On 25 April, the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma (set up in 2015 and comprises of 17 MEPs), EEACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) and EFA (European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations) launched a call to action on allergy and asthma. The call aims to support stronger […]

On 26 April, The Copenhagen EU Office and Steno Diabetes Centre in Copenhagen organised a meeting which focused on how to tackle diabetes as one of the most urgent health care challenges. MEP Christel Schaldemose (DK), member of the European Parliament’s Working Group Against Diabetes, stressed that the current situation with chronic diseases needs to […]

On 11 April, MEP Daciana Sarbu (RO) and MEP Pavel Poc (CZ) co-hosted an event in the EP (European Parliament) on so-called ‘Dual quality foodstuffs‘ which focused on different quality of foodstuffs with the same name and labelling, sold in different EU countries often from the same producer. MEPs addressed that the issue is clearly […]

Every year, a quarter of Europeans suffer from depression or anxiety – accounting for half of all chronic sick leave. These, alongside other non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases), have reached epidemic proportions in Europe – often linked to ‘lifestyle’ risks such as high blood pressure, lack of physical activity, poor air […]

On 11 April, EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance) and the MEP Group for Kidney Health hosted the European Kidney Forum 2017. The main aim of this collaboration is to bring together experts from the kidney community (physicians, patients, researchers, health economists, nurses and allied professionals) and European policymakers to discuss key topics and activities related to […]

Dear UEMO Members, We are pleased to announce that the Fall UEMO General Assembly will be in Paris, France on 26th – 28th October 2017. The registration will be soon available. The General Assembly will be held at the Novotel Paris Vaugirard Hotel – Rue de Vaugirard, Paris.   On 26th October UEMO will also celebrate its 50th […]

World water day on 22 March has been a good opportunity to remind ourselves of the crucial role played by the precious liquid in maintaining good health. More specifically, attention was drawn towards waste water, an issue that will play a pivotal role in the world’s efforts to achieve global development goals and, in doing so, […]

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Widmer (UEMO) has been elected as permanent respresentatitive within the HTA network stakeholder pool. Mr Widmer will represent the Health Care Providers group which is composed of the 10 following organizations: CED, EAHP, EFPC, HOPE, EUPHA, ESC, ESMO, UEMO, PGEU, and CPME. UEMO will be participating to its […]

Dr Andrea Ammon, MD, MPH, took over as Acting Director on 1 May 2015 following a decision of ECDC’s Management Board on 26 March 2015. At the Management Board meeting on 10 March 2016, she was asked to continue as the Acting Director until a new Director takes office. Andrea joined ECDC as the Head […]