On 30 November, the European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) publish the final Opinion on the biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes. Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR), including that emitted by sunbeds, is a complete carcinogen, since it can initiate […]

DG SANTE wishes to evaluate the 3rd Health Programme which runs from 2014 to 2020, since it is nearly at the half-way point. The Commission wishes to assess whether the programme is meeting its objectives and whether there is room for improvement. As part of the mid-term evaluation, DG SANTE seeks to gather views and […]

As a first step in the Commission’s State of Health in the EU cycle, the ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2016’ report was published in November 2016. The report was developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with cooperation from the Commission. It provides an updated analysis of the health status of […]

On 29 November, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament organised a workshop on ”Health Promotion and Primary Prevention”. The workshop was chaired by MEP Alojz Peterle (EPP, SL). The first session focused on the state of primary prevention and health promotion in Europe. The floor was given to […]

On 18 November 2016, the President of the European Union of General Practitioners/Family Physicians, Dr. Aldo Lupo, had a meeting with the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis. Dr. Lupo presented UEMO to the Commissioner. He further announced that the aim of this meeting was to discuss ways to raise awareness, […]

On 24 October, the European Commission published a roadmap on the One-Health Action Plan to assist Member States in the combat against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The European Commission has decided to propose in 2017 a new Action Plan (AP) against AMR. The AP will take the form of a Commission Communication to the European Parliament […]

On 20-21st October the European Union of General Practitioners/ Family physicians (UEMO) General Assembly met in Bucharest, Romania. This General Assembly was co-organised with the Romanian College of Physicians. On 21st October the members of UEMO voted on several issues. UEMO adopted a position paper on the role of pharmacists and general practitioners. UEMO acknowledged […]

by Albert van der Zeijden, patient representative at the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee and the Scientific Committee’s Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party of the European Medicines Agency [df-caption title=”” url=”https://uemo.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Zeijden.png”] On 28th October 2016., DG Sante published an article by Albert van der Zeijden patient representative at the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee and the Scientific Committee’s […]

On 24th October 2016, the European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) participated in the conference “Towards amplified awareness of EU rights to cross border care”, which took place at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. UEMO was represented by Dr. Tiago Villanueva. The EU Health Programme provides the basis for the organization of a […]