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Title: WHO re-assigns Islands and Small States Institute in Malta as collaborating centre
Description: The Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI) of the University of Malta, has been re-assigned as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Systems and Policies in Small States. The Institute was first designated as a WHO collaborating centre in 2017.
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Title: Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report
Description: Almost two thirds of adults and 1 in 3 children in the WHO European Region are living with overweight or obesity, and these rates are still growing. The new WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 warns of the serious health risks associated with rising levels of obesity. Obesity is among the top determinants of death and disability in the Region, the condition is a cause of 13 different types of cancer, and it needs to be treated and managed by multidisciplinary teams.
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Title: New WHO report: Europe can reverse its obesity “epidemic”
Description: The new WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, published on 3 May by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, reveals that overweight and obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions across the Region and are still escalating, with none of the 53 Member States of the Region currently on track to meet the WHO Global Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) target of halting the rise of obesity by 2025.
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Title: Immigration detention is harmful to health – alternatives to detention should be used
Description: A new report by WHO/Europe finds that immigration detention can have a severe impact on migrants' health, especially mental health, during and after release from detention. International law clearly states that immigration detention should only be used as a last resort, and never for children, yet immigration detention remains widely practised across the WHO European Region.
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Title: How Polish midwives help Ukrainian women fleeing their homes
Description: Amid the daily work of bringing newborns safely into this world, a group of Polish midwives collect necessities for Ukrainian women who arrive alone at the hospital to give birth. “It’s a small gesture that can hopefully bring sun for a moment,” says Martyna Grygiel-Kaczmarek, midwife at the St. Sophia Hospital in the Polish capital Warsaw.
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Title: Statement - First meeting of the WHO/Europe Mental Health Coalition – From debate to action
Description: 4 May 2022, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe