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Title: WHO/Europe and ECDC joint press release: Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide, warns new report
Description: According to the latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)/World Health Organization (WHO) report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and monitoring in Europe, a sharp drop (24%) in reported TB cases between 2019 and 2020 was probably exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered detection and reporting.
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Title: Food, medical attention, a safe haven: Poland responds to the Ukraine crisis with an emphasis on the physical and mental health of refugees
Description: The central train station in Rzeszów has long been a busy transit point in south-eastern Poland, not far from the border with Ukraine. But in late February it took on a new role – a safe haven for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the escalating violence in their homeland, a place where they can receive free medical attention, a warm place to rest, a hot meal and even a welcome toy for their children.
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Title: Getting vaccinated while pregnant – one woman’s story of what persuaded her to get the jab
Description: As we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we recognize that pregnant women are one of the groups most vulnerable to developing serious illness and complications from COVID-19. Cara Jamieson, a breastfeeding specialist who works and volunteers in the north-east of Scotland, United Kingdom, discusses her decision to get vaccinated while pregnant.
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Title: WHO in the Republic of Moldova delivers much-needed health supplies to aid refugees from Ukraine
Description: On 25 February 2022 WHO delivered its first batch of health support to refugees coming from Ukraine, in a camp situated near the Palanca border crossing point. As of 2 March more than 112 000 people from Ukraine had sought refuge in Moldova, with more than 51 000, including 19 450 children, being accommodated in the country.
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Title: Ukraine’s most vulnerable children in a Kherson home, designed to keep them safe and healthy
Description: Irina is a child psychologist working in a children’s home in Kherson, southern Ukraine. The home is a sanctuary for children whose parents have found themselves in difficult life circumstances and are unable to cope with parenting responsibilities; that have been abandoned; or whose parents’ parental rights are being taken away for legal reasons.
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Title: Mental health community joins WHO/Europe for 2-day consultation on reform
Description: WHO/Europe recently connected mental health representatives from over half of the WHO European Region’s 53 Member States to ignite action on mental health. A 2-day consultation working towards comprehensive reform of the Region’s mental health systems involved more than 150 attendees from as far afield as the United Kingdom in the west to Kyrgyzstan in the east.