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European Organ Donation Day: Call to Action to improve donation and transplantation
10 October 2016On the occasion of European Organ Donation Day, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) supports the Call to Action to improve Organ Donation and Transplantation...
Malta confirms commitment to food product improvement during EU informal health minister meeting
7 October 2016In the scope of the informal meeting of health ministers held in Bratislava on 3rd and 4th October under the Slovak Presidency, Maltese health Minister...
A call to free Europe’s youth from health-harmful marketing
27 September 2016Brussels, 27 September 2016. Today, nearly 40 childrens’ rights, family, consumer, public health, alcohol control, and medical organisations launched a joint call to Members of...
Dutch Parliament approves new organ donation system
16 September 2016On Tuesday 13th September, the Dutch Parliament in a vote of 75 to 74 approved a draft bill by the democratic party (D66) for an...
WHO Europe adopts new action plan for non-communicable diseases 2016-2025
15 September 2016With the aim to update and continue the Action Plan for implementation of the European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2012–2016,...
UK Government issues Childhood Obesity Action Plan
18 August 2016On the 18th of August, the UK Government unveiled its Action Plan on childhood obesity for the next 10 years, in light of the worrying...
French Patient Federation asks national health authority to reassess therapy designed to prevent failure of kidney transplant
27 July 2016Through the use of the “right to alert” provided in the French reform law on the modernization of the healthcare system introduced by French Health...
UK doctors call for opt-out organ donation system in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
27 July 2016Taking stock of the successful results of the new presumed consent scheme for organ donation implemented in Wales, doctors in the UK are calling on...
