A new portal has been launched for the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA). The partnership is active in the context of the EU Innovation Union to gather key stakeholders from the public and private sectors including end users, public authorities, industry, and researchers to work together towards innovative solutions […]
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Imagine if the best specialists from across Europe could join their efforts to tackle complex or rare medical conditions that require highly specialised healthcare and a concentration of knowledge and resources. That’s the purpose of the European Reference Networks. Interest in becoming part of a Network can be registered from the 16 March 2016 and an
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An air pollution health risk assessment estimates the health impact to be expected from measures that affect air quality, in different socioeconomic, environmental and policy circumstances. This publication, from WHO Europe, introduces the concept of air pollution health risk assessment, describing in broad terms how the health risks of outdoor air pollution and its sources
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The governance of a health system shapes its ability to cope with both everyday challenges and new policies and problems. This book provides a robust framework to explain the ability of health systems to provide accessible, high-quality, sustainable health. Part 1 covers: • the five key aspects of transparency, accountability, participation, integrity and capacity; •
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The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has published its final Opinion on the safety of surgical meshes used in urogynaecological surgery. A key conclusion is that in assessing the risk associated with mesh application, it is important to consider the overall surface area of material used, the product design and
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The WHO has declared the Zika virus outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”. The European Commission has created a central web page with information on the Zika outbreak and how it is being managed in the EU. It will be regularly updated in line with the latest developments. To see more about the
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A recent paper from the Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House identifies priority areas for reform as the global health architecture confronts emerging challenges in the post-2015 era. Every country needs strong, resilient and equitable systems that enable all people to live healthy lives so the global health architecture needs to be rethought so it
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Revenues for pharmaceutical companies need to be delinked from sales of antibiotics to avoid their over-use and avert a public health crisis, according to a new report from the Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House. The main recommendations of the report are: A new business model needs to be developed in which the return on
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This European initiative wanted to promote healthy lifestyles and took a fun and upbeat approach to healthy eating, focusing on 6 messages: Enjoy shopping for a healthy meal Enjoy cooking Enjoy eating together Enjoy drinking water Enjoy colourful fruits and vegetables Enjoy physical exercise Although aimed at the general public, the project was targeted to
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In January 2016 nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists are amongst the many professions able to apply for the European Professional Card which will confirm their professional status when applying for work in another country. Public administrations need to be aware of this as, if an application doesn’t get a response within the deadline specified, the recognition is assumed…so
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