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EHFG 2011: Improving health care capacities encompasses more activities than curative health services

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Public health capacities are at the core of efforts to affect an overall healthier European population. The subject was the topic of two sessions at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG).  Professor Helmut Brand spoke of the disparities in capacities among the nations of Europe, and some of the findings of a new in-depth analysis of how to improve systems.

EHFG 2011: Tobacco expert calls for complete EU ban

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Prof Kari Reijula, a pioneer of tobacco legislation in Finland, today called for a road map to a tobacco-free Europe. And speaking to the same EHFG workshop, Austrian Euro-MP Karin Kadenbach accused tobacco companies of “sneakily” using additives to increase addiction, especially among the young and called for a ban on suspect additives.  

European with rare diseases now gaining improved access to orphan drugs

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Leading stakeholders in the effort to combat rare diseases, of which there are as many as 8,000 in Europe, concluded that patients are now beginning to gain improved access to orphan drugs.  At the European Health Forum Gastein, a panel of experts reviewed recently established policy measures that the rare disease community has been striving to implement for years, including the development of  rare disease national plans. Rare diseases affect up to 30 million people in the EU. 

EHFG 2011: “Doctors at the heart of stopping measles” says Head of European Centre for Disease Prevention and control

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Speaking to the press today, Dr Marc Sprenger, head of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm, said Europeans’ failure to get at least 95% of their children vaccinated against measles had resulted in an epidemic in the EU which had also spread to North and Central America. Dr Sprenger urged “sometimes indolent” doctors to take responsibility and make sure children were vaccinated twice: “People may not trust politicians, but they do trust doctors and nurses.”

EU Commissioner Dalli at the European Health Forum Gastein: “More innovation to do more with less”

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

WHO Regional Director Zsuzsanna Jakab: “False economy to only pay attention to treatment”

Food manufacturers continue Stakeholder Dialogue to address criticism of secrecy over nanotech

FoodDrinkEurope

FoodDrinkEurope today hosted its fourth annual Nanotechnology Stakeholder Dialogue meeting on “Potential applications of nanotechnologies in the food industry’’. In light of the anticipated benefits that nanotechnologies could offer to consumers and society in the field of food safety, quality, nutrition and benefits for the environment, this is an obvious area of interest and exploration for Europe’s food and drink manufacturing industry.

EHFG 2011: “Common sense” ways of improving way we live”

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Nurturing good health was crucial to a well-run society and needed to be reflected in all aspects of public policy, Alojz Peterle MEP, former prime minister of Slovenia, told the European Health Forum Gastein.  But he was sceptical about the way “medical business” had been allowed to abuse health systems, wasting precious resources. “’Social innovation’ is really a fancy way of talking about using our common sense and people’s creativity,” Peterle said.

EHFG President Leiner: Finance to resolve crisis in nursing cares “should come from new EU transaction tax"

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

Nursing care in Europe faces a number of simultaneous crises, EHFG President Günther Leiner told the closing EHFG press conference today. While the demographic pyramid became ever more lopsided, there was a shortage of care staff to look after Europe’s ageing and ailing population. Nor were there enough resources to pay for such care, or – often – any guarantee that standards could be maintained. The proceeds of the transaction tax proposed by the European Commission could be used to fill the gap, he said. 

Association Executives meet with high level EU representatives and TABD Director at “EUROPE TODAY: WHAT ASSOCIATIONS NEED TO KNOW: The 2011 Update”

Kellen Europe

Brussels, Belgium (October 10th, 2011) —The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the Center for Association Leadership in collaboration with Kellen Europe hosted the “2011 Europe Today update: What Associations Needs to Know” last week in Washington D.C. More than 75 association executives from across the United States participated in this year’s conference that looked at the potential impact that political, legislative and regulatory changes in the EU are having on associations based in the US.

Successful sustainable mobility thrives on integrated urban policies

UITP - International Association of Public Transport

Decision-makers and public transport sector representatives gathered in Gothenburg on 5-7 October for the UITP Conference ‘Urban Governance: Getting people on board’ with the aim of identifying new governance approaches to guarantee sustainable future urban mobility. Integrating public transport and sustainable mobility in urban planning and policies is critical for cities if they are to make cost savings (for individuals and the community), protect the environment and make urban space more liveable and enjoyable.

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