WHO Health Emergencies Programme

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Report of the fourth plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region: virtual meeting, 5-6 December 2024
3 October 2025

Report of the fourth plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the risk...

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Exercise JADE 2024: report
30 June 2025

Exercise JADE 2024: report

In November 2024, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme for the WHO Regional Office for Europe conducted a functional simulation exercise called the Joint...

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Report of the third plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region: Lisbon, Portugal, 17–18 April 2024
6 May 2025

Report of the third plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on risk communication, community...

The third plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (‎TAG)‎ on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (‎RCCE-IM)‎...

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Documents

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27 June 2025

Communicating uncertainty in health emergencies - guidance and tips
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27 June 2025

Joint public health advice for EuroPride events 2025 in Portugal

EuroPride 2025 brings Europe’s largest LGBTQI+ celebration to Lisbon, Portugal, from 14 to 21 June 2025. During the event, Lisbon transforms historic...

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24 June 2025

Protecting your health during wildfires - brochure

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Our work

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Enhancing national diagnostic surge capacities with rapid response mobile laboratories in emergencies

Developing health security capacities in countries through a costed strategic and operational planning process

Communicating risks in emergencies

Empowering communities to protect themselves

News

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11 August 2025
News release

Emergency preparedness saves lives amid Romania’s catastrophic floods
5 August 2025
News release

2024 emergency annual report: WHO’s health response in Ukraine
4 July 2025
News release

Continuity of care: European Union and WHO install modular health facilities in Ukraine
4 July 2025
News release

Community views inform health system recovery in war-affected areas of Ukraine

Multimedia

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5 August 2025

The mental health impact of Long COVID
1 August 2025

Sick and severely wounded children med-evacuated from Gaza to Italy
8 May 2025

Five facts about dengue
2 May 2025

A zest for life: how the medevac programme helped a badly burned Ukrainian boy survive and thrive