Thanks to vaccines in the region of Europe and Central Asia over the past few decades, many diseases have sharply decreased. WHO and UNICEF: Without vaccines there is no healthy future Healthcare From measles to whooping cough and diphtheria-diseases that were once considered to be the past and which can be prevented using vaccines, spread throughout Europe and Central Asia. Millions of lives are threatened. This is stated in Monday, published on Monday, a joint statement by Khan Klyge, regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, and Regina de Dominiski, regional director of the Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Europe and Central Asia. 62 >“The progress of recent decades is under threat not because we have no tools, but because not everyone receives vaccines that save life. Simply put, complacency is dangerous, even fatal ”, & nbsp; – they emphasized. & Amp; nbsp; & nbsp; with the beginning of the European immunization week & nbsp; – & nbsp; it started 27 April & NBSP; – & NBSP; WHO and UNICEF calls on governments and communities to act immediately: to preserve & nbsp; achievements of past years, eliminate gaps in immunization and provide general vaccination. Only then countries will be able to move to greater safety in the field of healthcare, social stability and economic prosperity, the representative of WHO and UNICEF. & Amp; nbsp; & nbsp; thanks to vaccines in the region over the past few decades, the spread of many diseases has sharply decreased. “Today it is unacceptable that the child is dying of tetanus or diphtheria, becomes paralyzed due to poliomyelitis or losing vision due to rubella when we have products to protect children,” the statement said. & Amp; & nbsp; Kluge and de Dominiski reminded that the new & Pneumococcal bacteria, respiratory cyclic virus, Covid-19 and influenza now protect against respiratory diseases of children and adults. Vaccination against hepatitis B and the human papillomavirus reduces the risk of several types of cancer. Vaccination during pregnancy against whooping cough, flu, Covid-19 and respiratory cyclic virus helps women and their children survive. & Amp; nbsp; & nbsp; however, the scheduled immunization of children in the region remains at the same level. And in & nbsp; some countries they are reduced. & nbsp; & nbsp; “This trend should be considered as one of the fast -growing threats to health in the whole region. An annually more than half a million children are missing planned immunization, – representatives of WHO and unisef. & Amp; nbsp; 60 ~ strong > 62 >The consequences of reducing the coverage of immunization are already noticeable in 2024 the number of measles in the European region exceeded 127 thousand, which is the highest indicator over the past 27 years. The number of cases of pertussis reached 87 thousand & NBSP; in 2023, this is the highest indicator in 29 years. The number of registered cases of diphtheria also increased to 578 in 2022, and in 2023 amounted to 264. In the previous 13 years of cases of this disease, less than 100 per year was recorded. & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; European region has been free from endemic transmission of wild poliovirus for more than 20 years. However, the virus is often found during planned supervision of wastewater. This is a danger to any population groups that are not vaccinated from poliomyelitis. & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; if the current & nbsp; tendencies will remain, the spread of diseases can undermine the ability of healthcare systems to cope with the load and solve new problems as they occur. & nbsp; & nbsp; WHO and Yunisaf are called All countries are urgently taking measures to maintain achievements in the field of public health, and in particular, to continue to finance the vaccines and immunization services, to make timely vaccination easily accessible to everyone, paying special attention to remote rural areas, as well as strengthen public trust in vaccines, counteracting misinformation campaigns. & NBSP;