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Healthcare expenditure stats from Eurostat

Healthcare expenditure in Germany was around € 290 billion in 2012, equivalent to 10.9 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of GDP. Belgian healthcare expenditure was also equivalent to 10.9 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of GDP and the only EU countries with higher percentages were France (11.2 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}) and the Netherlands (11.8 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}). Denmark and Austria also reported that current healthcare expenditure exceeded 10.0 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of GDP. Outside the […]

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Investing in public health is an economic win-win

Library / Tim Devlin

Tobacco use reduces overall national income by 3.6{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}. Obesity accounts for 1–3{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of all health expenditure in most countries. These and other surprising facts came to light in a report published by WHO/Europe on the long- and short-term effects of a country’s health status on its financial and economic situation. “The case for investing in

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Assessing chronic disease management in European health systems.

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Many countries are looking at innovative ways to redesign delivery systems to provide appropriate support to people with long-standing health problems. This book looks at the experience of 12 European countries and evaluates the outcomes of their different initiatives. To read the reports, click here on http://who.us4.list-manage.com

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European Drug Report 2015

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This report gives the latest drug facts, figures, trends and analysis from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. It is published in 24 languages. For more information, click here on http://ec.europa.eu

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Obesity and diabetes the new killers amongst the young

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Fewer people are dying from stroke and heart attacks than before, but rising levels of obesity and diabetes, particularly among younger people, are going to push mortality rates higher, according to a new OECD report. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Policies for Better Health and Quality of Care points out that although there has been a

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Opting out of the Working Time Directive

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The European Working Time Directive lays down minimum safety and health requirements for the organisation of working time in the EU by, for example, establishing that all workers have the right to a limit to weekly working time of 48 hours. However, it also contains the possibility for Member States to allow for the opting out

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Reducing the burden of chronic diseases

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While much has been done in terms of health promotion and primary prevention of chronic diseases across Europe, there are still gaps and needs that require urgent attention, according to a new report from the Joint Action on Addressing Chronic Diseases and Healthy Ageing across the Life Cycle (JA-CHRODIS). The report provides a comparative overview of

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Strategies for recruiting health staff

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The European Commission has commissioned a study: Recruitment and Retention of the Health Workforce which aims to identify and analyse effective strategies for recruiting and retaining health professionals. The study recognises recruitment and retention of health workers as an immediate and urgent problem which needs to be addressed by policy-makers, healthcare managers and healthcare workers.

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Speed kills – especially children

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In the European Region there is no greater threat to the lives of children aged 5–17 years than a road traffic crash. The likelihood of death from road traffic injuries among children in low- and middle-income countries is almost twice as high as among those in high-income countries. Children are vulnerable as road users, whether

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