The WHO European Region remains malaria free
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 25.04.2017
In 2015, the WHO European Region became the first in the world to achieve interruption of indigenous malaria transmission and, in 2016, to be declared malaria free. One year later, the Region has maintained this status, further contributing to the 2030 elimination targets of the WHO Global technical strategy for malaria and the Agenda for Sustainable Development. On World Malaria Day 2017, WHO places a special focus on prevention as a critical strategy for advancing towards these global targets.
In order to prevent the return of malaria to the Region, it will be necessary for European countries to:
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sustain political commitment;
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maintain vigilance to test and treat all malaria cases promptly;
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understand how malaria transmission could be reintroduced and the risk it poses; and
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prepare to take immediate action if local malaria transmission resumes.
Joint statement by Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe, and Dr Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission on the occasion of European Immunization Week
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 24.04.2017
European Union/Lieven Creemers
WHO Regional Director for Europe Zsuzsanna Jakab and European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis
Vaccination – we must not take the benefits for granted
Vaccines have contributed to the health and wellbeing of everyone alive today in the European Union and the wider WHO European Region. In the last 60 years, immunization has saved more children's lives than any other medical intervention.
Unions Worldwide Demand an ILO Convention to Stop Gender-Based Violence at Work
Извор: WUNRN - 24.04.2017
IFJ – International Federation of Journalists
Support an ILO Convention to Stop Gender-Based Violence at Work - 14-Page Document
Fact Sheet on Gender-Based Violence at Work – 3 Pages
Gender-based violence is one of the most prevalent and tolerated human rights violations in the world. More than 35% of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual violence and between 40% and 50% of women experience unwanted sexual advances, physical contact or other forms of sexual harassment at work.
The IFJ is standing alongside the Global Trade Union Movement in taking action to end gender-based violence at work and campaigning for a new international labour convention to tackle the various forms of gender-based violence that occur in the world of work.
Informal Workers & Collective Action: A Global Perspective
Извор: WUNRN - 24.04.2017
Informal Workers and Collective Action features nine cases of collective action to improve the status and working conditions of informal workers. Adrienne E. Eaton, Susan J. Schurman, and Martha A. Chen set the stage by defining informal work and describing the types of organizations that represent the interests of informal workers and the lessons that may be learned from the examples presented in the book. Cases from a diverse set of countries—Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Liberia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uruguay—focus on two broad types of informal workers: “waged” workers, including port workers, beer promoters, hospitality and retail workers, domestic workers, low-skilled public sector workers, and construction workers; and self-employed workers, including street vendors, waste recyclers, and minibus drivers
Intersections Between Women’s Economic, Social & Cultural Rights: Land, Health, & Work
Извор: WUNRN - 24.04.2017
UN International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
UN Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) is a collaboration of groups and individuals around the world working to secure economic and social justice through human rights.
ESCR-Net’s Women and ESCR Working Group briefing paper series focuses on the intersection between women and specific economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) issues. The papers present specific and systemic challenges to the realization of women’s ESCR in practice and explore progressive approaches to the application of a substantive equality perspective. The papers draw primarily upon ESCR-Net members’ work in different areas, and are further informed by and enhanced through dialogue with other experts in this field.
Illegal Adoptions - UN Special Rapporteur Report 2017
Извор: WUNRN - 23.04.2017
UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution & Child Pornography – Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Children/Pages/ChildrenIndex.aspx
Direct Link to Full 24-Page Special Rapporteur Report to the UN Human Rights Council 2017: http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/34/55
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21308&LangID=E
Illegal Adoptions: States Must Tackle the Pressure of Demand, & Ensure Redress for Victims
Women Employees Need to Speak Up About What They Need - For Better Work-Life Balance
Извор: WUNRN - 22.04.2017
Women should feel free to speak up about what is important to them. Image: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
By Madeline Farber - Reporter, Fortune
April 12, 2017 - Arianna Huffington says companies don't always know what their female employees need—unless women tell them.
"Women should feel free to speak up about what is important to them," said the former editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and current CEO of Thrive Global, during a panel discussion at the New York Times' Women in the World Summit on Thursday. Huffington added that many female employees at Thrive Global have expressed the desire to take their children to school early in the morning—at time that usually conflicts with work.
Urgent response needed for viral hepatitis
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 21.04.2017
Ministry of Health, Georgia
21 April 2017 – New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The WHO Global hepatitis report, 2017 indicates that the large majority of these people lack access to life-saving testing and treatment. As a result, millions of people are at risk of a slow progression to chronic liver disease, cancer, and death.
Vaccination protects health at every stage of life
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 21.04.2017
WHO/M. Bring
On 24–30 April 2017, the European Region celebrates European Immunization Week (EIW), an annual initiative that raises awareness of the importance of immunization for people’s health and well-being. This year, under the slogan #VaccinesWork, stakeholders in all countries will focus on the importance and benefits of immunization at every stage of life.
Inspiration tour to North Karelia: 45 successful years of reducing coronary heart disease mortality the community way
Извор: Светска здравствена организација – 21.04.2017
Photo story - WHO organizes study tour to North Karelia, Finland
In 1972, Finland had the highest rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in the world, and the region of North Karelia in eastern Finland had the highest rate in the country. To address this issue, the region initiated what is known as the North Karelia Project, a far-reaching, community-based intervention that aims to reduce CHD mortality by encouraging healthier habits and cutting down on risk factors such as high cholesterol intake and smoking.
The project is still active today and has produced remarkable results. During the 40-year period from 1972 to 2012, CHD mortality in North Karelia decreased by 82% among working-age men and 84% among women.
Five years into the Decade of Vaccines
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 20.04.2017
20 April 2017 – World Immunization Week, celebrated 24–30 April 2017, promotes the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Today, there are still 19.4 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world.
The power of vaccines: Still not fully utilized
European Immunization Week 2017 - 24–30 April 2017
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 20.04.2017
European Immunization Week (EIW) is celebrated across the European Region every April to raise awareness of the importance of immunization for people’s health and well-being. Under the slogan "Vaccines work" EIW 2017 will focus on the need for and benefits of immunization at every stage in life.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/events/events/2017/04/european-immunization-week-2017