EU prepares draft resolution on Covid-19 ahead of World Health Assembly 2020
On 15 April the European Union (EU) submitted a ‘zero draft’ resolution for the World Health Assembly entitled WHA73: ‘Covid-19 Response’. It calls on Member […]
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The COMPAR-EU project is looking for patient representatives
COMPAR-EU project is an informal working group composed of EPF members, individual patients and also patient advocates. It is planning to expand the patient panel […]
READ MORE The ethics of neurotechology come under scrutiny
After gene editing and artificial intelligence, neurotechnology has become the next emerging technology to generate international concern about ethical risks. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation […]
READ MORE We are not all ‘old’ at the same age: life expectancy is a policy matter
Countries with the highest life expectancy have relatively low health scores, the phenomenon which is known as the “health longevity paradox”. EU funded project ATHLOS […]
READ MORE Recommendations for long-term care systems
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic it can’t be forgotten that the explosion of chronic diseases could be a bigger catastrophe for European health […]
READ MORE New European disability equality strategy
The European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, has announced that there will be another European Disability Strategy for 2021. The current strategy was designed for […]
READ MORE 2020 European Semester Country Reports published
On 26 February, the European Commission published this year’s European Semester Country Reports, also known as the winter package. For the first time, the reports […]
READ MORE Medicines Policy for 2020 – the main challenges
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) has published an analysis identifying the top 4 themes that will dominate the EU pharmaceutical policy in 2020. We […]
READ MORE State of Health in the EU 2019 – the Companion Report
The European Commission has recently published Country Health Profiles and a Companion Report. While the Country Health Profiles provide an in-depth analysis of specific health […]
READ MORE Health at glance 2019 – OECD indicators
Health at a Glance compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across OECD members, candidate and partner countries. This edition also includes […]
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