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European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, will announce the winners of the 2018 EU Health Award for NGOs Working to Prevent Tobacco Use. More than150 participants will have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of health topics. The meeting will be webstreamed.

The Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases was formalised in July 2018 with a goal of supporting EU countries in reaching the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Interview of Dr Franz Schaefer of Heidelberg University, current Chair of the Coordinators of the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs), a network of experts who help patients with rare or complex diseases who have not been able to get an accurate diagnosis or proper treatment.

On the occasion of World Polio Day, two new studies show some worrying trends: in a number of countries, confidence in vaccination is declining and there is a lack of coordination on this issue among Member States.