Taking stock of the successful results of the new presumed consent scheme for organ donation implemented in Wales, doctors in the UK are calling on the Government to switch to an opt-out organ donation system as well. During a meeting at the British Medical Association on the 22nd of June,...
The 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 for organ donation in the country, under which people are deemed to consent to organ donation unless they opt-out. The Welsh Government has announced that 60...
The Belgian Government has selected 16 pilot projects on integrated healthcare for people with chronic diseases in Belgium to be state supported, announced the Health Ministry on the 16th of June. The initiative follows a call for related projects launched by the Government...
On the 13th of June, a voluntary agreement (‘the Balanced Food Covenant’) was endorsed by the Belgian Health Ministry, the food industry federation Fevia and the federation for trade and services Comeos, to reduce the calories intake in food in the country before the end of 2017. The measure includes...
On the 12th of July, the European Parliament held a debate on transfats in food with European Commission representatives, and discussed a draft motion for resolution co-signed by eight MEPs from all political groups (MEP Renate Sommer (EPP, Germany); MEP Daciana Octavia Sârbu (S&D, Romania), MEP Nikolay Barekov (ECR), MEP...
While Slovakia took over the EU Council Presidency on the 1st of July for the next six months until the 31st of December 2016, the Slovak Health Minister Tomáš Drucker presented the Slovakian Presidency priorities in the health field to the European Parliament ENVI Committee on the 12th of July....
Eleven European health advocacy organisations sent at the beginning of the week a joint open letter to EU Commission Vice-President Timmermans, EU Health Commissioner Andriukaitis, and EU Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Katainen, calling on the European Commission to take concrete and imminent action on chronic diseases. An initiative of...
With the aim to start its activities in 2017 with a €18 million budget, the new RegMed XB (REGenerative MEDicine crossing Borders) institute will gather scientists, health professionals and businesses to look into innovative solutions for diabetes patients, patients suffering from kidney disease or osteoarthritis, with the support of regional and national...
On the occasion of the national organ and tissue donation day on the 22th of June, the French Biomedicine Agency launched a campaign to raise awareness on the French law providing for the deemed consent scheme for organ donation, with the motto “organ donation, all concerned”. A dedicated...
Today, the EU Health Council adopted Council Conclusions on Food Products Improvement, prepared by the Dutch EU Council Presidency. During the discussions, many Member States acknowledged the leadership and steps taken by the Netherlands to address the issue at European level, and highlighted that agreements are being negotiated...
