Occupational health
Poor working conditions result in a total of 300 000 work-related deaths and economic losses of 4% of the gross domestic product of the European Region every year. Less than 10% of the working population has access to occupational health services in many European countries.
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Providing life-changing hearing surgery in Greenland
A month after this life-changing treatment and device fitting, Asger is exploring a new world of sounds that most take for granted. He told his audiologist, “I can now hear the seagulls and ravens when I am out in town, but more importantly, I can hear the traffic. I can hear the cars and busses. Now I can look after myself”.
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Towards the elimination of asbestos-related diseases in the WHO European Region. Assessment of current policies in Member States, 2014
This publication provides an update on the implementation of a commitment made at the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Parma, Italy in 2010, to develop national programmes for elimination of asbestos-related diseases in the WHO European Region by 2015.
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10% of the working population has access to occupational health services in many European countries.
300 000 work-related deaths are caused by poor working conditions in the European Region.
