On the 8th of June, three main Dutch health insurance companies (Zilveren Kruis, Menzis & CZ) signed a contract to participate for €6,8 million in the initiative of the Dutch Kidney Foundation (DKF) to develop a portable artificial kidney (PAK). The PAK will be designed as a compact haemodialysis machine...
NHS England, UK Renal Registry and the British Kidney Patient Association launched on the 6th of June a national survey on patient experience, with the aim to receive input for improving kidney and renal services in the country, in line with patients’ needs and expectations. Designed with the involvement of...
During the last meeting of the European Commission’s High level group on nutrition and physical activity on the 1st of June, a member of the Maltese Ministry for Health gave an overview of the forthcoming activities of the Maltese Government on childhood obesity, a thematic area which has been set...
During the informal Health Council meeting convened on the 18th of April, Member States committed to : Develop national plans for food product improvement to be ready by the end of 2016. Assess existing benchmarks for salt and saturated fats at national level. The next health Council meeting will take place...
On the 6th of April, the European Commission’s High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical activity held a meeting during which the UK Childhood Obesity and Food Policy and the French nutrition policy were presented, before the European Commission highlighted the latest developments of the...
On the occasion of the World Health Day 2016, which focused on beating diabetes, the Slovenian Ministry of Health and the National Assembly co-organised a consultation on diabetes in the country. Because the disease affects over 6% of the population in Slovenia, the Government has developed a national programme for the...
From May 21 to May 24, EKHA was pleased to take part in the 53rd Annual Congress of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) held in Vienna; and join a multitude of stakeholders interested in kidney health to discuss the latest scientific developments in the...
On the 11th of April, ahead of the European Obesity Day (21st of May), ten Members of the European Parliament have launched a Written declaration on the recognition of obesity as a chronic disease. Led by MEP Dr. Alfred Sant (Malta, S&D group) and including MEP Giovanni La Via...
EU Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis gave developments on the future EU regulation on trans fats in the scope of an exchange of views with Members of the European Parliament from the parliamentary Committee on environment, public health, and food safety (ENVI Committee) during the last Committee meeting on the...
“MOVING from DISEASE CARE TO HEALTH CARE - A paradigm shift that focuses on Prevention” On the 19th of April, the European Kidney Health Alliance organised its annual multi-stakeholder Forum, co-hosted by the MEP Group for Kidney Health. The event was the occasion to debate the need for an overhaul in healthcare...
