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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
- 08 October 2020
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Twitter Health
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Editorial
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A healthy frame of mind: European Commission action on mental health
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John F. Ryan, Director of the European Commission Directorate for Public Health, talks about the Commission’s work in the field of mental health, including a new Joint Action in Mental Health and a new stakeholders’ group on the EU Health Policy Platform that specifically addresses mental health issues in light of COVID-19.
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Project in the Picture
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Mig-HealthCare strove to minimise health inequalities and support mental health among migrants and refugees
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Mig-HealthCare produced a roadmap to effective community based care models to improve physical and mental health care services, support the inclusion and participation of migrants and refugees in European communities and reduce health inequalities.
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Key Facts/Figures
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News from the EU
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Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides speaks at European Health Forum Gastein 2020
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The Commissioner took part in a panel discussion on 2 October, organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, looking at how best to use early lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen health systems, research and public health endeavours.
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Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health discusses the organisation of health and social care post-COVID-19
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In a meeting on 16 September 2020, panel members raised many points, including the need to focus on a new framework for the organisation of health and social care shaped by COVID-19 experiences, with an emphasis on resilience.
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Hearing to be held on the Opinion on the Organisation of Resilient Health and Social Care following the Covid-19 Pandemic
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This hearing is being held by the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health on the EU Health Policy Platform on 20 October 2020. It aims to give stakeholders the chance to share their views on the draft opinion, which will be available on the Expert Panel website prior to the hearing.
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Check the dedicated webpage for the latest on the EU’s coronavirus response
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Find updates and accurate information you can rely on to keep posted on this continually evolving situation.
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Eurosurveillance for World Rabies Day – 28 September
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On the occasion of World Rabies Day on 28 September, Eurosurveillance published an issue focused on rabies, 'Prevention of human rabies: a challenge for the European Union and the European Economic Area'.
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Forthcoming events
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Breast cancer awareness month - October
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.
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16th World Congress on Public Health, 12-16 October 2020 (online event)
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This year’s theme is on "Public Health for the Future of Humanity: Analysis, Advocacy, and Action" and the event will include live streams of 8 plenary sessions, 30 World Leadership Dialogues and 150 workshops. Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides will participate.
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30th Alzheimer Europe conference, 20-22 October 2020 (online event)
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The 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference will be hosted online from 20 to 22 October 2020, under the motto "Dementia in a changing world".
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World Health Summit 2020 (Berlin, 25-27 October 2020)
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President Ursula von der Leyen will be among the 300 speakers at the 3-day virtual event bringing together policy makers, academia, leading experts and other stakeholders.
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EU Press Releases
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WHO: Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
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A set of agreements to make affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests available, for low and middle-income countries were announced on 28 September 2020 by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
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EU Health Policy Platform
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Register on the Platform to organise and promote your next webinar
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The EU Health Policy Platform offers you the possibility to organise your own webinars on key EU initiatives as well as to participate in online events led by the European Commission, Member States or other health stakeholder organisations.
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