27-04-2021
WHO
WHO s Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, and the Minister of Health of Greece, Dr Vassilis Kikilias, at the opening of WHO s Office for Quality of Care and Patient Safety.
During his visit to Greece last week, WHO’s Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, opened a new centre of excellence in Athens focusing on quality of care and patient safety. Alongside the Minister of Health of Greece, Dr Vassilis Kikilias, the Regional Director spoke of the importance of this new office in working to strengthen quality of care in south-eastern and Mediterranean countries of the WHO European Region.
19-04-2021
Dr Hans Kluge speaks with a representative of Carusel during a visit to Bucharest, Romania.
Leaving no one behind in health has taken on a greater sense of urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic. On a country visit coinciding with World Health Day, the WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, highlighted the importance of equity in health to decision-makers, while also meeting with patients and health-care workers delivering health care to people who find themselves in difficult circumstances.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is an important part of bringing the pandemic to an end. But key to the ongoing roll-out is ensuring that priority groups are vaccinated no matter their status or living conditions.
25-02-2021
WHO/Malin Bring
“At the beginning of the pandemic, I struggled a lot. I had to start taking antidepressants. I didn’t see anyone because I was scared, even if I was only going to the supermarket . I started seeing people again slowly but it is still hard sometimes because I feel as if I am locked between four walls and cannot go anywhere. And that causes me a lot of anxiety. Having my friends close by helps me cope.”
This experience, voiced by a 26-year-old living in Belgium, was just one of many perspectives which mental health experts brought to the table for the first meeting of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 in the WHO European Region. The participants, drawn from across the Region, represent scientific experts in the field of COVID-19 and mental health, service providers and managers on the front line, mental health service users, family advocates, and COVID-19 survivors.
Baku, January 15, AZERTAC
“The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world and brought many countries to a standstill. The virus has swept through our nations, communities and lives, exploiting gaps in our emergency preparedness, weaknesses in our health systems and inequalities in our societies. It is a human tragedy and a global crisis. As we have stepped into 2021, we look back to 2020 what have we learned, what have we achieved, and what hope is on the horizon?” says an article by representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Azerbaijan, Dr. Hande Harmanci and WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge headlined “2020: The year we understood the true value of health”.