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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...

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...

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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Regions for Health Network: Region profiles 2022 - Flanders, Belgium

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Flanders is the most populated region in Belgium. In 2019, of the country’s 11 million inhabitants, 6.58 million were living in Flanders, which covers an area of 13 500 km2. In the same year, life expectancy in the region was 80.8 years and 84.8 years for men and women, respectively.
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