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Actions to strengthen resilience of health workers in south-eastern Europe in response to COVID-19 and beyond: implementation of WHO/ILO guidance and mapping of priority needs for occupational health and safety programmes for health workers
6 September 2022

Actions to strengthen resilience of health workers in south-eastern Europe in response to COVID-19 and...

The “Actions to strengthen resilience of health workers in south-eastern Europe in response to COVID-19 and beyond: implementation of WHO/ILO...

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Measures to reduce risks for children’s health from combined exposure to multiple chemicals in indoor air in public settings for children with a focus on schools, kindergartens and day-care centres
12 May 2022

Measures to reduce risks for children’s health from combined exposure to multiple chemicals in indoor...

This publication closes the series of publications on assessment of children’s health risks from exposure to multiple chemicals in indoor air...

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Establishment of key elements of national systems for sound chemicals management in selected countries in eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia: Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan
17 January 2022

Establishment of key elements of national systems for sound chemicals management in selected countries...

The project “Establishment of key elements of national systems for sound chemicals management in selected countries in eastern Europe, the Caucasus...

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Literature review on chemical pollutants in indoor air in public settings for children and overview of their health effects with a focus on schools, kindergartens and day-care centres
29 December 2021

Literature review on chemical pollutants in indoor air in public settings for children and overview of...

This publication summarizes the scientific information on children’s health outcomes related to exposure to chemical pollutants in indoor air in...

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11 August 2022

Case study Belarus: prohibiting lead in paints

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11 August 2022

Case study Republic of Moldova: prohibiting lead in paints

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11 August 2022

Case study Belarus: assessment of health risks of chemicals

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11 August 2022

Case study Serbia: assessment of health risks of chemicals

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Supporting national assessments of chemical exposure and risk

Providing guidance for the protection of human health from harmful exposure to environmental noise

Providing Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region

Supporting countries in applying the IHR all-hazards approach

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7 September 2022
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International Day of Clean Air for blue skies: joint efforts needed to tackle air pollution driving climate change and affecting health
7 April 2022
News release

Health on Earth: a healthy planet benefits us all – World Health Day 2022
7 September 2021
News release

Forthcoming new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines to strengthen health argument for climate action
3 June 2021
News release

Promoting cycling can save lives and advance health across Europe through improved air quality and increased physical activity

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31 May 2022

Promoting chemical safety and safe non-chemical alternatives
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Sound management of chemicals and human health
16 May 2017

Improving air quality, the most important environmental risk factor in the European Region

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