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26 August 2025
Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities and the European...
The Netherlands has a well developed and resilient public health security system, characterized by strong institutional frameworks, robust surveillance...
27 November 2024
Urban health capacities assessment and response: preventing falls among older people in Utrecht, the...
Assessing and using capacities that create synergies across sectors and levels of governance can significantly improve urban health and well-being. The...
12 October 2020
WHO guidance for climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities
The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable...
1 January 2016
Netherlands: health system review
This analysis of the Dutch health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms...
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