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Members of the European Parliament call on the European Commission to address obesity epidemic and recognize obesity as a chronic disease
15 May 2016On the 11th of April, ahead of the European Obesity Day (21st of May), ten Members of the European Parliament have launched a Written declaration...
Future EU regulation on trans fats in food discussed in European Parliament with EU Commissioner for Health
3 May 2016EU Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis gave developments on the future EU regulation on trans fats in the scope of an exchange of views with...
Highlights from the 2016 European Kidney Forum
28 April 2016“MOVING from DISEASE CARE TO HEALTH CARE - A paradigm shift that focuses on Prevention” On the 19th of April, the European Kidney Health Alliance...
EKHA reports from European Commission’s Chronic Disease Conference
25 April 2016On the 19th of April, EKHA attended the Chronic Disease conference organised by the European Commission "Towards better prevention and management of chronic diseases". This...
First “UK Renal Research Strategy” launched by kidney community
20 April 2016On the 14th of April, the UK kidney community launched the first “UK Renal Research Stategy”, a comprehensive document identifying the main challenges, defining goals...
World Health Organisation issues Global Report on Diabetes, calls on Governments and civil society to speed up action
6 April 2016Ahead of the 2016 World Health Day (7th of April) which focuses on diabetes for this year edition, the World Health Organisation released today its...
Dutch Kidney Foundation launches Salt Campaign
4 April 2016On the occasion of the 2016 World Kidney Day (10th March), the Dutch National Foundation has launched a Salt Campaign in the Netherlands to raise...
Chronic Kidney Disease Control program launched in Turkey
4 April 2016The Turkish Society of Nephrology together with the Ministry of Health has launched the Chronic Kidney Disease Control Program in Turkey. With the overall aim...
EU-funded project to look into possible actions to prevent non-communicable diseases and address challenges related to nutrition and physical activity
4 April 2016European Commission’s Directorate General for Health (DG SANTE) launched in February 2016 the preparatory action SciView to assess scientific evidence and define policy guidelines for...
