health strategy

Time to Act: WHO Global Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Personnel

The World Health Organisation Global Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Personnel was adopted in 2010 by the WHO Member States, including the EU-27 countries. Notably, its monitoring strategy calls on NGOs and other stakeholders to work with the WHO to achieve ‘’meaningful commitment and action’’. The meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Malta on 10-13 September is an opportunity to recall the importance and urgency of (...)

What has EPHA been up to in 2O11? EPHA Annual Report

On the day of the 2012 EPHA Annual Conference releases its Annual Review 2011, which also gives some heads up to upcoming activities. EPHA in 2011 means: 9 press releases 15 briefings 28 position papers, letters and statements 5 new members participation in 46 High Level EU meetings 50 internal meetings for members only 42 one to one meetings with EU and international decision makers 15 trainings for civil society and universities 154 meetings with civil society (...)

European Commission employment package confirms health as growth area

The European Commission has released a comprehensive employment package which includes a policy communication, "Towards a job-rich recovery," and nine Commission Staff Working Documents. The package contains concrete measures to combat mass unemployment and mitigate the effects of the crisis. The green economy, health services and ICT are recognised as high potential employment areas. The policy communication underlines the need for a stronger employment and a social dimension to EU (...)

Mid-term review of the EU Health Programme: 5 recommendations for the future Health Programme

In 2010, the Commission launched in parallel the mid-term evaluation of the EU Health Strategy 2008-2013 and the mid-term evaluation of the EU Health Programme 2008-2013. Through interviews with different stakeholders, the evaluation explored the effectiveness of financial mechanisms, the management of funds; and the dissemination or results. The Mid-Term evaluation found that the funding of actions is not spread equally over the three main objectives of the Health Programme, and is not (...)

Unveiling the Danish Presidency health priorities

From the 1st January to the 30 June 2012, Denmark will hold the Presidency of the Council of the EU, with four overarching priorities: a responsible Europe; a dynamic Europe; A green Europe; a safe Europe. In the health field, the Danish presidency will prioritise six main issues. 1 Action Programme in the Field of Health In 2011, the European Commission presented its proposal for a new Framework Programme in the field of Health called Health For Growth. The Danish Presidency plans to (...)

HOPE report on better health strategies in EU

The European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE) has published a new report entitled ’’Better health - A shared challenge for hospitals and primary health care’’, which looks at strategies and means adopted in EU countries to improve the health of patients through better coordination between different levels of healthcare. The HOPE report ’’Better health - A shared challenge for hospitals and primary health care’’ published on 8 (...)

European Parliament health committee opinion on public procurement

The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee has adopted its opinion on the modernisation of EU public procurement policy, prepared by rapporteur Åsa Westlund (S&D, Sweden). The opinion contains a number of the suggestions brought forward by EPHA in its consultation response earlier this year. The ENVI opinion follows the Green Paper on the ’’Modernisation of EU public procurement policy: Towards a more efficient European Procurement Market’’ of January 2011, (...)

EU disaster response: the ENVI committee responds

The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee has adopted a draft report, ’’Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance’’. The goal is to reinforce disaster response capacity and to create synergies between existing mechanisms in order to avoid duplication of work and operate more cost-effectively. The draft report by rapporteur Elisabetta Gardini (EPP, Italy) welcomes the homonymous Communication from the (...)

2014-2020 EU Budget: over a trillion Euros to be spent - and Health?

The European Commission has released the Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2014-2020, which outlines the financial priorities of the EU and presented the financial mechanisms that will be used to finance the EU activities duignt seven years. The draft Communication on the Multi Annual Financial Framework was released by the European Commission on 29 June 2011, after intense debates within the European Commission The Commission released the proposal together with ’policy (...)

Child Injury prevention takes on new TACTICS to get the job done

Every year, unintentional injuries kill nearly 42 000 children and young people under the age of 20 in the WHO European Region. TACTICS - Tools to Address Childhood Trauma - is a large scale, multi-year initiative of the European Child Safety Alliance, funded by the European Commission, with the aim to provide better information, practical tools and resources to support adoption and implementation of evidence-based good practices in Europe. EPHA partners the project. In order to make the (...)