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UK doctors call for opt-out organ donation system in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
27 July 2016Taking stock of the successful results of the new presumed consent scheme for organ donation implemented in Wales, doctors in the UK are calling on...
First statistics on new Welsh presumed consent organ donation scheme show impact
27 July 2016The 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...
Belgian Health Ministry to support 16 pilot projects on chronic diseases across the country
27 July 2016The Belgian Government has selected 16 pilot projects on integrated healthcare for people with chronic diseases in Belgium to be state supported, announced the Health...
Belgian Health Ministry signs agreement with food industry federation for calories reduction in food and drinks by the end of 2017
27 July 2016On the 13th of June, a voluntary agreement (‘the Balanced Food Covenant’) was endorsed by the Belgian Health Ministry, the food industry federation Fevia and...
Transfats in food : debate in European Parliament and next steps
27 July 2016On the 12th of July, the European Parliament held a debate on transfats in food with European Commission representatives, and discussed a draft motion for...
Slovakian health priorities on chronic diseases
15 July 2016While Slovakia took over the EU Council Presidency on the 1st of July for the next six months until the 31st of December 2016, the...
EKHA endorses joint open letter to EU Commission on chronic diseases
12 July 2016Eleven 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...
Netherlands and Belgium partnering to develop new world-class institute for regenerative medicine
7 July 2016With the aim to start its activities in 2017 with a €18 million budget, the new RegMed XB (REGenerative MEDicine crossing Borders) institute will gather...
France launches organ donation campaign on the occasion of the 16th national organ donation day
29 June 2016On the occasion of the national organ and tissue donation day on the 22th of June, the French Biomedicine Agency launched a campaign to raise...
EU Health Ministers adopts Council Conclusions on Food Products Improvement
17 June 2016Today, 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...
