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Scaling #innovation means adapting it to different contexts - and making it sustainable. This was one of the main topics of the WHO #RC76 side event this week.
The WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform helps countries reach practical innovations.
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At the #RC76 side event “Showcasing #innovation for public health”, WHO/Europe and partners discussed how to move from ideas and scientific data to solutions that can be implemented and scaled - a vision in line with the WHO #EPW2.
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At the #RC76 side event “Showcasing #innovation for public health”, participants highlighted—many promising ideas already exist. The real challenge is making them work in health systems, sustainably and at scale.
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Tatiana Spasskaya is a microbiology teacher from the #RussianFederation.
Her story is one of a series of first-person accounts showing us why #AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) is a topic concerning everyone.
Find out more: bit.ly/4i12BFG
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Did you know 120,000 lives are lost to suicide annually in the WHO European Region?
Join us as we discuss how bereavement support can help prevent suicide.
🎧Listen now: bit.ly/4hEGC9G
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Meet Maria from Slussfors, Lapland. Sweden's task shifting and telemedicine are bringing PHC closer to home for rural patients like her.
Swipe to hear her story in her own words. Invest in PHC.
#PHC4UHC #HealthForAll
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How should countries pay for #DigitalHealth tools? Who decides what gets covered?
Join our webinar, co-funded by @EU_Health, to learn more about the financial aspects of digital health.
📆 23 Sept, 11:00 CEST
✉️ RSVP: bit.ly/4cGje98
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🔔 New this week: a first-of-its-kind mentorship toolkit for early-career #nurses and their mentors.
Helping new nurses transition into practice — while supporting experienced nurses to grow as leaders.
Our nursing and midwifery expert explains 👇
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#Nicotine has an addictive potential comparable to cocaine.
Why are we allowing an addictive substance to be made attractive to a new generation?
#TobaccoExposed
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#Nicotine e-cigarettes come in a vast range of flavours, with sleek designs, sophisticated technology and lifestyle branding, and are widely available.
These are not neutral features. They make nicotine more appealing and attractive to people who never smoked.
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Since the age of 12, Lucie faced daily pain, frequent hospitalizations and the stress of living with ulcerative colitis. But she made a decision: illness would not limit her curiosity about the world.
On World Patient Safety Day 2026, read her story: bit.ly/3TBm2xV
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Konstantinos' #cardiovascular condition had a profound impact on his early life, leaving him to cope with isolation.
On World Patient Safety Day 2026, his story is a reminder that safe care for #NCDs means hearing and responding to patients' needs.
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Are you joining us in Cork on 5–6 Oct for @WHO_Europe Summit of Mayors on Climate & Health?
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Mayors, leaders from across @WHO European Region will explore how climate action can help build healthier, resilient cities — & shape the Cork Call to Action
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Meet Liudmyla from Chernivtsi, Ukraine. For her, a family doctor is the first person she turns to for care she can trust. Even in wartime, Ukraine is making health care more person-centred—booking online, affordable medicines, and real trust.
#PHC4UHC #HealthForAll
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Who benefits most from relational continuity in primary care?
🔹 Older adults
🔹 People with chronic or mental health conditions
🔹 Those facing social & economic disadvantage
New publication on strengthening it in #Spain 👉 bit.ly/46H0djD
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🆕 Seeing the same family doctor & nurse over time saves lives: lower mortality, fewer hospitalizations, better chronic care.
Our new paper sets out how #Spain can strengthen relational continuity in primary care 👉 bit.ly/46H0djD
#PHC4UHC #PrimaryHealthCare
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Developed by a panel of experts, @LSEnews and a WHO secretariat, WHO/Europe’s new #AMR Accountability Index helps guide countries in developing evidence-based interventions and policies to control.
#AntimicrobialResistance.
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The #AMR Accountability Index has been piloted in 6 countries this year and will be presented at the WHO/Europe Regional Committee (#RC76) in September.
A separate side event will go into more detail on the evolvement of the Index: bit.ly/4r4WsOc
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#Trust is fragile, especially when it comes to our health.
The #RC76 virtual side event “Trust in science, health systems, and health authorities” invited policymakers and experts to discuss how we can better build #HealthSystems based on trust.
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How should countries pay for #DigitalHealth tools? Who decides what gets covered?
Join our webinar, co-funded by @EU_Health, to learn more about the financial aspects of digital health.
📆 23 Sept, 11:00 CEST
✉️ RSVP: bit.ly/4cGje98
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