Today, the World Health Organization’s Europe chief raised concerns about healthcare in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. He called for an inquiry into more than 200 attacks on the healthcare sector. According to Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, every third patient in the conflict zone had difficulty accessing medicines. According to him, … Read more
COPENHAGEN – Two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, Europe could soon enter a “long period of tranquility” due to high vaccination rates, the milder Omicron variant and the end of winter, the WHO said on Thursday. “This period of higher protection should be seen as a ceasefire that could bring us enduring peace”, WHO Europe director Hans Kluge … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Dec 7, 2021 (AFP) – The World Health Organization in Europe on Tuesday called for better protection of children against Covid-19, with five-to-14-year-olds currently the most infected group. Mandatory vaccines should also be “an absolute last resort and only applicable when all other feasible options to improve vaccination uptake have been exhausted,” regional director for WHO Europe, … Read more
