WHO Publication on “Ethical Governance of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness”
As a follow-up of the Eleventh Futures Forum held in June 2007, the World Health Organisation European Region launched a publication focused on some countries’ experience in applying ethical governance approaches to a major contemporary policy concern for WHO and its...
WHO issues “Scaling up health service delivery: from pilot innovations to policies and programmes”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a new publication entitled "Scaling up health service delivery: from pilot innovations to policies and programmes" centred on ways to increase the impact of health service innovations that have been tested in pilot or...
Exchanging best practices for suicide prevention
Suicide is not only a personal tragedy, it represents a serious public health problem, particularly in the WHO European Region. There is a growing evidence that mental disorders and self-destructive behaviour have increased in the last 40 years in both poor and rich...
The Commission calls for public consultation on medical devices
On 8 May 2008, DG Enterprise has asked stakeholders to assess the current directives on medical devices in a public consultation. Any comments and information on this public consultation should be submitted by 2 July 2008.
Launch of the Climate Change & Health Good Practice Awards
The overall objective of the competition is to collect and share good practices developed by local and regional health authorities on tackling climate change (mitigation of and adaptation to), and to use them to contribute to the EU and national climate change...
Patient safety consultation April – May
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on patient safety. The results of this will help in the development of the Commission's proposal on general patient safety issues planned for the end of 2008. That proposal will address the important issue of...
Mental health conference in preparation
More information is becoming available about plans for future EC mental health activities following some preparatory meetings. The objective of the conference on 13 June in Brussels is to launch a so-called European Pact for Mental Health.
New directive on road safety
The Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive aimed at facilitating the cross-border prosecution of traffic offences which imperil road safety. Technical measures and legal instruments are to be put in place which will enable EU drivers to be identified and...
Global Health event
The Royal College of Physicians is organising a conference on ‘Global Health: Current Issues, Future Trends and Foreign Policy’ on the 29 April 2008. Drawing together experts from the clinical and policy worlds, this conference will explore the growing debate on...
New guidance for practitioners on child wellbeing
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence in England (NICE) has issued new guidelines on promoting young children’s social and emotional wellbeing. It recommends more comprehensive approaches and earlier identification of problems.www.nice.org.uk
SENCA: new southern European network on HIV/HCV co-infection
The European Aids Treatment Group (EATG) is supporting the creation of a new network of activists from Italy, Spain, France and Portugal (SENCA) because in parts of Southern Europe, liver failure is now the leading cause of death among HIV-positive people.
European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2008
The European Heart Network has issued the third edition of its report on CVD statistics in Europe. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the EU with over 2 million people dying from CVD every year. Moreover, the statistics published in this report...
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