by EPHA | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
European Ministers of Health also adopted conclusions on innovation for the benefit of patients at a Council meeting on 1 December 2014. Ministers are calling on national governments and the European Commission to cooperate more closely on the ’life cycle... by EPHA | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
In recent years, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as a major health threat. The 2014 European Antibiotic Awareness Day drew attention to the consequences arising from the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, for instance through self-medication.The... by EPHA | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Friday 28 November 2014 the European Commission published the 2015 Annual Growth Survey (AGS), launching the next European Semester of economic policy coordination. This year’s AGS is published as part of the Commission’s Investment Plan to revive the... by EPHA | Dec 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
This article gives a brief overview of health-related developments, activities and events in the EU’s economic governance framework that have taken place over recent weeks. Following the sovereign debt crisis and economic recession in Europe, the EU established... by EPHA | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
11 December 2014 – The public health community calls on Mr Juncker, President of the European Commission, to reconsider his decision to move the competence for medicinal products and health technologies from the Commissioner in charge of Health to the...