The Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases will hold its second formal meeting today. The meeting will be an opportunity for the representatives of Member States, the European Investment Bank and several European Commission services to discuss a wide range of public health policies and initiatives. The agenda includes discussions on cooperation with the Expert Group on Health Information, progress made in the EU on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Member States’ contributions to the sustainability of Orphanet, the European portal and database for rare diseases, and their uptake of the EU Rare Diseases Registry Platform. The Steering Group will also discuss possible new policy actions and exchange views on linking the European Semester to the work of the Group.

Tomorrow, 15 February, the Steering Group will hold its first joint meeting with the Horizon2020 Programme Committee. 100 representatives from national health and research and science ministries will discuss common objectives and synergies for the future cooperation between research outcomes in health and health policy.

Background:

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. The Commission consults the Steering Group on health priorities and strategic objectives, and on the health policy perspectives of other policies and funding mechanisms.

For more information:

• Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases