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Two decades of the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European Union: progress, challenges and the road ahead

This report marks twenty years since the European Union (EU) signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and reflects on the EU’s...

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...



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WHO and IOM are partnering with the EU for better health of refugees and displaced people from Ukraine

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The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to support countries in improving the access to health care services for refugees and displaced people from Ukraine under the Temporary Protection Directive activated by the EU on 4 March 2022 following the onset of the war in Ukraine.

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Country Support and Partnerships (CPA), Ukraine