Second European Programme of Work 2026–2030 (EPW2)

WHO / Hedinn Halldorsson

Emergencies

A road is flooded; cars and people move and wade through the water, trying to deal with the situation.

Climate crisis: extreme weather

Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Ukraine emergency

Mpox

Latest news

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23 March 2026

Media release

European Region misses 1 in 5 TB cases, while drug-resistant strains remain among the worst globally

23 March 2026

News release

Norway’s new law shields children from marketing of unhealthy foods

17 March 2026

News release

Digital health equity gaps remain, but solutions are becoming clearer, new report shows

10 March 2026

News release

New joint WHO/Europe and European Observatory report outlines policy options to strengthen emergency care in hospitals

Statements from the Regional Director

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Regional Director

20 November 2025

Statement

Statement – No more lip service: it’s time for political courage to protect every survivor’s health and dignity

19 November 2025

Statement

Statement – Humanity must hold the pen: the European Region can write the story of ethical AI for health

5 November 2025

Statement

Statement – Safe water, sanitation and hygiene is a matter of survival, dignity and prosperity

10 October 2025

Statement

Statement – Healing hands, hurting minds

Photo stories

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2 March 2026

Celebrating the women on the front line of emergency response

24 December 2025

2025: A year of health security in action

Feature stories

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16 March 2026

Reflecting on years lost to long COVID: Susan’s experience

6 March 2026

Preventing the next outbreak: women on the frontlines of field epidemiology in Türkiye

Multimedia

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30 October 2025

Young people talk about what they expect from their health care systems

29 October 2025

RC75: Address by and report of the WHO Regional Director for Europe

WHO representatives sit at a table in front of WHO banner during a press briefing

13 October 2025

WHO/Europe Press Briefing: Mental health of Doctors and Nurses in Europe

Podcasts

Special Initiative on Violence against Women and Girls

Events

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2019 - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Myth-busters: debunking long COVID myths and misconceptions

30 January – 31 March 2026

Quadripartite One Health collaboration in Europe and Central Asia

1 April 2026

European Immunization Week 2026

19 – 25 April 2026

Rebooting health promotion: marking 40 years of the Ottawa Charter in the WHO European Region

29 – 30 April 2026

House highlights

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A new WHO Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine Development in Slovenia

12 March 2026

WHO technical briefing: novel tuberculosis vaccines and the Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Accelerator Council for countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia

27 February 2026 10:00 – 12:00 CET

From strategy to action: countries advance Health Promoting Schools agenda under new child and adolescent health strategy

26 February 2026

Global health diplomacy in focus at high-level dialogue in Ashgabat

20 February 2026

Partnerships

The WHO Regional Director for Europe, takes part in night outreach activities in Romania helping vulnerable people

Partnerships

Partnerships are essential for WHO to accomplish its mandated work. WHO/Europe collaborates with many institutions that support mission critical efforts and yield broad benefits to Member States.

Featured activities

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Improving health and well-being through nature

Improving primary health care for children and adolescents

Incorporating innovation and digital health to improve quality of care and patient safety

Strengthening long-term care systems

Featured health topics

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Populations and demographics

Ageing

Populations and demographics

Child and adolescent health and well-being

Disasters

Climate change

Health interventions

Vaccines and immunization