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Nanotechnology and human health: scientific evidence and risk governance: report of the WHO expert meeting: 10–11 December 2012, Bonn, Germany
(2013, WHO/EURO:2013-4491-44254-62511)Nanotechnology, the science and application of objects smaller than 100 nanometres, is evolving rapidly in many fields. Besides the countless beneficial applications, including in health and medicine, concerns exist on adverse health consequences of unintended human exposure to nanomaterials. In the 2010 Parma Declaration on Environment and Health, ministers of health and of environment of the 53 Member States of the WHO Regional Office for Europe listed the health implications of nanotechnology and nanoparticles among the key environment and ... -
National and international strategies to improve the work environment and workers' safety and health : report on a WHO planning group, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-9 December 1995
(1996, EUR/ICP/OCH 152 RB (2) (A))Work-related harm to health imposes a significant burden on national economies; occupational accidents, and premature mortality and work incapacity can cause losses of 3-5% and 10-15% of the gross national product, respectively. The WHO Regional Office for Europe, in collaboration with the International Labour Office (ILO), the Commission of the European Communities, and the Centre of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Disease in Prague, organized a meeting to explore the need and opportunities for concerted action by international organizations ... -
National health emergency risk communication: capacity-mapping package: emergency lifecycle phase method
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2995-42753-59641)The ERC capacity-mapping tool is used to identify needs and gaps in order to strengthen national ERC. The aim is to review priorities for intervention to be included in the ERC plan and in a national ERC capacity-building roadmap. -
National health emergency risk communication: capacity-mapping package: four-core capacity method
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2994-42752-59639)In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC. It comprises: -
National health emergency risk communication: plan-adoption package
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2998-42756-59647)In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC. It comprises: 1. Training; 2. Capacity-mapping; 3. Plan writing; 4. Plan testing; and 5. Plan adoption. Adoption of a national health ERC plan – step five of the ERC five-step package – supports countries in integrating their tested plan into a national response framework or ... -
National health emergency risk communication: plan-testing package
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2997-42755-59645)In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC. It comprises: 1. Training; 2. Capacity-mapping; 3. Plan writing; 4. Plan testing; and 5. Plan adoption. The aim of ERC plan testing – step four of the ERC five-step package – is to support countries in testing their national health ERC plan. In the ERC five-step capacity-building ... -
National health emergency risk communication: plan-writing package
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2996-42754-59643)In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC. It comprises: -
National health emergency risk communication: training package
(2018, WHO/EURO:2018-2993-42751-59637)In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC. It comprises: -
National healthy cities networks
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National multisectoral multidisciplinary workshop for development of detailed implementation of the draft Action Plan for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in North Macedonia until 2025: Skopje, North Macedonia, 30–31 October 2018
(2019, WHO/EURO:2019-3651-43410-60951EUR/00/50)The leading causes of death in North Macedonia are cardiovascular diseases and cancer, together accounting for 76% of all deaths, compared to 64.6% in 1991. To respond to this challenge, a situation analysis has been performed in the country and a draft Action Plan of Noncommunicable Diseases of North Macedonia was prepared in 2017 for the period until 2025.On 30 - 31 October 2018 a workshop was organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, to establish a detailed plan for multisectoral implementation of the Action Plan for the period 2019-2020. -
National profile of occupational health system in Finland
(2012, WHO/EURO:2012-8462-48234-71634)A national profile of the occupational health system is an important instrument for policy-making and programme development, as recommended by the WHO Global Plan of Action on Workers’ Health and the ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention. This document provides an overall picture of the current status of governance of workers’ health in Finland, focusing on the national policy framework, priorities for action, objectives and targets, mechanisms for implementation, and human and financial resources for protecting ... -
National programmes for elimination of asbestos-related diseases: review and assessment: 7–8 June 2011, Bonn
(2012, WHO/EURO:2012-8614-48386-71832)The WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (Bonn) convened a meeting of representatives of the selected Member States and international experts for cooperative implementation of the Parma commitment regarding asbestos control in June 2011. A short survey carried out by the WHO before the meeting showed that, out of 53 Member States of the WHO European Region, more than 30 countries banned all types of asbestos as of 2011. Country situations of asbestos control policies were presented according to the format provided by the WHO. In the EU ... -
National situational analysis of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities in Serbia: summary report
(2020, WHO/EURO:2020-5633-45398-64964)Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and adequate waste management in health care facilities is an essential aspect of ensuring high-quality health care. A resolution on WASH services in health care facilities was adopted at the Seventy-second World Health Assembly in May 2019, stressing the importance of adequate WASH services in achieving universal health coverage and re-emphasizing WASH-related commitments, such as those expressed by the Sustainable Development Goals. In the WHO European Region, countries have also committed ... -
National tuberculosis programme managers’ meeting: Sinaia, Romania, 27–28 September 2004
(2005, WHO/EURO:2005-4058-43817-61688EUR/04/5049254)The WHO European Region confronts critically important challenges. Across the Region the challenges are multiple and varied. To the east, rates of HIV (and HIV-associated tuberculosis) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are climbing, health systems remain frail, surveillance and laboratory services are underresourced, and in places political commitment is inadequate. To the west, TB in marginalized populations, such as migrant populations and the elderly, represents a challenge. In addition, political commitment to Directly Observed ...