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Croatia: health and employment
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Participation as a driver of health equity
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Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Annual report 2018
(2018)This report describes resistance data gathered through the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) network from 10 countries in the WHO European Region – Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine – and Kosovo (in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)). The fourth CAESAR report includes resistance data from Ukraine for the first time, provides a ... -
Эпиднадзор за устойчивостью к Противомикробным препаратам в Центральной Азии и Восточной Европе: Ежегодный доклад 2018
(2019)В этом докладе представлены данные об устойчивости к противомикробным препаратам (УПП), собранные через Сеть эпиднадзора за УПП в Центральной Азии и Восточной Европе (CAESAR) в 10 странах Европейского региона ВОЗ (Беларусь, Босния и Герцеговина, бывшая югославская Республика Македония, Грузия, Российская Федерация, Сербия,Турция, Украина, Черногория, Швейцария и Косово [в соответствии с резолюцией Совета Безопасности Организации Объединенных Наций 1244 (1999 г.)]. В четвертый доклад CAESAR впервые вошли данные из Украины. В нем также дан ... -
Policy coherence as a driver of health equity
(2019)Health is a human right and therefore states must ensure access to timely and affordable health care of appropriate quality, and provide for the underlying determinants of health, such as safe and potable water, sanitation, food, housing, health-related information and education, decent work and gender equality. This highlights the need for coherent action across different policy domains. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provide the framework to advance policy coherence for health equity. As policy coherence concerns different ... -
Culture and reform of mental health care in central and eastern Europe
(2018)The WHO Regional Office for Europe, the WHO Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) and the National Institute of Mental Health (Czechia) convened a workshop on culture and reform of mental health care in central and eastern Europe on 2–3 October 2017 in Klecany, Czechia. The aim of this workshop was to improve understanding of the key cultural aspects that impact and drive mental health care reform in the central and eastern European region. This report outlines the key points and recommendations ... -
Assistive Technology in Tajikistan: Situational Analysis
(2019)This publication summarizes the current gaps, needs and opportunities for intervention in the field of assistive technology in Tajikistan. The situational analysis was conducted under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan and with technical support from the WHO Country Office, Tajikistan. It was undertaken in collaboration with different Government ministries and State agencies, development partners, United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, disabled people’s organizations and users ... -
Accountability as a driver of health equity
(2019)This paper highlights how accountability mechanisms and processes can play a vital role in driving progress on the Health 2020 and Sustainable Development Goals health equity commitments. Using concrete examples, it identifies how accountability mechanisms and processes assist countries in advancing on health equity and demonstrates how progress stalls when they are absent. It highlights how advancing on accountability requires engaging with multiple diverse actors at different levels in dynamic accountability processes, the importance of ... -
Action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the WHO European Region 2018–2023
(2019)The action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the WHO European Region, 2018–2023, aims to strengthen national and regional capacities to effectively prevent, prepare for, detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies and to provide support to affected countries, when necessary. It takes into account actions taken and lessons learned in the European Region since the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) entered into force in 2007, and as presented in the guiding document EUR/RC67/13, on accelerating ... -
Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Europe
(2019)Out-of-pocket payments for health can create a financial barrier to access, resulting in unmet need, or lead to financial hardship for people using health services. This report brings together for the first time data on unmet need and financial hardship to assess whether people living in Europe can afford to pay for health care. Drawing on contributions from national experts in 24 countries, the report shows that financial hardship varies widely in Europe, and that there is room for improvement even in high-income countries that provide ... -
Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in refugees and migrants: Technical guidance
(2019)This technical guidance outlines current best practice, evidence and knowledge in order to inform policy and programme development in the area of noncommunicable disease management and control for refugees and migrants. It highlights key principles, summarizes priority actions and challenges, maps available resources and tools and provides policy options and practical recommendations to improve noncommunicable disease-related interventions for refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region. The target audience for this document includes ...
