The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) announced on the 8th of December that all media targeting children (under 16 years old) or where children make up more than 25% of the audience will be concerned by the new UK rules banning advertising of unhealthy food high in fat, salt and...
The European Commission published on the 23rd of November the joint European Commission/OECD 2016 “Health at a glance” report aimed at providing an overview of the health status in Europe and public health policies, the report indicates that policies that aim at promoting good health and preventing diseases as well...
On the 23rd of November, the European Commission opened a consultation for the mid-term evaluation of the 3rd Health Programme which runs since 2014 for a seven-year period until 2020. Addressed to all interested stakeholders, the consultation aims to provide feedback to the European Commission on the 3rd Health programme,...
The European Commission appointed on the 25th of November the new fifteen members of its Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health, which is renewed for three years. The members were selected following the related call for expression of interest to participate in the panel, addressed...
In the past decade, international leaders and health advocates have consistently fought to put Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) on the global agenda, not only the health agenda, but on top of the priorities that must be tackled with a Whole-of-Society, “health in all policies” approach. It resulted in a UN...
Read the Health EU e-newsletter from the 10th of November here, featuring Belgian Member of the European Parliament Hilde Vautmans and Croatian Member Ivan Jakovčić, in light of the event on organ donation and transplant in the EU organised in cooperation with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Europe (PHA Europe) in...
The European Commission has launched a database for interested scientists to register in order to contribute to the work of the European Commission’s Scientific Committees in the new 2016-2021 term. Scientists would be involved on an ad hoc basis on specific issues, as external experts, members of...
On the 26th of October during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Members adopted the ENVI Committee motion for a resolution on transfat in processed food, calling for mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) to limit their intake in Europeans and help prevent risks of cardiovascular...
Prof. Vanholder and the EKHA Secretariat participated in the event “15 million hearts, 15 million lives” on the 19th of October in the European Parliament. Hosted by Mrs Annie Schreijer-Pierik - member of the MEP group for kidney health - the event marked the launch of a
In the scope of the campaign led by PHA Europe to improve Organ Donation and Transplantation across the EU, EKHA contributed to the event "Improving organ donation and transplant across the EU: A cross-condition campaign" held on the 18th of October in the European Parliament in Brussels,...
