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Improving maternal healthcare for vulnerable women

Women Political Leaders Global Forum has published an assessment on improving maternal healthcare for vulnerable women in the EU. Their recommendations are: Design and implement mandatory training of health professionals in delivering culturally-sensitive care. Design and implement a basic maternal healthcare benefits package for vulnerable pregnant women that covers 1) Information/ advice on family planning,

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A message from Commissioner Andriukaitis for International Women’s Day 2018

International Women’s Day – an occasion that celebrates women’s achievements, from political to social, whilst continuing to call for gender equality and women’s rights – I would like to remind people of one key prerequisite for meeting our aspirations: health. The World Health Organisation defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social

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Breast implants

The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has published two Scientific Advices related to breast implants and health. They are on 1) new scientific information on the safety of PIP breast implants and 2) the possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The first

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Breast cancer care

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Europe. It is the most deadly cancer in women: one out of every six women with cancer will die from breast cancer. In addition, incidence and mortality rates for breast cancer vary widely between countries: although a higher mortality rate in some countries may be due to

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Maternal nutrition linked to children’s risk of NCDs and obesity

The nutritional well-being of pregnant women affects not only their fetuses’ development but also children’s long-term risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or obesity, according to a new report from WHO/Europe “Good maternal nutrition. The best start in life”. While the importance of good nutrition in the early development of children has been recognized for

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