Edited by Bernd Rechel Carl-Ardy Dubois Martin McKee 2006 Health care is changing. Ageing populations, new therapeutic possibilities and rising expectations have made the provision of health care much more complex than in the past. Many countries are responding to this challenge, introducing new ways of delivering health care. At the heart of these changes are the health professionals.

World Health Organization 2018 Men in the WHO European Region are living healthier and longer lives than before. The Region is setting an example through an impressive reduction of premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and we are likely to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target on reducing premature mortality from NCDs by one third […]

Edited by: Francesco Branca, Haik Nikogosian and Tim Lobstein 2007 In response to the emerging challenge of the obesity epidemic, the WHO Regional Office for Europe organized the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey on 15–17 November 2006. This book collects the papers that were written by a large group of experts […]

Matthew J Renwick, Victoria Simpkin and Elias Mossialos 2016

Edited by Nancy Gravesen 2015 What is participation and why does it matter? Participation is one of those allencompassing concepts of fundamental relevance to any sphere of life: in our personal life, at work and within society. Nothing can be achieved without participation.

World Health Organization 2016

World Health Organization 2011 Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing in the community and in health care settings, becoming a major public health problem that challenges the health care systems in countries in the WHO European Region. Owing to the use and misuse of antibiotics, resistance can develop in bacteria in human beings and animals, and infections that […]

World Health Organization 2015

Edited by Johan P. Mackenbach and Martin McKee 2013 Four decades of divergent trends and converging challenges The diversity of Europe offers a remarkable natural laboratory for health policy. There are many examples of how countries have learnt from the experiences of others, with innovations first tried in one, and subsequently being adopted in others, such as compulsory […]

World Health Organization 2012 Part 2. Assessment form