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Large glazed surfaces deliver more than we think
By providing access to natural daylight and a visual connection with the external environment, glass ensures health and well-being in all type of buildings.
Media Partnership – How to address the unmet needs of rare disease patients by transforming the European OMP landscape
The European Expert Group on Orphan Drug Incentives (OD Expert Group) has been established to discuss and bring forward innovative proposals to stimulate innovation and foster research into therapies for rare diseases.
Media Partnership – Towards Zero Pollution: Measuring Citizens’ Health and Well-Being
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the interlinkages between the degradation of our environment and the health of our societies.Promoted content
CEPA celebrates World Pest Day
CEPA #TheGoodPestManager would like to thank everyone in the pest management industry for their hard work through what has been a difficult year. The industry remains essential to public health, and contributes to the protecting our urban environments and supply chains.Promoted content
EU4Nutrition LIVE in 2 minutes
[VIDEO] Nutrition and nutritional care are eminently (cost) effective interventions. A real strategy to tackle undernutrition, and not only obesity and overweight, should be implemented in the EU policy agenda in the wake of the revived cancer fight and COVID-crisis, several lawmakers have stressed in the recent virtual event EU4Nutrition LIVE.
Work-life balance: Health and well-being in the digital era
The European Commission recognises the importance of work-life balance. It is argued that a positive work-life balance contributes to a more inclusive labour market, reducing the gender employment gap and raising individuals’ quality of life.
A Europe that Champions Well-being: Reframing EU priorities for the next five years
A global paradigm shift is occurring in attitudes towards economic and social progress. From a GDP centred model, a new paradigm now focuses on improving citizen’s well-being. All Policies for a Healthy Europe is a multi-stakeholder initiative calling for Europe...
Empowering citizens to protect their health: What role for vaccinations?
The most important achievements in public health occurred during the last century. Together with clean water, sanitation and the use of antibiotics, vaccines are an essential part of these achievements.
Smart prevention works ! Empowering European students to adopt a responsible lifestyle.
Student life broadens horizons and brings new opportunities. This freedom impacts student lifestyle in many positive ways but it also entails new challenges for their health and wellbeing.Promoted content
Demographic change & increased diversity – an opportunity for European health systems?
The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) goes into its 19th edition this year. The topic: Demographics and Diversity in Europe – New Solutions for HealthPromoted content
Ethiopian Minister of Health: We are the champions of country ownership in development
In an interview with EURACTIV, Ethiopian Minister of Health Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu described the impressive improvements of healthcare in his country over the last years, stressing that the reforms have been designed and implemented without following foreign prescriptions.Promoted content
Exploring Health and Sustainability Aspects of Palm Oil
On 9 December, 2014 the European Palm Oil Alliance (EPOA) hosted a one-day interactive conference on palm oil in Brussels. The conference provided a platform for discussion of the various aspects of palm oil. Through demonstrations, debates and lively plenary sessions it offered new avenues for reflection to policy-makers, food manufacturers and key opinion leaders.Promoted content
EuropaBio’s Most Innovative European Biotech SME Award 2014
EuropaBio’s Most Innovative European Biotech SME Award aims to showcase European Biotech SMEs that have developed an innovative solution to technical, social and environmental problems. The award is committed to strengthening the biotechnology and innovation arena in Europe while promoting and empowering SMEs to generate novel solutions to unmet needs.Promoted content
Cardiovascular Diseases: Cholesterol – What Impact for Europe?
Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 86% of all deaths in Europe, siphoning off 70% to 80% of healthcare budgets – an estimated €700 billion per year. During the 2014 EU Summit on Chronic Diseases, the European Commission identified key actions to tackle those. The initiative was taken in response to a call by the United Nations to reduce Non Communicable Diseases by 25% by 2025. So-called “bad” cholesterol increases the risks of heart diseases and stroke. According to the WHO, globally, a third of ischaemic heart disease is attributable to high cholesterol.Promoted content
Investing in a sustainable and healthy future for all
On 27 January 2015 partners of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will gather in Berlin, Germany to back Gavi’s ambitious plan to immunise an additional 300 million children against potentially fatal diseases between 2016 and 2020 and save a further five to six million lives.Promoted content
European Health Forum Gastein 2014
The European Parliament elections - the elections for the President of the European Commisison and the new college of Commissioners in 2014 will earmark an important year of European politics in general and for health policy in Europe in particular.Promoted content
Chemicals Safety in the Value Chain
Why do we use chemicals at all? Because they are extremely useful! To put this into perspective, the products of the chemical industry are present in about 95% of manufactured goods. And modern economies simply couldn't function without them.Promoted content
Health and Development: What role for the EU?
African governments are increasingly investing in healthcare, but their progress in preventing infectious diseases could be set back without financial support from the EU and other donors.Promoted content
EU Parliament approves tougher anti-tobacco laws
Increasing the size of health warnings on cigarette packets, banning flavours and new regulation on electronic cigarettes. These are some of the measures that MEPs approved on Wednesday as part of stricter EU laws on selling and marketing tobacco products.Promoted content
Why Invest in Vaccines?
Vaccines do far more than protect health; they also protect people’s incomes and savings, and promote economic growth. Find out how.Promoted content
EU’s new tobacco directive agreed
The EU's Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) was agreed on Wednesday (18 December), after the issue of whether refillable e-cigarettes should be regulated as general sale or medicines has been solved. While a compromise was reached between the Parliament and the Council on Monday night (16 December), it still had to be approved by EU member states as it went beyond the mandate given to the Lithuanian government, negotiating on behalf of the EU countries.
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Commission launches new research projects to fight drug-resistant bacteria
The Commission is stepping up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through funding of 15 new research projects, as data have revealed an increase in Europe of the last-line of antibiotics.Promoted content
