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One-year anniversary of the European Reference Networks for rare diseases

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A report by Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety: Elisa from Alessandria in Italy suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. This rare genetic disease causes brittle bones and affects only one in 15 000 people. Elisa, aged 30, was diagnosed with the disease as a small child. “I couldn’t play like other children” she recalled, […]

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Expert Panel on Health publishes 3 opinions to help guide policy makers

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The independent Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health has adopted three Opinions related to access to healthcare, innovative payment models for high-cost innovative medicines and performance of primary care. The Opinion on innovative payment models for high-cost innovative medicines analyses how national pricing and reimbursement authorities could improve patients’ access to innovative medicines and foster innovation that matters

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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway 

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The European Commission’s Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway is a reference point for public health policy makers. You will find reliable, independent and up-to date information on topics related to the promotion of health and well-being, in particular the prevention of non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. This Knowledge Gateway provides short, impactful

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11 February, around Europe – 112 emergency number awareness raising day

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On 11 February emergency services across Europe, grassroots and non-governmental organisations hold events to raise awareness about the EU’s emergency number 112. People in the EU can call 112 from fixed and mobile phones to contact any emergency service: an ambulance, the fire brigade or the police. Specially trained operators – who in many countries also

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Rules for Tobacco tracking

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Measures that EU countries and economic operators need to enact to put in place the EU-wide tracking and tracing system planned for under the Tobacco Products Directive  (articles 15 and 16) have been clarified in secondary legislation adopted by the Commission today. Welcoming the adoption of the legal acts, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis reminded that

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17{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} increase in organ transplants

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EU Action Plan helped spur a 17{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} increase in organ transplants between 2008 and 2015. A report published today shows a sharp increase in organ donation and transplantation in the EU during the course of the 2009-2015 Action Plan. Between 2008 and 2015, the number of organ donors increased from 12 000 to nearly 15

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EU countries health reports

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The Companion Report draws cross-cutting conclusions from the 28 Country Health Profiles. These highlight shared policy objectives across the EU countries, and reveal potential areas where the European Commission can be of help in facilitating mutual learning and exchange of good practice The European Commission’s Companion Report, published alongside the Country Health Profiles, is made

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