WHO Bosnia and Herzegovina Report No. 07/24

The 2024/7 update contains information on:

• European Immunization Week 2024: 50 years of protecting generations past, present and future through immunization\
• Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
• 50th anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)
• Another good reason to vaccinate – to keep life-saving medicines working
• A lifelong commitment to ensuring children receive the care and protection they deserve
• Alcohol, e-cigarettes, cannabis: concerning trends in adolescent substance use, shows new WHO/Europe report
• New WHO/Europe report highlights a direct link between COVID-19 and increased obesity in school-aged children
• COVID-19 Lessons learned: WHO/Europe launches the first Pan-European Network for Disease Control
• WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
• Digital prescriptions – good for patients, good for prescribers and good for dispensers
• Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines
• WHO Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy
• WHO and International Finance corporation partnership for local manufacturing of health products
• Air pollution: EU Parliament adopts revised law to improve air quality
• WHO advisory group convenes its first meeting on responsible use of the life sciences and dual-use research
• International Development Innovation Alliance and WHO renew collaboration on scale-up of health innovations
• WHO in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• WHO campaigns / WHO emergencies / WHO publications / WHO events and courses / WHO stories / WHO videos / WHO podcasts