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EU legislation makes Blood, Tissues and Cells safer, but needs to keep pace with developments, Public Consultation finds (23.04.2018)

The Consultation has found that the legislation has made blood, tissues and cells safer in the EU, but that it is not up-to-date with scientific, technological, epidemiological or societal developments.

Health-EU Newsletter: "Steering Europe towards a healthier future by reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases" (19.04.2018)

Deputy Director-General for Health and Food Safety Martin Seychell discusses the Steering Group he chairs on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases.

Fight against cancer: Joint Action Kick-off Meeting, Luxembourg, 16-17 April, 2018 (15.04.2018)

The kick-off meeting of the Joint Action on Innovative Partnership for Action against Cancer (IPPAC) takes place today and tomorrow in Luxembourg in the presence of the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis.

4th meeting of the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (11.04.2018)

Today in Brussels, the Steering Group on Promotion and Prevention is holding its fourth meeting to discuss best practices to support national policies on non-communicable diseases.

Helping young people say no to tobacco: Commission launches EU Health Award for NGOs (07.04.2018)

This year, the Commission will reward NGOs that contributed to the fight against tobacco, especially by stopping young people from taking up smoking and/or using other forms of tobacco.

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