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Consultation on the mid-term evaluation of the 3rd Health Programme (2014-2020) opened
12 December 2016On the 23rd of November, the European Commission opened a consultation for the mid-term evaluation of the 3rd Health Programme which runs since 2014 for...
European Commission appoints members of the Expert Panel on Health for its new term
12 December 2016The European Commission appointed on the 25th of November the new fifteen members of its Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health, which...
The European Response to Chronic Diseases – the Role of Civil Society
12 December 2016In the past decade, international leaders and health advocates have consistently fought to put Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) on the global agenda, not only the...
Latest European Commission health e-newsletter addresses organ donation and transplant in the EU
17 November 2016Read the Health EU e-newsletter from the 10th of November here, featuring Belgian Member of the European Parliament Hilde Vautmans and Croatian Member Ivan Jakovčić, in light of...
European Commission opens database for scientific experts in the field of health, consumer safety and the environment
2 November 2016The European Commission has launched a database for interested scientists to register in order to contribute to the work of the European Commission’s Scientific Committees...
MEPs adopt motion for a resolution on industrial trans fat in food
27 October 2016On the 26th of October during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Members adopted the ENVI Committee motion for a resolution on...
EKHA expresses support to the European Parliament written declaration on heart failure
21 October 2016Prof. Vanholder and the EKHA Secretariat participated in the event “15 million hearts, 15 million lives” on the 19th of October in the European Parliament....
EKHA participates in event on organ donation and transplant in Europe in European Parliament
21 October 2016In the scope of the campaign led by PHA Europe to improve Organ Donation and Transplantation across the EU, EKHA contributed to the event "Improving...
Developments on Maltese EU Council Presidency plans on childhood obesity
20 October 2016While one of the priorities of the upcoming Maltese EU Council Presidency in the health field will be childhood obesity, the country will work to...
EU Health Commissioner’s message on European Organ Donation Day 2016
18 October 2016On the 18th of October, EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis shared a message on organ donation to mark the European Organ Donation Day. Referring to organ...
