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networks and alliances and improving stakeholder engagement.
According to the WHO, through the hub of expertise, health authorities across the Region will be able to deliver more effective health care with stronger clinical practice, empowered patients and communities, continually improving programmes and methods and, ultimately, higher overall standards of care.
During the launch, Minister Kikilias highlighted that the new Athens office is the first in WHO’s history that will focus on the quality of care and patient safety.
“This way the Greek government acquires an unmediated and institutional cooperation with the WHO, which with its knowledge and experience will offer significant technical assistance for the training, promotion and implementation of reforms in Greece,” he said.
15-04-2021
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WHO Regional Director for Europe and Minister of Health of Greece, Dr Vassilis Kikilias, at the opening of WHO Athens Sub-Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety
WHO/Europe and the Hellenic Republic of Greece today open a new sub-office in the country focusing on quality of care and patient safety. Acting as a centre of excellence, the sub-office will work towards achieving the highest level of well-being, health and health protection in the WHO European Region, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at its opening, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge said, “Better quality of care relies on a strong primary health care system, where most preventive activities, diagnostics, consultations and treatments occur. Let us make no mistake – the quality of care encompasses all levels of a health system, hence the need to integrate quality policies across the board.”
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Patients at Sfântul Ioan social care institution in Bucharest, receive COVID-19 vaccinations
“I came to the centre to get my second dose of vaccine – I am happy to get any. I have heard of COVID, how could I not? Everyone is talking about it on the streets, in the centre. I hear about it on the radio, I see it on TV,” says Alexandru, aged 53, from Bucharest. After working for 35 years as an operator in a chemical plant, he is now without work and, following a family break-up, is also homeless.
Alexandru is one of the dozens of people dealing with underlying health conditions and living in difficult circumstances who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, thanks to joined-up health services in Romania’s capital that seek to leave no one behind.
New observations detail the long-term symptoms of COVID-19 that some patients may suffer from. By
Alexandra Kelley | Feb. 25, 2021 DECEMBER 22: Maria Romero, a so-called long hauler with continued COVID-19 symptoms weeps after receiving free groceries on December 22, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Romero said she was originally sick with COVID-19 in April.John Moore/Getty Images
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The WHO reports that about 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients will deal with long-term symptoms, including fatigue and lung damage.
Researchers also noted a stigma some people face, and request more resources available for COVID-19 long-haulers.
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) writes that about 1 in 10 individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 will experience “long-hauler” symptoms, or symptoms of the illness that last more than 12 weeks following a patient’s recovery.