Good to be in Ukraine again, and so impressed to witness the unwavering commitment of Ukraine‘s health and care workers 👏👏👏

From shaping the Pan-European Network for Disease Control -convened by WHO/Europe- to addressing health workforce burnout, among other issues.

A partnership in health exemplified during today's visit from Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency. 🙏

Signed today! New 2-year agreement with WHO/Europe & Ministrstvo za zdravje Slovenia to work together on emergency prep, NCD best buys, health financing, a new PHC strategy, a health labour market analysis, health equity & implementing ICD11

+🙏 Minister Rupel for supporting our NCD work

Together w/ WHO team & Deputy Minister of Health Serhii Dubrov, we are in Kherson Oblast, where 80% of health facilities are damaged or destroyed. We open a modular health unit and brining emergency health services closer to Ukrainian communities at the frontlines
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Today, together with our WHO team and w/ Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of 🇺🇦, we visited Lyman, Donetsk Oblast to deliver essential medicines & equipment for the local people & meet health workers, providing care to patients in eastern Ukraine amid the war

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.World Health Organization (WHO) & Ministry of Health of Ukraine signed Biennial Collaborative Agreement to enhance partnership for 2024-2025. It sets a framework for further cooperation to maintain resilience of #Ukraine 's health system amid the war, continuing the reform agenda & moving towards the health system recovery

Within the newly signed BCA, today delighted to hand over 20 ambulances together w/Gundo Weiler to Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine. Equipped with the life-supporting devices, they will provide emergency care to critical patients during transportation in Ukraine 🇺🇦

.World Health Organization (WHO) donated 20 ambulances to Ministry of Health of Ukraine to ensure emergency care provision during medical transportation to hospitals amid the war.
Designed as mobile intensive care units, cars will be used to provide the necessary care for patients who need extra life-supporting activities

.Gundo Weiler noted that WHO/Europe is interested in stepping up engagement with civil society and have done a lot engaging its representatives into activities of WHO Euro governing bodies, discussions & design of programmatic work, and plan to enhance regular dialogue further.

Today Gundo Weiler, during his mission to #Ukraine , & Jarno Habicht with WHO team met representatives from civil society organizations during the dedicated roundtable. World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its unwavering commitment to continue supporting 🇺🇦 in addressing urgent health needs during war.

The WHO team also met with the dedicated students engaged in the #EU - #WHO 'Youth for Health' initiative. These young changemakers are actively raising awareness about the crucial importance of vaccines at primary healthcare centers. 🌍💉 EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 #VaccinesSaveLives

Dr. Gundo Weiler, WHO/Europe's Regional Emergency Director a.i. , toured #Yerevan 's PHCs to learn about catch-up vaccination and refugee integration into primary care. He expressed gratitude to healthcare workers for providing extra care and support to the refugee community.🏥🙏

Pleasure to meet 🇦🇲 D/MOH Lena Nanushyan and discuss her clear vision on health reform, boosting quality of care, financing and PHC. 👏 impressed by your and MOH‘s restless support NK refugees - WHO Armenia and WHO/Europe will continue to be by your side. #UHCforALL

💉How to boost vaccine acceptance in real life? In Armenia 🇦🇲Martina talks to 👩‍👧young mothers and teenagers as a youth volunteer in a PHC clinic - peer advice that works 👏👏👏

#Migrant & #refugee data is incomplete & of insufficient quality in European health information systems 🏥📊
- mainly due to various political factors.

For truly inclusive healthcare policies, this gap must be closed.

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3 days of #RC73Astana resulted in decisions & resolutions on:
✅strengthening the health & care workforce
✅advancing preparedness for emergencies
✅addressing the threat of antimicrobial resistance
✅action on refugee & migrant health

Full wrap-up here👉 tinyurl.com/ynych6n6

The plan lays out 5 action pillars for better refugee & migrant health through 2030:
☂inclusion in #UHC
⚠inclusive disaster & emergency policies
💚inclusive environments
📊stronger migration health governance
🤝new partnerships
#Health4All

To address both acute needs & long-term integration in inclusive health systems, Member States today adopted the new action plan for refugee & migrant health in the WHO European Region 2023-2030! 👏
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More👉who.int/europe/news/it…

Major step forward with the adoption of the Action Plan for refugee and migrant health:

✅ For better migration policies
✅ To harness opportunities of migration to make health systems more resilient
✅ Ensuring health for all, no matter where you come from

#RC73Astana

Morning running tour with Gundo Weiler in Berlin to explore and learn before busy day