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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“When you need help, people will come”

Ukraine

27 Sep 2024

Dr Iryna Vlasenko is a Ukrainian pharmacist and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. She lives with type 1 diabetes.&nbsp; She remembers her reaction to being told she had diabetes, 31 years ago: “I could not accept my diagnosis. I was a student. I was a very active person in every way, dancing, doing sport. This couldn’t be happening to me, it wasn’t possible. A condi...

27 Sep 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Türkiye-Syria: Protecting the overlooked and vulnerable in the wake of the earthquakes

Syrian Arab Republic

01 Mar 2024

How do health workers respond when a massive earthquake hits the city they live in? What is the immediate response and what comes second? What is the role of the World Health Organization in a large-scale natural disaster like the one that struck Türkiye and Syria approximately a year ago?&nbsp; The February 2023 earthquakes quickly became an unprecedented challenge for the WHO team in Gaziant...

01 Mar 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

“Don’t give up on people” – Dauren’s story of mental health rehabilitation in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

25 Feb 2024

Nearly 6 million people in Kazakhstan have at least one health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation services, research from 2019 shows. Out of those 5 845 234 people, who make up almost a third of the total population, 4.6% – more than 260 000 people – have mental health challenges.&nbsp; Dauren Mukhamedzhanov, 42, is one of them. His story attests to why access to well-coordi...

25 Feb 2024

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Managing cancer pain for a better life: a story from the Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova

05 Feb 2024

When Dr Liliana Voloceai prescribed opioids to treat pain – or “narcotics” as they are widely called in the Republic of Moldova – to an older patient with advanced stage cervical cancer, the woman’s family viewed this as a sign that she was close to death. However, as time passed, the patient regained her strength and lived longer than all expectations. And that is not a miracle, says...

05 Feb 2024

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