May 2023 | The World Health Organization (WHO) | The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Estimation: Up to 36 million Europeans could have developed Long COVID in the last three years
Up to 36 million Europeans could have developed more prolonged health problems in the course of the past 3 years after a Corona virus infection. This is the estimate of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) cites the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, in a statement. According to him, Long COVID remains “[...] a complex condition we still know little about.”
The World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations headquartered in Geneva. The constitution of the WHO lays down its purpose as helping all nations in attaining the best possible health standards. The WHO was founded on 7 April 1948; it proclaimed the right to health as a fundamental human right and today counts 194 member states on-board.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is a research institute working in the field of global health statistics and impact evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. The institute’s functions include the evaluation of health initiatives and national health systems.