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Spain: the world leader on organ donation
23 January 2018For the 26th consecutive year, in 2017, Spain reached the great record of 46.9 donors per million population, with a total of 2,183 donors, increasing...
UK: towards an opt-out system for organ donation?
16 January 2018Last October, Theresa May initiated plans to implement an Opt-out system in the UK with a view to increasing the availability of organs for people...
Organ donation in France: a snapshot
6 January 2018It has been about a year since a new law on organ donation from deceased persons was passed in France, in an effort to boost...
Boosting the retention and return-to-work of employees with chronic diseases
28 November 2017Launch of a Call-to-Action on the EU Health Policy Platform Brussels, 27th of November – The European Chronic Disease Alliance, presided over by EKHA Chairman...
Horizon 2020 New research calls for ‘Health, demographic change & wellbeing’
28 November 2017Work Programme 2018-2020 and funding opportunities The multi-annual work programme for 2018-2020 in Horizon 2020, the EU’s research funding instrument, has now been published. This...
Save the date!
10 November 2017The European Kidney Forum is planned for the 21st of March 2018 The Forum will be held in the European Parliament under the auspices of...
“Shifting the balance of presumption in favour of organ donation”
2 November 2017Theresa May found clear words in favour of a change in the system. Both, the UK government and the opposition positioned themselves recently in favour...
Cross-border healthcare, what happens after Brexit?
19 October 2017With triggering Article 50, a lot of questions are raised regarding British people seeking healthcare in another EU country, or EU citizens being treated in...
