<b><font color="67ae2e">"Thousands of patients will benefit" from European Reference Networks</font></b> (28/02/2017)
On 1 March, 2017, 24 thematic European Reference Networks began working, gathering together over 900 highly specialised healthcare units from 26 countries. Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, says the value of EU collaboration is particularly clear in the case of rare and complex diseases.
Infograph (01/03/2017)
RD-ACTION Promoting Implementation of Recommendations on Policy, Information and data for Rare Diseases (28/02/2017)
This joint action will expand and consolidate the achievements of the former joint actions on rare diseases supported by the European Commission and will help Member States to implement recommended measures.
Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis says promoting health throughout the lifespan is key to healthy ageing (01/03/2017)
Speaking at the last conference of the CHRODIS Joint Action, the Commissioner called on Member States and stakeholders "to focus more on health promotion – pro-active health promotion in all ages – to keep people in good health, and for longer."
Director General of DG Sante Xavier Prats-Monné praises the work of CHRODIS in his editorial for the last JA-CHRODIS newsletter, which also reviews the outcomes of the joint action.
European Commission hosts 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) in Brussels to discuss global preparedness (28/02/2017)
On 24 February, Ministers and delegations from the members (European Commission, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, Mexico, and WHO) discussed global preparedness in the event of an outbreak and response to both conventional and to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) terrorist attacks.
Procedure launched for Joint Actions 2017 (28/02/2017)
Member State health authorities have been invited to nominate competent authorities for the actions co-financed (commonly called ‘Joint Actions’) in 2017, namely concerning health inequalities, action against cancer, vaccination, preparedness and actions at points of entry, e-health networks and health information.
Take part in the 2017 EU-Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well-being Good Practices questionnaire (28/02/2017)
The questionnaire aims to identify European good practices in mental health and well-being practices and programmes by Member States and non-governmental stakeholders.
Joint Action Cancon: Five Policy papers on cancer hot topics (28/02/2017)
The policy paper topics were suggested by the Member States and are targeted at policy makers at both Member State and EU level.
New EU Taskforce to take Health and Digital policies further (28/02/2017)
The European Commission has set up a task force bringing together technology and health policy makers to explore how technology can improve healthcare.
Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (28/02/2017)
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended six medicines for approval at its 20 - 23 February meeting.
Informal Health Council meeting (Malta, 20 March 2017) (28/02/2017)
Topics, among others, will include halting the rise of childhood obesity and scaling up efforts on HIV/AIDS.
Rare Diseases Registry meeting (Madrid, 21-22 March 2017) (28/02/2017)
The Rare Disease Registries workshop unites key stakeholders for the development of patient registries for rare diseases allowing them to share the results from several EU Health Programme projects and Joint Actions funded between 2008-2015.
Public Procurement of Food for Health: Technical Report on the School Setting (01/03/2017)
This report by the European Commission and the Maltese Presidency of the EU is a practical tool to support Member States translate their national school food standards related to health and nutrition into food procurement specifications.
Study review and meta-analysis on fruit and veg intake and its impact on heart disease, cancer and overall mortality (28/02/2017)
Just published by the International Journal of Epidemiology, this review suggests that an estimated 5.6 and 7.8 million premature deaths worldwide in 2013 may have been prevented by sufficient fruit and vegetable intake.
Booklet - Good Practices in Mental Health and Wellbeing (28/02/2017)
This booklet was produced under the EU Health Programme (2014-2020) in the frame of a service contract with the Executive Agency (CHAFEA) acting under a mandate from the European Commission.
Edition 3 - EU Mental Health Compass newsletter (28/02/2017)
1st Prize winner: The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (28/02/2017)
The European Consumer Organisation runs the antibiotic resistance campaign and advocates for stronger rules regulating the use of antimicrobials in livestock.
The European Fund for Strategic Investments Summary Reporting (28/02/2017)
