Author name: Tim Devlin

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A new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe indicates that the number of new tuberculosis (TB) patients has been decreasing at an average rate of 4.3{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} yearly in the last decade in the WHO European Region. Despite being the fastest decline in the world, […]

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Agreement on first ever EU legislation to monitor and report CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles

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The new rules are part of the EU’s Strategy on low-emission mobility and Communication on delivering on low-emission mobility laying out actions for a fundamental modernisation of European mobility and transport Accelerating the shift to clean and sustainable mobility is essential to improve the quality of life and health of citizens and contribute to the

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Building Cooperation in Cross-border Healthcare

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The Study “Cross-border cooperation: capitalising on existing initiatives for cooperation in cross-border regions” published by the Commission today maps EU-funded cooperation projects for the period 2007 to 2017 in EU and EEA countries and Switzerland; provides insight into opportunities and challenges for cross-border cooperation in healthcare; and offers guidance to local and regional authorities and

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New Eurobarometer on sport and physical activity

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A new report shows that levels of participation have not changed substantially since the previous Eurobarometer survey in 2014. In fact, the proportion of those who say they never exercise or play sport has slightly increased from 42{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} to 46{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} Europe-wide, and this is a continuation of a gradual trend since 2009. Measures taken to increase

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World Malaria Day

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World Malaria Day, 25 April 2018 Seven decades, seven voices in the global malaria fight. This year’s World Malaria Day coincides with the 70th anniversary of WHO. To mark the Day, we are sharing a series of interviews with leaders and advocates in the global malaria response, as they reflect on key moments in fighting

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EU legislation makes Blood, Tissues and Cells safer

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The open public consultation evaluating the EU legal frameworks on blood, tissues and cells has found that that the majority of the respondents, who included both individual citizens and various groups, such as professional societies, donor and patient organisations and national authorities, consider that the legislation had made blood, tissues and cells safer in the EU. Most respondents find

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World Tuberculosis Day

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Globally, tuberculosis remains the single most deadly infectious disease. In 2016, there were over 10 million new tuberculosis cases and 1.7 million deaths worldwide. The European Union fully supports the international effort to address this, including the commitment made in Riga in March 2015 to fully eradicate tuberculosis by 2050; the 2017 “Berlin declaration”; and

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Improving quality of life and survival for young cancer patients

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Cancer in children is rare and, unlike cancer in adults, is not linked to lifestyle factors. Over the past decades, survival rates for children with cancer have improved tremendously due to advances in treatment. However, survival rates remain low in some places where the best treatments are not always available. The inequalities are dramatic –

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