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Whilst supporting mobility of patients and professionals within Europe, EPHA recommands a cautious approach to encouring mobility for the purpose of seeking care as it risks impacting negatively on health outcomes in affected countries.

EPHA promotes coherent policies that affect patient rights (including mobility) and investment in patient-centric health care and health promoting services.

EPHA aims to increase awareness and understanding amongst policy makers of the importance of tailored measures aimed at vulnerable groups, allowing them to access quality care.

About: Chronic Diseases , Development and Health , Rare diseases , Healthcare services , Services General Interest (SGI) , European Working Time Directive (EWTD) , Patient safety , Cross Border Healthcare Directive , eHealth , professional mobility , patient rights , vulnerable groups , exclusion , health system , clinical trials , single market , family , equality

29/05/2012

European Commission adopts list of 222 claims ending in misleading marketing practices

The European Commission (EC) adopted last 16 May 2012 a list of 222 authorised claims - out of 2758 submitted- on nutrition and health claims on foods On 21 March 2012, the European Parliament ENVI Committee voted on a list of 222 general function health claims. Now the European Parliament can either accept or block the proposal, following a three-month period of scrutiny. The 222 marketing health claims submitted to the vote were authorised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (...)
About : Chronic Diseases , direct to consumer advertising , food labelling , food, diet and nutrition , Health Inequalities , prevention , promotion
25/05/2012

More than 80 per cent of Britons believe that children should not be exposed to tobacco marketing

Cancer Research UK recently published a study on the UK population position on tobacco marketing and children. This comes at a time when the EU framework on the subject, the Tobacco Products Directive, is being revised. Should EU policy makers want to reflect the opinion of the majority... Cancer Research UK, the world’s leading charity dedicated to research on cancer, an EPHA member, published on 14 May 2012 a study on tobacco marketing targeting children. This study comes at a (...)
About : Addictive and harmful substances and behaviours , air pollution , air quality , Cancer , Cancer Research UK , Chronic Diseases , European Commission , prevention , tobacco and smoking
28/05/2012

Roundtable: Promoting a Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategy for Europe- European Parliament (Brussels) 6 June 2012

During the European Week against Cancer, the European Institute of Women’s Health , in collaboration with MEPs against Cancer (MAC), is organisaing a Roundtable on the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. This highly preventable cancer strikes young women under the age forty-four the hardest. At the Roundtable will discuss how better tackle existing gaps across Europe in terms of implementing an effective prevention strategy. Nessa Childers, MEP from Ireland and Vice President of MEPs (...)
About : Ageing and Older People , alcohol , Cancer , Chronic Diseases , Gender Issues , health system , Non-communicable diseases , prevention , promotion , tobacco and smoking , women health
2/05/2012

"Living longer, better" - European Conference on Chronic Diseases - 11 May 2012.

On the 11 May, the European COPD Coalition organises a Conference on the EU reflection process on chronic diseases, entitled ’Living Longer, better’ - in parternship with EHN, ECCO, ERS and IDF Europe - EPHA members. Venue: Mundo B building, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1040 Brussels When: Friday 11 May (following the EU Health Policy Forum), from 10.00 to 16.00 including a lunch break (sandwich lunch is provided) Objective of the Conference: This will be a unique opportunity (...)
About : Addictive and harmful substances and behaviours , alcohol , Chronic Diseases , Diabetes , Healthcare services , Nutrition Platform , obesity , social determinants of health , tobacco and smoking
7/05/2012

EPHA’s contributions to chronic diseases consultations

With two major launches, April was an remarkable month in terms of chronic diseases developments - the Commission’s Consultation on the EU Reflection Process on Chronic Dises; and the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on a comprehensive global monitoring framework. EPHA responded to both consultations. On 14 March 2012, the European Commission launched a Consultation on the EU Reflection Process on Chronic Disease aimed to gather initial inputs from stakeholders. (...)
About : alcohol , Cancer , Chronic Diseases , direct to consumer advertising , environment , food, diet and nutrition , Health Inequalities , health system , obesity , physical activity , prevention , promotion , tobacco and smoking
7/05/2012

Access to healthcare for vulnerable groups in the EU in 2012

In their newest report on Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Groups in the EU, Medicins du Monde provide an overview of the conditions of persons excluded from healthcare systems in the continent. A case for improved situation is made, especially given the consequences of the economic crisis on health and health-related issues. Medecins du Monde Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Groups in the European Union in 2012. The report’s key findings and messages are: poor (...)
About : Access to Medicines , children and adolescents , Chronic Diseases , Gender Issues , Health Inequalities , Healthcare services , migration , Non-communicable diseases , rights of people with disabilities , Services General Interest (SGI) , Vaccines and Immunization , vulnerable groups
2/05/2012

Message by Commissioner Dalli to honour Patients’ Rights Day

With the occassion of the 6th European Patients’ Rights Day (April 18), John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, released a video message on the occasion. In his speech, Commissioner Dalli summarised some of the key issues and challenges related to patients’ rights in the EU, indicating that they were at the forefront of every policy impacting on health. Specifically, he stressed: the access to high quality, affordable and safe healthcare regardless (...)
About : Chronic Diseases , cross-border , eHealth , Health Inequalities , health literacy , Health Rights and Patients , health system , health threats , Health-promoting environment , Healthcare services , Information to Patients , medical devices , patient rights , Patient safety , Rare diseases
2/05/2012

Press Release: Alcohol - Self- regulation is not an answer

Against the European Alcohol and Health Forum which took place on the 26 April 2012, 28 civil society organisations strongly called for regulatory measures to protect consumers against alcohol related-harm. Joint Press Release It cannot be left to the producers of a harmful product to decide how, when and where it will be marketed. Policy makers must not rely on self-regulation, but rather follow through statutory measures aimed at protecting consumers. Last week, major producers from (...)
About : alcohol , Chronic Diseases , EU Alcohol Health Forum , EU Institutions , harmful behaviours , prevention
8/05/2012

Extend healthy life years by tackling chronic diseases in a life-course approach

The current prospects and hopes for a healthy and active ageing have been weakened by the incidence of chronic diseases reaching epidemic proportions. ’Never too early - Tackling chronic disease to extend healthy life years,’ a recently-launched report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, makes a case for preventing and tackling such diseases from childhood to ageing. Given today’s dominant EU paradigm -with an emphasis put on healthy ageing, including the European (...)
About : Ageing and Older People , alcohol , Chronic Diseases , food, diet and nutrition , Health in all policies , Health Inequalities , physical activity , social determinants of health , tobacco and smoking
11/04/2012

Want to participate to a flashmob to fight against cancer?

The European Cancer Leagues Association (ECL) - EPHA member - organises a major European flashmob on the 26 May 2012 in major European cities to open up the European Week Against Cancer 2012 (EWAC 2012). ECL will make the choreography available soon via Youtube. Paris, Rome, Ankara, Barcelona and London are already getting ready. Should you be interested, please contact the ECL Secretariat. The choreography will be ready very soon and available via Youtube. During EWAC itself, ECL in (...)
About : Cancer , Chronic Diseases , ecl

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