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 […]

The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual European public health initiative that takes place on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antibiotic resistance and the importance of prudent antibiotic use. The latest data confirms that across the European Union the number of patients infected by resistant bacteria is […]

The EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health was launched in March 2005 with the aim to bring together key European-level organisations working in the field of nutrition and physical activity. Today the Platform provides a forum for discussion for the food industry, public health non-governmental organisations and health professionals. Every year the Platform produces an annual report, assessing and summarising the activities […]

Dear UEMO Members, We are pleased to announce that the UEMO Fall GA will begin on Thursday, 21 October 2016, at the InterContinental Hotel (5*) – 4 Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu – Bucharest, Romania.   Main Programme: 20 October 2016  h14:30 Board Meeting h18:00 Organisational Changes Task Force Meeting 21 October 2016  h9:00 GA Opening h14:00 Working Groups Sessions h19:30 Dinner 22 October […]