As many people are currently confined to their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO/Europe has developed a guide to help people integrate simple, safe ways to stay physically active in limited space.
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
In support of the global #ItsTimetoEndTB campaign, AFEW International talked to people who faced TB and asked them to reflect on TIME in the context of their life stories.
Despite the notable progress achieved in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), it still poses a public health threat in the WHO European Region.
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, AFEW International is taking various actions that follow the advice of the World Health Organization and the Dutch authorities.
UNAIDS developed a guidelines for people who live with HIV.
The Correlation European Harm Reduction Network and the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association published a joint position on the continuity of harm reduction services during the COVID-19 crisis.
WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Use developed mental health considerations as messages targeting different groups to support for mental and psychosocial well-being during COVID-19 outbreak.
On 11th March AFEW International on behalf of the partnership ‘Voices from the East’ has submitted a proposal to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Policy Framework for Strengthening Civil Society for 2021-2025.
