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- Imprisonment of women should be 'a last resort'
Experts and representatives of 30 countries, WHO and other organizations have endorsed the Kyiv Declaration, which states that criminal justice systems’ current arrangements for dealing with women offenders often fail to meet their basic and health needs, fall far short of meeting their human rights and should be urgently reviewed. - Reversing the tobacco epidemic: saving lives in south-eastern Europe
Tobacco is a leading contributor to disease in south-eastern Europe, and a project on tobacco control was launched in 2005. A new report features the challenges faced by the country project teams, and describes their activities and achievements. - Latvia: new Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile
The profile examines Latvia’s reform policies since independence, which include the adoption of a public health strategy, financing health care through a centralized state compulsory health insurance agency, regulating pharmaceutical pricing and introducing a centralized health management information system. - Republic of Moldova: new Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile and summary
Despite a limited resource base, the country has made real progress in rationalizing the health system, reducing the dominance of inpatient care and improving access to care through mandatory social health insurance. The new profile and summary provide facts, figures and analysis. - New training manual on environmental research
Working with key partners, WHO/Europe has just published a manual for young public health students on planning, conducting and publishing the findings of epidemiological research in environmental health. It draws on the experience of the Sumgayit Cancer Study in Azerbaijan; the international and Azeri researchers involved contributed directly to the manual and its toolkit, which includes model templates, budgets, a glossary and potential funding sources. - Health targets in Europe. Learning from experience
Health targets can help to improve the governance of health systems. A new book from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies draws on a series of case studies on the use of health targets, from Catalonia (Spain), England (United Kingdom), Flanders (Belgium), France, Germany, Hungary and the Russian Federation. - WHO symposium to inform the European environment and health research agenda
Is policy a direct result of available evidence? How do policy-makers and researchers deal with the need for evidence in uncertain situations? These key questions mark the relationship between policy-makers and scientists today. They will constitute the core of discussion as policy-makers and researchers from across the WHO European Region gather at the International Public Health Symposium on Environment and Health Research, in Madrid, Spain from 20–22 October 2008. - Climate change affecting health through food and water safety
A World Food Day event held in Rome, Italy today examines the spread of animal diseases such as bluetongue, and the possible increased use of agrichemicals. The event is held jointly by WHO/Europe, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Food Safety Authority. - Postgraduate training on tuberculosis (TB)
18th meeting of the TB Training and Education Collaborative, to discuss delivery, coordination and organization of new postgraduate training activities: Copenhagen, Denmark, 20–21 November 2008 - South-eastern Europe Health Network
20th meeting: Podgorica, Montenegro, 26–28 November 2008 - Improving paediatric hospital care
Planning meeting and training of trainers: Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1 and 2–5 December 2008, respectively - Social cohesion for adolescent mental well-being
What helps teenagers cope? Case studies look at what 14 countries are doing to promote young people’s mental well-being. - Caring for people with chronic conditions. A health system perspective.
The complex nature of many chronic diseases, which affect people in many different ways, requires a multifaceted response that will meet the needs of the individual patient. This book synthesizes the evidence on what we know works (or does not) in different circumstances. - Science for policy, policy for science: bridging the gap
Copenhagen and Madrid, 20 October 2008 - European city leaders pledge to involve health and health equity in all local policies
Copenhagen and Zagreb, 18 October 2008 - World Food Day event to discuss health implications of climate change
Copenhagen, Rome, 14 October 2008 - More than 10-fold difference in number of psychiatrists across Europe
Copenhagen, London, 10 October 2008 - Complex and persistent health issues in spotlight as WHO Director-General and Georgian President address WHO governing body in Tbilisi
Copenhagen, Tbilisi, 17 September 2008