World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Digital health capacity building across health workforce and education sector in the WHO European region

Abstract Disparities in digital capacity building across countries highlight the need for global upskilling. This study examined digital health capacity building across policy, workforce, and pre-service education domains across 53 countries of the WHO Europe Region. This was a c...

Updates to the EU Directives on Professional Qualifications must align with global standards

The European Union (EU) Directive on Minimum Professional Qualifications: Midwife is under review as part of an ongoing regulatory update. This revision presents a critical opportunity to modernise the regulation of midwifery education and practice across the EU and EEA, having i...

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece, 2020–January 2023: An Analysis Based on National Digital COVID-19 and Vaccination Registries

Background/Objectives: From early 2020, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spread rapidly worldwide, bringing unprecedented challenges. It severely disrupted health, social, and financial systems while exacerbating poverty and socioeconomic problems globally. This study...

Current policies and practices for testing and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C infection in high-burden countries in the WHO European region

Abstract Chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C remain major public health concerns in the WHO European Region, where an estimated 10.6 million people were living with HBV infection and 7.7 million with HCV infection in 2022. Despite this substantial burden, diagnosis and treatment...

Working conditions and mental health among doctors and nurses in the European Union, Iceland, and Norway: a cross-sectional survey

Background Europe faces persistent challenges in retaining and recruiting healthcare workers. Poor working conditions and deteriorating wellbeing may contribute to attrition and turnover intentions, yet large-scale studies examining associations between working conditions and men...