Delivering on its Strategy to create a Digital Single Market, the European Commission has developed plans to help European industry, SMEs, researchers and public authorities make the most of new technologies. It has created a set of measures to support and link up national initiatives for the digitisation of industry and related services across all […]
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The European Region is the first in the world to have interrupted indigenous malaria transmission with the number of cases dropping from 90,712 in 1995 to zero in 2015. Countries in the WHO European Region at risk of malaria reintroduction (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) have reaffirmed their commitment
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About one third of hospital patients are prescribed antibiotics and up to 50{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of their use is unnecessary or inappropriate. Whilst some EU countries have made significant strides in the control of drug-resistant infections, overuse and the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) urgently need to be addressed in others. As drug-resistant infections are not contained
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The Joint Action to support the eHealth Network (JAseHN) was launched in 2015 and is now in the process of setting up a cross-border network to exchange Patient Summaries and ePrescriptions, by focusing on the following objectives: enable seamless cross-border care and secure access to patient health information between European healthcare systems, particularly with respect
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The AIRSAN Project looked at coordinated action in the aviation sector to control public health threats and has developed a range of tools to ensure a well- organised and coherent response. The Project targeted public health and civil aviation authorities, local public health authorities at airports, airport and airline management and medical services across EU
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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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The European Union has set up a European Medical Corps (EMC) through which teams and equipment from the EU Member States can be rapidly deployed. At the moment, nine member states have offered teams and equipment to the corps. For more information about the European Medical Corps, on the europa.eu website
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The Commission is supporting EU countries at the forefront of the refugee crisis with grants from the EU Health Programme of over €5.5 million. This money will help address the common health challenges in the most affected Member States. A grant to the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) will be used for testing a personal
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At the end of 2015, the EU implemented a decision to improve preparedness across the EU and strengthen the capacity for coordinated responses to health emergencies. This will improve health security in the EU and will help member states prepare for cross-border threates caused by communicable diseases, chemical, biological or environmental events. The Decision has
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