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WHO Europe adopts new action plan for non-communicable diseases 2016-2025
15 September 2016With the aim to update and continue the Action Plan for implementation of the European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2012–2016,...
UK Government issues Childhood Obesity Action Plan
18 August 2016On the 18th of August, the UK Government unveiled its Action Plan on childhood obesity for the next 10 years, in light of the worrying...
French Patient Federation asks national health authority to reassess therapy designed to prevent failure of kidney transplant
27 July 2016Through the use of the “right to alert” provided in the French reform law on the modernization of the healthcare system introduced by French Health...
UK doctors call for opt-out organ donation system in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
27 July 2016Taking stock of the successful results of the new presumed consent scheme for organ donation implemented in Wales, doctors in the UK are calling on...
First statistics on new Welsh presumed consent organ donation scheme show impact
27 July 2016The Welsh have benefited from an increase in organ donations during the first six months (December 2015-June 2016) after the introduction of a new scheme...
Belgian Health Ministry to support 16 pilot projects on chronic diseases across the country
27 July 2016The Belgian Government has selected 16 pilot projects on integrated healthcare for people with chronic diseases in Belgium to be state supported, announced the Health...
Belgian Health Ministry signs agreement with food industry federation for calories reduction in food and drinks by the end of 2017
27 July 2016On the 13th of June, a voluntary agreement (‘the Balanced Food Covenant’) was endorsed by the Belgian Health Ministry, the food industry federation Fevia and...
Transfats in food : debate in European Parliament and next steps
27 July 2016On the 12th of July, the European Parliament held a debate on transfats in food with European Commission representatives, and discussed a draft motion for...
