Copenhagen, 14 January 2021 Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe - Russian Press Briefing "Good morning, First and foremost, I wish you a happy and healthy new year for 2021. We were prepared for a challenging start to 2021 and it has been just that. One year from [...]
Copenhagen, 16 December 2020 Winter holidays are a time for family, community and renewal. This year more than ever, across the WHO European Region, people are anxious to gather together and reflect on what has been both an extraordinary and difficult 2020. Annually across Europe, we see a massive increase in gatherings that bring together [...]
Copenhagen, 10 December 2020 Many cities in countries across the WHO European Region have become epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of this unprecedented challenge, local authorities came together to analyse good practices and lessons learned in tackling COVID-19 outbreaks and to find ways to build back better – in the fastest [...]
Copenhagen, 8 December 2020 We are very happy to invite you to participate in three online events this month. On 10 December, WHO/Europe will host a webinar on belonging and loneliness. On 14 December the key findings of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020 Webinar will be discussed. And on 15 December DRC and UNHCR cordially [...]
Copenhagen, 3 December 2020 Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe "Globally over 63 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1.4 million deaths have been reported to WHO. There have now been over 19 million cases and over 427 000 deaths reported in the WHO European Region, with over 4 [...]
Europe, 16 November 2020 The new WHO/Europe factsheet, “Alcohol and cancer in the WHO European Region: an appeal for better prevention”, emphasizes causal links between alcohol use and a range of cancers, including some of the most common types, such as female breast cancer and colorectal cancer. It also makes clear that alcohol-attributable cancers [...]
Copenhagen, 13 November 2020 At the resumed Seventy-third World Health Assembly, 2 individuals and 1 organization from the WHO European Region were awarded prestigious global public health prizes for their significant contribution to population health. Professor Gunhild Waldemar from Denmark was presented with the His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research in [...]
This winter will present the unprecedented public health challenge of having to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the flu season at the same time. The colder months bring challenges for less affluent households to heat their homes adequately, thus increasing their exposure to health risks. On World Cities Day, 31 October, we take a moment [...]
Copenhagen, 14 October 2020 WHO is holding an online film festival showcasing some of the entrants from the inaugural Health for All Film Festival. From 10 to 24 October 2020, films will be shown on WHO’s YouTube channel with the option to ask questions via live chat. Read more about the online festival and the [...]
Copenhagen, 21 September 2020 In the latest episode of the Health in Europe podcast, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge discusses the formation of the European Programme of Work (EPW) 2020–2025, “United Action for Better Health in Europe”, and how it will improve health in the WHO European Region over the [...]
