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Prevalence of Legionella as a waterborne pathogen and its health impacts in the pan-European region

Legionella infections represent a significant health burden in the pan-European region; in many countries it is considered among the most important waterborne...

Meeting report on water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in the WHO European Region: Budapest, Hungary, 2–4 July 2025

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, including waste management and environmental cleaning, are fundamental to quality care, infection prevention...

WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): report on the sixth round of data collection, 2022– 2024

Unhealthy bodyweight in children affects physical and mental health, school performance and quality of life, while also raising the risk of obesity and...

Healthy habits, healthy schools: good practices for hand hygiene and menstrual health in schools in the pan-European region

Access to safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools is fundamental to protecting children’s health, dignity and educational opportunities....



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Annual Report 2017 - WHO Health Emergencies in Turkey: response to the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018)

Overview

This report presents the activities conducted by WHO Health Emergencies team in Turkey throughout 2017 in its response to the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic and the outcomes achieved for the Syrian population.

As health needs escalate, WHO Health Emergencies team in Turkey continued its work through cross-border operations in northwestern Syria and the Ankara-based Refugee Health Programme. Focusing on building country capacity with the necessary support of national, regional and global partners, the new WHO Health Emergencies Programme follows a standardized structure with six critical functions defined as the incident management system:

  • Leadership;
  • Partner coordination;
  • Information and planning;
  • Health operations and technical expertise;
  • Operations support and logistics;
  • Finance and administration.

The report follows this structure as it presents the achievements for the year. It also provides an overview of the gaps and challenges to the programmes, building on an action plan response for 2018 and beyond.

WHO Team
WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
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WHO/Europe
Number of pages
30
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