World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 3 min read
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Poland: Understanding the mental health and psychosocial needs of Ukraine’s refugees – Olga’s story

Olga is a 20-year-old medical student who we met at a makeshift refugee shelter in eastern Poland. A few days ago, she was studying in Kyiv, but is now one of the millions of refugees f... Read More
World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 3 min read
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Placing children and young people’s mental health at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery, WHO/Europe and Greece launch new programme for European Region

Today, the Ministry of Health of Greece and WHO/Europe launched a new programme to support and promote the quality of mental health care of children and adolescents in all 53 countries... Read More
World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 4 min read
Newsroom
Running the health response to Ukraine’s emergency: Interview with WHO Representative Jarno Habicht

Jarno Habicht has worked with WHO for the last 19 years and served as WHO Representative (WR) in Ukraine since 2018. He answers questions about WHO’s preparation for armed conflicts in... Read More
World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
Newsroom
Taxes on sweetened drinks: WHO explains how to make them an effective health measure

Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) can help countries fight noncommunicable diseases and make people healthier – but this measure can be more effective if taxes are developed in... Read More
World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
Newsroom
Hungary: the importance of mental health and psychosocial support to refugees and displaced people – one mother’s story of a life upended through the Ukraine war

In normal times, Maria Bilovodska runs a successful fashion brand in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. These are not normal times. In the registration centre of Hungary’s Beregsurány border cros... Read More
World Health Organization
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
Newsroom
Hungary: the importance of mental health and psychosocial support to refugees and displaced people – one mother’s story of a life upended through the Ukraine war

In normal times, Maria Bilovodska runs a successful fashion brand in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. These are not normal times. In the registration centre of Hungary’s Beregsurány border cros... Read More