Appreciation Award

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Thank you to Nurses and Midwives Association of North Macedonia for the plaque and for recognizing SEEHN work and efforts to support nursing in the region. Looking forward to further collaboration.

GIVE BLOOD AND KEEP THE WORLD BEATING

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WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

14th JUNE

Every year, on 14 June, across the globe, we celebrate the World Blood Donor Day.  Its aim is to raise awareness on:

• the need for unpaid and safe blood donations;
• to praise and to thank regular blood donors; and
• to encourage more people to give blood on a regular basis.

What is different this year from others in the past?

It seems the COVID-19 pandemic just increased the inequality gap and the access to free and safe blood.

Interesting facts

The human blood does not have a substitute and one donation can save three lives. Every couple of seconds someone around the world needs blood. Blood transfusions save millions of lives each year, both in emergency and non-emergency situations.

It needs to be highlighted that the services providing safe blood and blood products are an essential element of every health care system.

This year’s campaign

The World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Give blood and keep the world beating”. We are one click away one from each other; in this case, we are one beat of the heart away! The South Eastern Europe Health Network joins the celebration of the World Blood Donor Day. SEEHN stands for solidarity and universality in needs and access to safe blood and blood products. Join our cause and donate one heartbeat to someone in need!

17th Meeting of the SEE Network for Workers’ Health

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“Health workers during COVID-19 pandemics: lessons learned from South-East Europe”

The director of the South East Europe Health Network Secretariat participated at the 17^th Meeting of the South East Europe Network for Workers’ Health, on 10 June 2021.

Address by Dr Mira Dasic, Director of SEEHN Secretariat

Dear Prof Bislimovska, Esteemed guests and colleagues,

Thank you for inviting me and the representatives, from the SEEHN Member States, to attend the 17th Meeting of the SEE Network for Workers’ Health, dedicated to the “HCW workers during COVID-19 pandemics: lessons learned from the South-eastern Europe”

During this COVID – 19 pandemics the mental health toll has risen and specialists predict huge repercussions mainly affecting the most vulnerable populations, adolescents and healthcare workers.

The emergency response and the day-to-day activities rely on the health workers who are required to double the effort and this in particular requires the psychological strength. Amid all these challenges, SEEHN in partnership with the SEE Network for Workers’ Health team carried out a study in the SEE countries to explore the impact of the crisis on the health workforce.

It is extremely important to have documented information on the situation and to draw lessons for both national and regional levels on what can be done in short, medium and long run to protect and improve the healthcare workers’ health and well-being. Ultimately, we need to focus on advocacy for tailored solutions for the safety of our people that guarantee the success of the emergency response and the resilience of our health systems.

The Covid-19 pandemics has revealed our health systems safety shortcomings. Without doubt, this crisis has put an unprecedented strain on the health workforce, as it has demanded significant clinical resources that challenged staff wellbeing.

I am looking forward to hear what are the results of our study based on which we should build and develop evidence-based policy recommendations.

We need to join forces to accelerate an equitable and sustainable recovery.

I am pleased to see such a large participation today. I am hopeful that our regional commitment combined with professional strategic guidance can maximize country-based health outcomes.

Finally, I wish to emphasize that this initiative is the solid proof of the benefit of our joint efforts that would not have been possible without a strong partnership between the South-Eastern Europe Health Network and the SEE Network for Workers’ Health.

Only with collective activities, we are able to identify strategic directions and to pledge for their implementation, in order to protect our health workers. This way we can lead transformation with a human-based approach in the Region, by putting people at the forefront of our decisions.

Thank you!   

17th SEENWH Meeting – Programme