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Healthy citizens
EU football network identifying abusive behaviour against female athletes
Est. 5minViolence against women continues to scar our society, but the European Union continues to combat the phenomenon in all forms. Project GOALSCORE offers an opportunity to help through football, the world’s most loved sport.
German government divided over changes to asylum law
Est. 2minGermany’s ruling coalition is still at odds over the planned tightening of the country’s asylum law. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Survey shows heightened scepticism towards robots
Est. 3minAs robots play a more important role in the EU, moving from manufacturing to healthcare, Europeans are becoming more suspicious of the technology, a Eurobarometer survey shows.
Study: Restrictions on refugee healthcare cost more than free access to services
Est. 4minAsylum seekers in Germany only have limited access to medical care, an attempt by the state to keep costs low, but a new study shows health-related costs are much lower when refugees can freely access health services. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Greek health system nears collapse
Est. 5minGreece's economic crisis may be abstract to many outsiders, but for the country's chronically sick, it is a matter of life and death.
German tobacco ad ban plan: Only lobbyists protest
Est. 5minFood Minister Christian Schmidt wants to prohibit tobacco advertising. Unsurprisingly, the only people who are upset about it are tobacco companies. Tagesspiegel reports.
Germany ranked among Europe’s biggest pharma spenders
Est. 4minA recent European comparison shows Germany’s expenditures on pharmaceuticals are above average. No other country offers medications for treating illnesses “as quickly and comprehensively” as the Federal Republic. EURACTIV Germany reports.
German nursing sector hesitant to recruit abroad
Est. 4minAlmost all parts of Germany have a shortage of qualified nursing staff. But healthcare providers are reluctant to recruit skilled workers from abroad, according to a recent study by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
Parliament votes for tougher regulation of antibiotics
Est. 3minMEPs have adopted a resolution to tackle the increase of drug-resistant diseases, which kill 25,000 EU citizens each year. EURACTIV France reports.
Germany needs national strategy to tackle diabetes epidemic, experts say
Est. 4minDiabetes is a growing threat in Germany, with experts criticising the country’s negligence in dealing with the disease, and calling for the creation of a national diabetes plan to prevent it from spreading further. EURACTIV Germany reports.
German ministers visit West Africa with ‘lessons from Ebola’
Est. 4minGerd Müller and Hermann Gröhe travelled to Ghana and Liberia on Tuesday (7 April) to strengthen the healthcare system in Africa. But industry officials were not in their delegation. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Ethiopian health minister: We will discuss EU support, but we take no prescriptions
Est. 11minEthiopia is the champion of country ownership in development. A program designed in Brussels may not necessarily fit into the local context in Africa. This is why Ethiopia doesn’t accept prescriptions from its development partners, Ethiopian health minister Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
Europe’s Cancer Challenge
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the European Union. New approaches are urgently needed to address the growing number of cancer cases diagnosed each year.
As EU aid ends in Indonesia, communities take over
Est. 5minIn 2019, the European Union will terminate a number of its health support programmes in middle-income countries, including in Indonesia. This will put a lot of pressure on the archipelago's healthcare system, which is heavily staffed by volunteers. EURACTIV reports from Jakarta.
The Netherlands continues to have the best health care system in the EU
Est. 3minThe Netherlands has retained its position at the top of the annual Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI), which compares healthcare systems in Europe for the fifth year in a row.
Investing in the future of health
In a bid to highlight the important yet highly delicate nature of Europe’s innovative industries, a new report, produced by the Deloitte Health Economics Group and commissioned by Janssen, has sought to evaluate the comparable risks incurred across five major industries.
Eurofound: The economic crisis has prevented new groups from getting healthcare
Est. 3minThe crisis has resulted in the emergence of new vulnerable groups, who no longer have access to healthcare, according to a new report.
We won’t drop food and safety standards for TTIP, Andriukaitis tells MEPs
Est. 4minVytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner-designate for Health and Food Safety, told MEPs today (30 September) during his confirmation hearing that the EU would not lower its safety standards as result of negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
European healthcare first victim of social spending cuts
Est. 3minSocial spending is decreasing across Europe, even though it could curb the negative impacts of the economic crisis, EURACTIV France reports.
Eurobarometer: Majority of EU citizens satisfied with quality of healthcare
Est. 2minMore than 70% of EU citizens are satisfied with the overall quality of the healthcare in their home country, according to a new survey by Eurobarometer. However, there are great differences between member states, with western and northern countries being in general more positive.
EU Commission champions ‘mHealth’ for chronic disease treatment
Est. 3minIn a drive to cut healthcare costs, the European Commission is promoting eHealth, and mHealth applications, notably in treating chronic diseases. EURACTIV France reports.
European healthcare ‘not equipped’ to meet future challenges
Est. 2minWith increased demand and limited resources, current healthcare policies may prove to be unsustainable in coming years, warned policymakers at an event organised by the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) in Brussels on Thursday (27 March).
Health cuts see new-born deaths jump 43% in Greece
Est. 3minEU-mandated spending cuts in the Greek healthcare system have brought the country decades back in time, with the new-born death rate jumping by 43% since the beginning of the crisis, according to Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a liberal MEP from the German FDP party.
Greek Health Ministry defends new hospital fee
Est. 2minThe Greek health minister, Adonis Georgiadis, has defended the introduction of a new €5 hospital fee following criticism from other parties in parliament.