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Title: Two million confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the European Region
Description: A grim milestone has passed as reported confirmed COVID-19 deaths from countries in the WHO European Region have exceeded 2 million people. While this number is devastating, it represents a fraction of the overall deaths directly and indirectly associated with COVID-19, as WHO’s report on excess mortality during the pandemic has shown.
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Title: Statement – Hope at the heart of Ukraine’s health response, recovery and reconstruction
Description: 17 May 2022, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
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Title: Losing the guiding light in your life – the story of a father taken too soon by COVID-19
Description: “My father was my supporter, my friend and my role model. I remember when I was at university, I was having a bit of a hard time and my dad – as he always did – came to comfort and reassure me. This was emblematic of the relationship we had as father and son.”
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Title: Climate change is increasing the risk of heatwaves: preparing for a warm and dry summer in the European Region
Description: As climate change is projected to significantly increase people’s exposure to heatwaves, and European weather services are expecting summers to be warmer and drier, WHO/Europe calls on countries to take measures to avoid adverse health impacts.
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Title: First-ever meeting of WHO mental health coalition focuses on Ukrainians’ resilience and concrete steps towards change
Description: The first-ever meeting of the Pan-European Mental Health Coalition, a new network of organizations and individuals aiming to transform mental health systems across the WHO European Region, gathered to discuss ways to support the mental health of people in Ukraine.
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Title: The importance of mass casualty training in the context of the war in Ukraine: an interview with Professor Johan von Schreeb
Description: Johan von Schreeb is Professor of Global Disaster Medicine in the Department of Global Public Health at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and leads the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters, a WHO collaborating centre that runs courses in global disaster medicine. Most recently, he has been rolling out mass casualty training in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.