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Health-EU Newsletter
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Your gateway to trustworthy information on public health
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In this edition
- 12 October 2017
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Twitter Health
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Key figures
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Project in the Picture
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Re-Health 2 - Implementation of the Personal Health Record as a tool for integration of refugees in EU health systems
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Implemented by the International Organization for Migration, this project, co-funded by the EU Health Programme, aims to test further use of the Personal Health Record tool, intended to help integrate migrants and refugees in EU health systems.
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News from the EU
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Commission holds policy dialogue with the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR)
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On 27 September 2017, the Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety discussed antimicrobial resistance issues with TATFAR members from the EU, Norway, the USA and Canada and Norway. Read the presentations here.
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Evaluation of Blood, Tissues and Cells Legislation: stakeholders present their views
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Some 230 participants registered for the 25 September 2017 meeting to express their views on legislation covering the fields of blood transfusion, transplantation of tissues, such as corneas and heart valves, bone marrow transplantation and assisted reproduction.
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EU-funded project is paving the way towards novel therapies to prevent prostate cancer
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European Prostrate Cancer Awareness Day was held on 27 September 2017 to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Innovative diagnostic tests and treatments are being funded through the Commission's HORIZON 2020 framework programme.
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Commissioners for Health, Agriculture, and Sport and Education agree on a roadmap for healthy lifestyles
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In the 'Tartu Call for a Healthy Lifestyle' Commissioners Andriukaitis, Navracsics and Hogan outlined concrete actions to help promote healthy lifestyles, especially among children and young people.
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Europeans aren't physically active enough, says Health Commissioner Andriukaitis at the Healthy Lifestyles Conference in Estonia
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In his 22 September 2017 speech for the event in Tartu, the Commissioner said "not a single European country has achieved the recommended levels of physical activity", and that "everyone needs to move more to improve their health".
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Forthcoming events
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Estonian EU Presidency 2017 eHealth Conference: "Health in the Digital Society, Digital Society for Health" (Tallinn, 16-18 October 2017)
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War on Cancer London 2017 (London, 21 November 2017)
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This event is organised by The Economist to bring together providers, industry representatives, employers and policymakers for a patient-led discussion. The Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety will again be participating.
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EU Press Releases
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Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis pledges EU continued support for promoting heart health
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On World Heart Day, 29 September, Commissioner Andriukaitis said the EU would support policies to help change the current situation, where "heart diseases and strokes cause over 1.8 million deaths in the EU" and "50% of adults are overweight or obese in 17 EU countries."
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EU and UN join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance
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Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation José Graziano da Silva want to ramp up collaboration to tackle problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.
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New publications
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Health system performance assessment: Reporting and Communicating, a Practical Guide for Policy Makers
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In the next issue
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Cross-border Healthcare Directive
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