.@WHO_Europe’s Dr Gauden Galea & Dr Carina Ferreira discussed Commercial Determinants of #NCDs at @EUROCAREBRUSSEL event. “We created a pathological system in which commercial actors are increasingly enabled to cause harm & externalise the costs of doing so”. @TheLancet #CDoH
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✅ Do you want to engage in WHO/Europe’s work on health and well-being?
✅ Do you want to join WHO/Europe’s #Youth4Health network?
Apply now 👉 who.int/europe/news-ro
#Youth4Health #YouthEngagement
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#COVID19's impact on children isn't uniform - it varies by age, gender, and socio-economic status.
This new report illuminates these disparities ⬇️
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Could 2023 be #rehabilitation’s moment? If a pandemic, war, workforce shortages and the first ever WHA resolution on rehabilitation are not the catalysts for action to develop rehabilitation services, what else will it take? Our letter to the editor here:
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“I’ve had to learn lots of hard lessons that other kids shouldn’t have to endure.”
Despite her reading age of a 7-year-old, Hannah has attained multiple university degrees. As an occupational therapist, she now helps others navigate education and work.👇
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Last week I dropped in to Checkpoint Beograd in Serbia with Fabio Scano , to hear about their work providing health & social services to those most in need, including for HIV & other STIs
Advancing our shared goal #LeavingNoOneBehind in dignity & safety
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36 million people across Region with #LongCOVID
👉 that’s 1 in 30 Europeans in 3 years
👉 1 in 30 who still find it hard to return to normal life
👉 1 in 30 who could be suffering in silence, left behind as others move on from COVID-19
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The negative impact of the #COVID19 #pandemic on girls has been more profound.
Our new report calls for gender-sensitive policies to ensure equal resilience.
More: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10
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On average, one out of three women will experience some form of violence during her lifetime.
Violence against women is a scourge that must be tackled by all of society - with the health sector playing a key role.
We urge all member states to act.
#EndVAW
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Women and girls must be able to live free from fear, violence, and everyday insecurity.
Today is a historic day in our path towards building a true #UnionOfEquality free from violence against women and girls.
Commissioner for Equality @helenadalli deposited today the instrument… Show more
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#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the most urgent human health priorities.
Today, WHO outlines 40 research priorities on drug-resistant bacteria, fungi and Mycobacterium tuberculosis that must be answered by 2030.
More information: bit.ly/3JspFhc
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WHO/Europe is working on a new regional strategy & action plan to strengthen health #emergency #preparedness, #response and #resilience.
The 🆕 Preparedness 2.0 Technical Advisory Group is convening this week to provide critical insights and advice 👇
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New report probes into the #COVID19 #pandemic's impact on children's health & well-being in the WHO European Region.
Dive in for key insights and policy recommendations: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10
#YouthHealth
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🙌 Representatives from the ministries of health of Kazakhstan🇰🇿, Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, Tajikistan🇹🇯, Turkmenistan🇹🇲, Uzbekistan🇺🇿 & the officially kicked-off the 1st year of implementing the ▶️Roadmap for health and well-being in Central Asia (2022–2025)◀️
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Subregional collaboration will advance the health agenda in central Asia by:
🔵Keeping health atop the political agenda
🔵Forging a strategic alliance for health & well-being
🔵Mobilizing resources & support for joint projects
🔵Promoting policy & action coherence to achieve SDGs
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