What We've Achieved Together: Report of the Regional Director on the Work of WHO in the European Region in 2010-2011

by Centers of Disease Control

Overview

In her first report as WHO Regional Director for Europe, Zsuzsanna Jakab describes what has been achieved in 2010-2011 by combining the forces of the WHO Regional Office for Europe and its 53 Member States, to address the gaps in health and health-system development within and between countries, epidemiological changes such as the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases in Europe, and the challenges of the financial crisis, and to take the opportunities offered by the value given to health as a driver of growth, the strength of the scientific knowledge base and developments in information technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789289014250
Publisher:	World Health Organization
Publication date:	02/27/2013
Pages:	69
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

WHO Regional Office for Europe

Table of Contents

What we've achieved together 1

The vision: adoption and content 2

Progress towards the milestones in 2010-2011 3

About this report 5

Overarching priorities 6

New European health policy: Health 2020 6

Essential support: corporate functions 8

Communicable diseases 17

HIV/AIDS 17

Tuberculosis 18

Malaria 19

Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization 19

Influenza 22

Antimicrobial resistance 23

Noncommunicable diseases 25

European action plan shaped in a global context 25

Alcohol 26

Tobacco control 27

Nutrition 27

Mental health 28

Injuries 29

Patient, citizen and community empowerment 30

Support to country-based activities on individual diseases 30

Health promotion throughout the life-course 31

Maternal and perinatal health 31

Childhood and adolescence 31

Sexual and reproductive health 32

Active and healthy ageing 33

MDGs 33

Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion 34

Strengthening of health systems 35

Strengthening of health systems 35

Supporting universal coverage and minimizing the effects of the financial crisis 36

Action plan to strengthen public health 37

Support to health personnel 37

Patient empowerment 38

Information 38

Environment and health 39

Next steps in the European environment and health process 39

Environmental determinants of health 40

Chernobyl commemoration 41

Preparedness, surveillance and response 42

IHR implementation and compliance 42

Preparedness 42

Alert and response 43

Evidence and information as basis for policy-making 45

Integrated health-information system and strategy for Europe 45

Tools 46

Publishing 46

References 47

Annex. Implementation of the programme budget for 2010-2011 59