better health for europe - equitable and sustainable

Better health for Europe – equitable and sustainable

Dr Zsuzsanna JakabWHO Regional Director for Europe

School of Public Health Management Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

24 November 2016

Facing the future• Health 2020

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Health higher on the political agendaRepublic of Moldova: World Health Day 2016

Health 2020• Health is a political choice• Public health approach

• Two strategic objectives• Four priority areas

The new global framework:United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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Health in all policies = health in all SDGs

Life expectancy trendsLife expectancy at birth (years), males Life expectancy at birth (years), females

60

65

70

75

80

1980 1990 2000 2010 1980 1990 2000 2010

European Region CIS Republic of Moldova

CIS: Commonwealth of Independent StatesSource: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Standardized death rate, major NCDs*30–69 years, males and females

SDR, major noncommunicable diseases, 30-69 years, males SDR, major noncommunicable diseases, 30-69 years, females

400

800

1200

1600

1980 1990 2000 2010 1980 1990 2000 2010

European Region CIS Republic of Moldova

Note: NCDs = noncommunicable diseasesSource: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Age-standardized prevalence estimates for current smoking of any tobacco product among adults, 2012

Note: Country codes are International Organization for Standardization  codes not WHO codes.Source:, Global status report on noncommunicable diseases. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014

Alcohol consumptionPure alcohol consumption, litres per capita, age 15+

0

5

10

15

1980 1990 2000 2010

European Region CIS Republic of Moldova

Source: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Universal health coverage: key strategic focus

Republic of Moldova: National Health Forum 2015

Tajikistan: Flagship course on strengthening health systems

AIDS incidence and tuberculosis mortality trends

Incidence of AIDS per 100 000 SDR, tuberculosis, all ages, per 100 000

0

5

10

15

20

10

20

30

40

1980 1990 2000 2010 1980 1990 2000 2010

European Region CIS Republic of Moldova

Source: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

11

Armenia

Republic of MoldovaBelarus

Maternal and infant mortalityMaternal deaths per 100 000, max of cod and clinical data Infant deaths per 1000 live births

0

40

80

120

10

20

30

40

50

1980 1990 2000 2010 1980 1990 2000 2010

European Region CIS Republic of Moldova

Source: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Republic of Moldova: percentage of children vaccinated against measles, 2013

Source: European Health for All database. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2016

Celebrating the achievements –European Immunization Week

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European Immunization Week 2016, Republic of Moldova

Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Source: WHO Regional Office for Europe

European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net)

CAESAR (Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance) network

Global Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 2016

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016, Republic of Moldova

The Health emergencie

s programme

expands WHO’s role

in emergencie

s

Technical and normative

Operational

+

Preparedness and building International Health Regulations

core capacities

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Photo: WHO/Jan-Ole Rasmussen

Hospital Safety Assessment, Republic of Moldova, June 2016

Better health for EuropeMore equitable and sustainable