Tag: ageing

As the EU prepares to launch a pilot innovation partnership on "active and healthy ageing," patient groups are stressing that the initiative should not only focus on medical innovation, but also address age-friendly environments and access to health care.

More babies, longer working lives, increased labour productivity, well-managed immigration and "sustainable" public finances are the five remedies for Europe's demographic crisis, according to a new Commission communication.

Faced with the demographic challenges of declining birth rates and ageing populations, a new research report concludes that a European "one size fits all" approach to family policy will not work.

The demographic challenge is growing but the EU has come a good deal closer to winning the race for balanced pension schemes as the population grows older, says an EU report.

Eurostat’s population projections reveal a population increase in the EU-25 by 2025 and a decline after that. Overall, the EU’s population is set to decline, fuelled by the new member states.

This ENEPRI Research Report deals with the impact of ageing populations and changes in their health status on health care and the utilisation of long-term care services.

Health ministers are gathering for an informal Health Council on 9-10 September to discuss the sustainability of healthcare systems in view of population ageing.

Health First Europe is a new alliance which brings together patient organisations, the medical technology industry, healthcare workers and academics in the fight for a more patient-centred healthcare.