Viral hepatitis can be eliminated in the WHO European Region by 2030 – here’s how
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Viral hepatitis can be eliminated in the WHO European Region by 2030 – here’s how

It is possible to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 if leaders, particularly in highly affected countries, take action now. Globally, one person dies every 30…

27 July 2021 · 5 min read

Belarus: modern technology provides a lifeline to deaf people during the pandemic
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Belarus: modern technology provides a lifeline to deaf people during the pandemic

During the pandemic, the wearing of masks has introduced a new, unexpected challenge for the estimated 10 000 hearing-impaired people in Belarus: the inability to read lips. With this key…

27 July 2021 · 2 min read

Uzbekistan taps into its primary health workforce to expand hepatitis testing and treatment
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Uzbekistan taps into its primary health workforce to expand hepatitis testing and treatment

Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (CDAF) A pilot project in Uzbekistan has demonstrated that trained and empowered primary health care professionals help increase testing and improve management of chronic viral…

27 July 2021 · 4 min read

WHO/Europe releases report on mechanisms for improving transparency of markets for medicines, vaccines and health products
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WHO/Europe releases report on mechanisms for improving transparency of markets for medicines, vaccines and health products

Two years after World Health Assembly Resolution 72.8 was agreed on improving the transparency of markets for medicines, vaccines and other health products, WHO/Europe has released a report identifying and…

26 July 2021 · 3 min read

Tajikistan completes second round of immunization campaign against circulating poliovirus
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Tajikistan completes second round of immunization campaign against circulating poliovirus

Over 1.2 million children in Tajikistan received oral polio vaccine in the second round of the supplemental immunization campaign completed on 5 July 2021. The immunization campaign was conducted in…

26 July 2021 · 2 min read

Security Council calls for ‘immediate reversal’ of Turkish and Turkish Cypriots decision on Varosha 
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Security Council calls for ‘immediate reversal’ of Turkish decision on Varosha

The Security Council said in a statement released on Friday that settling any part of the abandoned Cypriot suburb of Varosha, “by people other than its inhabitants, is “inadmissible”. 

23 July 2021 · 2 min read