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Influenza: common questions answered
WHO recommends that people with a higher risk of developing serious health complications as a result of influenza be vaccinated against seasonal influenza every autumn. Because health care workers are more likely to catch influenza, and can pass it to patients, they should also be vaccinated.
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- Crown Princess Mary of Denmark underlines importance of universal vaccination in address to Tajik medical students
- Danish Crown Princess Mary to visit Tajikistan to promote mother and child health, immunization
- Regional Director presents World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) award to Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
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WHO has been awarded the annual European Lung Foundation award for improving the lung health of millions of people by providing outdoor air quality guidelines.
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Supplemental immunization against measles and rubella continues in Azerbaijan
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Trends in health systems in the former Soviet countriesAfter the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the countries that emerged from it faced myriad challenges. Over two decades later, this book analyses the progress that twelve of these countries have made in reforming their health systems.
Economic crisis, health systems and health in Europe: impact and implications for policyThis new document summarizes the findings of a joint study by WHO/Europe and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies analyzing the impact of health policy responses to the crisis in Europe from 2008 to 2013.
Health system responses to financial pressures in IrelandHow did the Irish health system respond to the financial pressure created by the crisis? How did the policy changes introduced affect the health system's performance? These are some of the questions this book addresses.
Everything you always wanted to know about European Union Health Policies but were afraid to askWhat does the European Union mean for health and health systems? More than one would think. This short book makes EU health policy in its entirety (and complexity) accessible to political and technical debate.
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Tajikistan: highlighting maternal and child health issues
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