Subject: WHO/Europe news highlights: September 2020
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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:52:34 +0000

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Public health news from around the WHO European Region.

News highlights

September  2020

TOP STORY

Unleashing the potential of vaccines for a healthier Europe

02-09-2020

Compared to every other WHO region, the European Region has the lowest mortality figures for children under the age of 5. The Region has been free from poliomyelitis since 2002, and many Member States have also stopped the endemic spread of measles and rubella. These incredible achievements would not have been possible without immunization programmes, which ensure vaccines are readily available to prevent the spread of many diseases that could harm people’s health, prosperity and productivity.

COMING SOON

70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (virtual)

14–15 September 2020.

RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN THE EUROPEAN REGION

Joint statement – Towards a consensus on safe schooling in the WHO European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic

31-08-2020

Technical guidance

Updates from countries: Albania,  Armenia,  Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation,  Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

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NEWS

A new international day to celebrate clean air – and a sustainable recovery from COVID-19

04-09-2020

The first ever International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September 2020 gives us an opportunity to celebrate the importance of clean air – something that is so fundamental to us all for our health and well-being. Air, both indoors and outdoors, can be contaminated by chemical, biological or physical agents that modify its natural characteristics. The global challenge of tackling air pollution is a two-fold problem.

Inaugural meeting of Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development takes place

28-08-2020

WHO/Europe to establish a mental health coalition to support system reforms and COVID-19 recovery

26-08-2020

Rehabilitation needed by every two out of three COVID-19 patients recovering from intensive care – The story of Samantha

26-08-2020

Tailoring health interventions: behavioural and cultural insights for health

19-08-2020

COVID-19 and conflict, a double battle for humanitarian workers

19-08-2020

Revised COVID-19 case definitions

13-08-2020

Measles and rubella elimination: verification process continues amid COVID-19 pandemic

13-06-2020

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REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Statement – Risk of #COVID19 resurgence is never far away, but now we know how to target the virus instead of targeting society

20-08-2020

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe

The good news is that we now know much more about the transmissions of this virus, and in particular how it is spread indoors in poorly ventilated settings, and especially where large numbers of people are coming together and speaking loudly or singing. The challenge is that localized outbreaks and clusters are now occurring with greater frequency, often in closed settings, such as work places and care homes, or linked to specific events, social gatherings, communities, food production and other industrial facilities and travel. Recent outbreaks among vulnerable groups such as migrants and refugees illustrate how we cannot leave anyone outside of our protective efforts. The virus increases inequalities. As summer turns to autumn, what challenges lie ahead? We must make sure that we adopt the right public health measures to enable the safe return to school, manage the approaching influenza season, sustain our economies, and address the increased health risks to older people at this time of year... Read the full statement

COUNTRIES

Fanny Lopez, paediatric nurse supporting premature newborns and their parents

28-08-2020

“I am always amazed to see the potential and will in newborns to grow and develop. As caregivers, we are there help them develop to their full potential. Our care and support are particularly important when they are born premature,” says Fanny Lopez, a paediatric nurse working in the intensive care unit of the neonatal unit in Centre Hospitalier Rives de Seine, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

“I have wanted to care for children since I was 10. I remember the day I first saw my newborn cousin. I was simply enthralled by the baby and remain fascinated with children of every age to this day.”

Athens protects vulnerable communities during COVID-19

01-09-2020

Romania: trust, dialogue and cooperation at community level to combat COVID-19

27-08-2020

Hostilities and a global pandemic: a two-fold challenge for eastern Ukraine

26-08-2020

WHO-trained young epidemiologists help fight COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova

20-08-2020

Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis, COVID-19 responders carry out heroic work in northwest Syria

19-08-2020

Azerbaijan response to COVID-19: better testing and contact tracing are key

11-08-2020

EVENTS

Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020

01 January 2020 – 31 December 2020

70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (virtual)

14–15 September 2020

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