WHO/Europe Corporate Newsletter

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - MAY 2012

FEATURE

WHO/Europe has published the latest report from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, based on interviews with over 200 000 young people. The study collects data and produces an international report every four years on the health, well-being, social environments and health behaviours of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys and girls.

WHO report reveals teenagers do not get a fair deal on health [2]

Widespread inequalities mean that many young people in the WHO European Region and North America are not as healthy as they could be, according to the new report.

Video report of HBSC launch event on 2 May 2012 [3]

NEWS

Eliminating malaria from Europe by 2015: realistic and attainable [4]
25-04-2012
Intensive anti-malaria interventions have cut the number of reported autochthonous malaria cases in the WHO European Region from 90 712 in 1995 to 102 in 2011. World Malaria Day is 25 April.

Health workers: on the front line for vaccination [5]
23-04-2012
Health professionals are the most important source of information for people making decisions about their and their families’ health.
European Immunization Week (21-27 April 2012) focused on the vital role of front-line health workers on the success of national immunization programmes.

Forum finalizes Health 2020 policy framework [6]
23-04-2012
The third meeting of the European Health Policy Forum of High-level Government Officials took place in Brussels, Belgium on 19–20 April 2012. The Forum advised WHO/Europe on the final shape of the Health 2020 policy framework and three other key documents that will be submitted to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2012.

Are patients in control of their health care? European conference promotes patient-centred health systems [7]
11-04-2012
Health systems are usually organized to deliver care to patients with the professional at the centre. But this traditional view of the
relationship between patients and doctors is being review at the first European Conference on Patient Empowerment, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 11–12 April 2012.

Deaths from tobacco in Europe [8]
11-04-2012
Before the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into force in 2005, 16% of all deaths in adults aged over 30 years in the WHO European Region were due to tobacco.

More news [9]

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Health effects of black carbon [10]
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution, and was only recently recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's atmosphere. This report presents the results of a systematic review of evidence of the health effects of black carbon in ambient air.

Social determinants of health and well-being among young people. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2009/2010 survey [11]
The latest addition to a series of HBSC reports on young people’s health, this report presents findings from the 2009/2010 survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 43 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America.

More publications [12]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Webcast of health-financing course [13]
Introductory presentation: Monday, 14 May, 11.00–12.30 CEST
Keynote session: Wednesday, 16 May, 13.30–15.30 CEST

Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly [14]
21–26 May 2012

World No Tobacco Day [15]
31 May 2012

FROM COUNTRIES

Health minister of Turkmenistan visits WHO/Europe [16]
04-05-2012

Switzerland launches strategic plan to prevent and control tuberculosis [17]
03-05-2012

Primary care structure and provision in Romania: report launched [18]
02-05-2012

New publication – Tobacco Control in Turkey: Story of commitment and leadership [19]
02-05-2012

Malta launches obesity strategy [20]
01-05-2012

Strengthening national policies on NCD prevention and control in the Republic of Moldova [21]
01-05-2012

De-worming campaign in Tajikistan launched [22]
20-04-2012

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