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New Council of Europe resolution calls for the establishment of harmonised national living donation registries
5 October 2015On 30 September 2015 a new Resolution was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on establishing harmonised national living...
EU Commission releases draft Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 in the area of Health, demographic change and well-being
5 October 2015The draft Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 in the area of Health, demographic change and well-being has just been released. This is expected to...
The European Commission and WHO Europe scale up cooperation
5 October 2015The European Commission and the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) are renewing their joint commitment to work together towards their...
Organ Donation: European Commission Adopts Two Financing Decisions
28 July 2015On 10 July 2015, the European Commission published two financing decisions: On the pilot project "The Effect of Differing Kidney Disease Treatment Modalities and Organ...
IMI Launches 5th Call for Proposals under IMI 2 Programme
27 July 2015IMI launches €95 million Call for proposals with focus on Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, patient involvement The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has launched its 5th Call...
Health Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency: focus on patient and innovation
24 July 2015The Luxembourg Presdiency of the Cuncil of the European Union has published its priorities for the term 1 July- 31 December 2015. Regarding Healht, the...
Chrodis Report on Health Promotion and Prevention in 14 Countries
22 June 2015Joint Action Chrodis Report “Health Promotion and Primary Prevention in 14 European countries: a comparative overview of key policies, approaches, gaps and needs” While much has...
OECD Report: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Policies for Better Health and Quality of Care
19 June 2015OECD Health Policy Studies, 17 June, 2015 Fewer people are dying from stroke and heart attacks than before, but rising levels of obesity and diabetes,...
