26 April–2 May 2021
European Immunization Week (EIW) is celebrated across the WHO European Region each year to raise awareness of the importance of immunization. In 2021, as well as promoting routine immunization, EIW will take into account the new vaccines for COVID-19. This year’s campaign will build solidarity and trust in vaccination as a public good that underpins our society, saves lives and protects health.
As in previous years, EIW coincides with World Immunization Week. Both campaigns will support each other’s messages under the slogan “Vaccines bring us closer”.
Immunization is a cornerstone of WHO/Europe’s European Programme of Work 2020–2025 – “United Action for Better Health in Europe”.
19-01-2021
WHO
Turkey s action plan for noncommunicable diseases focuses on tobacco, alcohol, diet and physical inactivity as key risk factors.
Approximately 20 000 deaths could have been averted in Turkey in 2017 if the country had reached its current goals of reducing tobacco and salt consumption by 30%, and physical inactivity by 10%, according to WHO/Europe experts in an article published in the Lancet. The study calculated possible outcomes of the action plan for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) adopted in the country for 2017–2025.
Turkey: 89% of deaths related to NCDs
The burden of NCDs is rising globally, and the WHO European Region has the highest rates of associated mortality. In Turkey, NCDs account for 89% of all deaths, with nearly 1 in 5 such deaths occurring before the age of 70.