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Issue 181 | Strengthening Vigilance in the field of Substances of Human Origin across the EU

by Alessandro Nanni Costa, Director General, Italian National Transplant Centre and Giancarlo Liumbruno, Director General, Italian National Blood Centre

Issue 180 | Preparedness for cross-border health threats

by John F. Ryan, European Commission Director for Public Health and Crisis Management

Issue 179 | Health for All and All for Health! How the EU is helping Member States optimise their health systems

by Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General of the Directorate for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 178 | Vaccination – make the better choice

by Xavier Prats Monné, Director-General of DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 177 | Endocrine Disruptors: Commission takes steps to protect health and the environment

by Sabine Jülicher, Director for Food and Feed Safety, Innovation, DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 176 | New merger and new members – but the Scientific Committees' role remains the same

by Xavier Prats Monné, Director-General of DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 175 | A healthy prognosis for eHealth!

by Clemens Martin Auer, Director General of the Austrian Ministry of Health and Coordinator of the Joint Action supporting the eHealth Network

Issue 174 | The Tobacco Products Directive – Implementation in the EU

by Dr. Martina Pötschke-Langer MD, M.A., Head of Unit Cancer Prevention WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Issue 173 | Health Programme: Evaluating the past and improving the future

by John F. Ryan, Acting Director, European Commission Directorate-General Health and Food Safety

Issue 172 | Towards better prevention and management of diabetes - The Joint Action CHRODIS

by Marina Maggini (National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy) and Jelka Zaletel (National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Issue 171 | Tackling rare diseases requires rare degree of cooperation

by Till Voigtländer, Austrian representative to the Expert Group on Rare Diseases and Expert on the Board of Member States on European Reference networks.

Issue 170 | New safety features to protect EU citizens from falsified medicines

by Andrzej Rys, Director for Health Systems, Medical Products and Innovation, DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 169 | Towards better prevention and management of chronic diseases

by Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General of the Directorate for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 168 | "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail"

by John F. Ryan, European Commission Acting Director for Public Health

Issue 167 | A new Framework for Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing

by JM Caldas de Almeida, Coordinator, EU Joint Action Mental Health and Wellbeing

Issue 166 | How safe is the use of surgical mesh in urogynaecological surgery?

by Professor Christopher Chapple, MD, Secretary General of the European Association of Urology and Rapporteur of the SCENIHR Opinion on Surgical Meshes

Issue 165 | National Contact Points geared up to answer cross-border healthcare questions

by Xavier Prats Monné, Director-General of DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 164 | Investing in our future: ESI Funds for better and more accessible healthcare

by Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General of the European Commission Directorate for Health and Food Safety

Issue 163 | European Organ Donation Day pays tribute to donors and raises awareness

by Ana França, National Transplant Coordinator, Portuguese Institute for Blood and Transplantation

Issue 162 | Refugee crisis: "Noble words need to be followed by concrete action"

by Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General of the European Commission Directorate for Health and Food Safety

Issue 161 | Showcasing top three initiatives in fight against Ebola

by Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Issue 160 | Ensuring that safe surplus food reaches those in greatest need

by Isabel Jonet, President of the European Federation of Food Banks

Issue 159 | Half a century of European pharmaceutical legislation

by Fernand Sauer, former Director of the European Commission - Directorate for Public Health and former Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency

Issue 158 | European Union reinforcing its struggle against cancer

by Dr Tit Albreht, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia

Issue 157 | New online system cuts red-tape for Health Programme applicants

by Jacques Remacle, Head of Health Unit, Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency

Issue 156 | Beauty is more than skin deep, but cosmetic products shouldn't be!

by Dr Qasim Chaudhry, Vice-chair of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and Chair of the Working Group on nanomaterials in cosmetic products

Issue 155 | As the EU grows, so do our public health responsibilities

by Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General for Health, Directorate General Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Issue 154 | Blood donors give the gift of life; let's give back with the highest level of donor care

by Karin Kadenbach, Member of the European Parliament and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Chair of the MEP Group for Kidney Health

Issue 153 | The new Tobacco Products Directive – one year on

by Linda McAvan, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the Tobacco Products Directive

Issue 152 | Our health depends on theirs: good planning essential for the EU's health workforce and sustainable health systems

by Michel Van Hoegaerden, Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting Manager, Belgian Federal Public Service of Health

Issue 151 | Getting Expert help in making effective investments in health

by Professor Jan De Maeseneer, Chair of the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health, Professor in Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Belgium

Issue 150 | New EU Directives on Tissues and Cells boost safety, but we can't stop there

by Dr Peter Liese, MEP, European People's Party Coordinator – Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Issue 149 | "World free of TB" – addressing the needs of vulnerable groups

by Aljona Kurbatova, Head of the Infectious Diseases and Drug Abuse Prevention Department, Estonian National Institute for Health Development

Issue 148 | How the new can help the old – putting innovation to work to help Europe's ageing population

by Peter Portheine, Director Brainport Health Innovation

Issue 147 | Healthy lifestyle for a healthier future in the EU

by Guntis Belēvičs, Minister for Health of the Republic of Latvia

Issue 146 | Towards better health systems: more accessible, effective and resilient

by Maria Iglesia Gomez, Head of Unit “Healthcare systems”, European Commission, DG Health and Food Safety

Issue 145 | Global Health – think global, act local, but what do we do at EU level?

by Andrzej Rys, Director of Health systems and products, DG Sante

Issue 144 | Scientists examine the potential – and the risks – of Synthetic Biology

by Theo Vermeire, Head of Department Nanotechnology, Occupational Health and Transport Safety Centre for Safety of Substances and Products, RIVM, The Netherlands. Chair of the Scientific Committees Working Group on the SynBio Opinions

Issue 143 | Health at a Glance: accurate check-up results on which to base policy decisions

by Stefan Schreck, Head of Health Information Unit, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers

Issue 142 | Mental Health: Let's put plans into action

by José Miguel Caldas de Almeidam, Coordinator, Joint Action on Mental Health and Well-being

Issue 141 | HIV/AIDS: 10th Anniversary of the Dublin Declaration is a time for reflection, not for complacency

by Anna Marzec-Bogusławska M.D., M.P.H., Director of The National AIDS Center, Poland

Issue 140 | Take care, not antibiotics: the prudent use of antibiotics

By Martin Seychell, EC Deputy Director General for Consumers and Health, responsible for Directorates B, C and D

Issue 139 | Health in the Mediterranean area: strengthening relationships amongst health systems encourages solidarity and growth

by Davide Lecchini, Health/Pharma/Food safety attachè to the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU

Issue 138 | The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing: a quicker route to reaching goals

by Maddalena Illario, MD, PhD, Federico II University and Hospital, Naples

Issue 137 | Great strides made in Patient Safety, but much distance left to go

by Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 136 | Solidarity and equality: European-level cooperation on Health Technology Assessment to help pave the way for equal access to health care

By François Houÿez, EURORDIS Treatment Information and Access Director and Health Policy Advisor and Co-chair of the EUnetHTA Stakeholder Forum

Issue 135 | The European Union fully engaged in global effort to fight Ebola

By Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 134 | We are now members of a fully-equipped gym: let's put those new machines to work!

By Ursula O'Dwyer, Health Promotion Policy Adviser, Health Promotion Policy, Department of Health Ireland

Issue 133 | Keeping an eye on innovations to protect public health

by Colin R. Janssen Ph.D, Chair of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks

Issue 132 | Joint purchasing of vaccines and medicines becomes a reality in the EU

by Paola Testori-Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers

Issue 131 | Commission Communication on effective, accessible and resilient health systems

by Nathalie Chaze, Head of the Healthcare Systems Unit, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 130 | New Tobacco Products Directive: an achievement for public health in Europe

by Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 129 | Driving eHealth from promise to reality

Dr. Clemens Martin Auer, Co-Chair eHealth Network and Director General of Ministry of Health, Austria

Issue 128 | Showcasing the best health journalism in Europe

By Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 127 | EU committed to action on chronic diseases

Tonio Borg, EU Commissioner for Health

Issue 126 | Third Health Programme promotes optimal cooperation

Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 125 | Rare Disease Day 2014: Joining together across Europe for better care

Yann Le Cam, Chief Executive Officer, European Organisation for Rare Diseases – EURORDIS

Issue 124 | New EU tobacco control measures

Linda McAvan, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the Tobacco Products Directive

Issue 123 | The Falsified Medicines Directive: improving the safety of EU medicines

By Paola Testori Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 122 | Cancer

By Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General for Consumers and Health, European Commission

Issue 121 | Health inequalities

By John F. Ryan, Acting Director Public Health Directorate

Issue 120 | SCENIHR: Protecting citizens against new health risks

Prof. Philippe Hartemann, Chair of the Scientific Committee on Emerging or Newly Identified Health Risks

Issue 119 | European Antibiotic Awareness Day promotes prudent antibiotic use in over 40 countries

By Marc Sprenger, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Issue 118 | Diabetes: the need for a cross-sectoral EU policy response

By João Manuel Valente Nabais, President of IDF Europe

Issue 117 | The cross-border healthcare directive enters into force

By, Paola Testori Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 116 | Mental health

By, Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 115 | Anti-discrimination in health

By, Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 114 | EU Actions to fight obesity and to promote healthier lifestyles

By, Philippe Roux, Head of Unit, DG SANCO, Unit C4, Health Determinants

Issue 113 | Citizens better protected from cross-border health threats

By Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 112 | Special Edition - Scientific Committees

By, Prof. Thomas Platzek, Chair of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

Issue 111 | Health and enlargement – Croatia

By Sylvain GIRAUD, Head of Unit D1 Strategy and International, Directorate D Health Systems and Products, Directorate General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 110 | Right to health, right to life – HIV and human rights

By Henning Mikkelsen, EU Liaison Officer, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Issue 109 | eHealth Week: Driving a healthier Europe

By Dr Ambrose McLoughlin, BDS, MBA, Secretary General of the Department of Health of Ireland

Issue 108 | Sound scientific advice and expertise helping to make life healthier and safer for European citizens

By Paola Testori Coggi, Director-General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 107 | Patient safety gets better treatment across EU countries

Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 106 | Investment in Health a priority in the Social Investment Package

By Paola Testori Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 105 | Health of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities including Roma

By Isabel de la Mata, Principal Advisor with Special Interest in Public Health

Issue 104 | Health Systems – the European Dimension

By Nathalie Chaze, Head of Healthcare Systems unit, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 103 | EU Prize awards excellence in health journalism for the 4th time

By Helmut Brand, Professor of European Public Health, member of the EU Jury for the EU Health Prize for Journalists 2012, President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in European Region (ASPHER) and President of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG)

Issue 102 | Revision of the Tobacco Products Directive to meet challenges in tobacco control in the EU

By Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy

Issue 101 | Key indicators of health and health systems across 35 countries presented in new report

By Stefan Schreck, Head of Health Information Unit, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers

Issue 100 | Special edition: ageing healthily

By Paola Testori, Director-General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission

Issue 99 | Healthcare – A driver for new jobs

By Andrzej Rys, Director, Health Systems, European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Issue 98 | Pharmacovigilance – Monitoring the safety of medicines

By Patricia Brunko, Head of Unit, Medicinal Products – Authorisations and the European Medicines Agency, European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Issue 97 | Childhood immunisation: safe and effective prevention

By Herta Adam, Health Threats Unit, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers

Issue 96 | Sharing knowledge to advance dementia care in Europe

By Dr Armelle Leperre-Desplanques, project leader of ALCOVE – ALzheimer COperative Valuation In Europe

Issue 95 | New rules for clinical trials

By Stefano Soro, Head of Unit, European Commission, Medicinal products – quality, safety and efficacy, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Issue 94 | Injury prevention: better data needed for EU-wide benchmarking and effective action

By Dr Wim Rogmans, General Secretary, EuroSafe

Issue 93 | Heidi health wiki

By Stefan Schreck, Head of Health Information Unit, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers

Issue 92 | 14 June 2012 – World Blood Donor Day: ‘Every blood donor is a hero’

By Dr Dominik Schnichels, Head of Unit, European Commission, Substances of human origin and Tobacco control Unit, SANCO D4

Issue 91 | World No Tobacco Day – 'Ex-smokers are unstoppable' campaign

By Despina Spanou, Principal Adviser, Directorate–General for Health and Consumers

Issue 90 | Prevention is key: European Week Against Cancer – 25-31 May 2012

By Dr Wendy Yared, Director, Association of European Cancer Leagues

Issue 89 | High Level Conference on EU Health Programmes: results and perspectives

By John F. Ryan, Acting Director Public Health Directorate

Issue 88 | 2012 World Health Day: Ageing and health

By Maria Iglesia Gomez, Head of Unit, European Commission, Innovation for Health and Consumers Unit, SANCO 02

Issue 87 | Health is wealth

Nathalie Chaze, Head of Unit, European Commission, Healthcare Systems Unit, SANCO D2

Issue 86 | International Women's Day

Isabel de la Mata, Principal Adviser for Public Health at DG Health and Consumers

Issue 85 | Joining forces to fight rare diseases

Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Director, Health Directorate at DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Issue 84 | EU Health Prize for Journalists 2011

By John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy

Issue 83 | Measures to better protect citizens from cross-border health threats

by John Ryan, Head of Unit, European Commission, Health Threats, SANCO C3

Issue 82 | Alcohol, work and productivity

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Royal Liverpool Hospital and University of Liverpool

Issue 81 | World AIDS Day 2011: 7 interventions, 1 aim – zero infections among people who inject drugs

Marc Sprenger – Director, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) – Wolfgang Götz – Director, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

Issue 80 | Organ donation: initiatives of the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO)

Per Pfeffer, Chairperson CD-P-TO

Issue 79 | International scientific conference on electromagnetic fields and health

Laurent Bontoux, Risk Assessment Unit D5, SCENIHR Management Officer

Issue 78 | Risk Assessment at the European Commission

By Willem Penning, Head of Risk Assessment Unit D5, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Issue 77 | The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing: using technology for a better life

By Paola Testori Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission

Issue 76 | 2nd EU Health Programme (2008-2013): delivering results to improve citizens' health

Jacques Remacle, Head of Health Unit - Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC)

Issue 75 | Complementary and alternative medicine for the healthcare needs of EU citizens

Dr Ton Nicolai, on behalf of CAMDOC, the alliance of the European CAM physicians' organisations

Issue 74 | Mind Matters: Mental health and young people in Europe

James Higgins, Policy Officer at the European Youth Forum

Issue 73 | Tackling Cancer in Europe – Open Forum of the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer

Tina Lipušček, National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

Issue 72 | International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking – 26 June 2011

Wolfgang Götz, Director, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

Issue 71 | World No Tobacco Day – 31 May 2011

Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General for Health and Consumers

Issue 70 | eHealth Week 2011: Investing in Health Systems of the Future

Pēteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Health, European Commission

Issue 69 | World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2011

By Andrew Smith, Head of Communication and Promotion, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Issue 68 | Antimicrobial resistance: the need for international cooperation

Dr. Emese Szilagyi, Medical Epidemiologist, National Center for Epidemiology, Hungary.

Issue 67 | Tuberculosis prevention beyond traditional health care system

Dr. Kristi Rüütel MD – HIV expert, Infectious Diseases and Drug Abuse Prevention Department, National Institute for Health Development

Issue 66 | EU strengthens pharmaceutical legislation to fight "falsified" medicines

Patricia Brunko, Head of Pharmaceuticals Unit C8, Public Health and Risk Assessment, European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General

Issue 65 | Informed patients for safe cross-border healthcare

Nathalie Chaze, Head of Unit C5 –Health strategy and health systems

Issue 64 | Launch of new EU guidelines for colorectal cancer screening

Dr Lawrence von Karsa, Head Quality Assurance Group, Early Detection and Prevention Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

Issue 63 | 3 digits to remember in case of emergency in the EU: 1-1-2

Jerome Paris, 112 Foundation

Issue 62 | The challenges for risk assessment and risk assessors

Jim Bridges, Chairman, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)

Issue 61 | EU Health Prize for Journalists 2010

Paola Testori Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers

Issue 60 | A Strategy on Nutrition - looking back and preparing for the way forward

By Despina Spanou, Principal Adviser, Directorate General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Issue 59 | Nanomaterials: challenges for risk assessment

Wim De Jong, Vice-Chair, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)

Issue 58 | Prevalence and impact of dementia

Magda Aelvoet, Coordinator of the European Meeting on Dementia, Belgian minister of state

Issue 57 | EU Health Programme: a key tool for health

Jose Ramon Biosca De Sagastuy, Health Programme and Knowledge Management Unit – European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General

Issue 56 | Organ donation and transplantation in Europe

Dr. Alessandro Nanni Costa, Director, Italian National Transplant Centre

Issue 55 | International day for the elderly (1 October)

Paola Testori Coggi, Director General, Health and Consumer Policy

Issue 54 | Who will care for an ageing population?

Andrzej Rys, Director for Public Health and Risk Assessment, European Commission

Issue 53 | Stay healthy…even on holiday!

Andrzej Rys, Director for Public Health, European Commission

Issue 52 | World Blood Donor Day 2010

By Patricia Brunko, Head of Unit Health Law and International European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate General

Issue 51 | Your health – wherever you live

By Paola Testori Coggi, Director-General of the Directorate for Health and Consumers

Issue 50 | Europe marks World Multiple Sclerosis Day on 26 May 2010

By Peer Baneke, chief executive of the Multiple sclerosis international federation (MSIF) and Dorothea Pitschnau-Michel, president of the European multiple sclerosis platform (EMSP)

Issue 49 | Health inequalities – Tackling the “causes of the causes” of poor health

By Clive Needle, Director, EuroHealthNet

Issue 48 | 4th European Patients' Rights Day, 18 April 2010

By Melody Ross – Director, Active Citizenship Network (ACN)

Issue 47 | Tuberculosis World Day – NGOs help fight TB

By Lilian Severin – Director, TB/HIV in prisons programme

Issue 46 | Environment and health in Europe: 20 years of action and progress

by Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe

Issue 45 | "Patients and Researchers: Partners for Life!"

By Yann Le Cam, Chief Executive Officer of EURORDIS

Issue 44 | Working together to tackle cancer

By Sandra Radoš Krnel, Medical doctorNational Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

Issue 43 | Efforts on behalf of universal access are bringing AIDS out of isolation

By Denis Haveaux Liaison Officer to the European Union, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Issue 42 | Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to public health that can only be solved by a world working together

By Otto Cars, MD. PhD, Professor, Chairman of Strama (Swedish strategic programme against antibiotic resistance) and Director of ReAct (Action on antibiotic resistance)

Issue 41 | EU Health Prize for Journalists 2009

By Commissioner for Health, Androulla Vassiliou

Issue 40 | Mental Health in Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental Health

By Lisette Tiddens Engwirda, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)

Issue 39 | Celebrating Europe’s commitment to people with dementia

By Jean Georges – Executive Director, Alzheimer Europe

Issue 38 | A sun-smart summer

Dr. Jürgen Vogelgesang - Product and Service Safety Unit - DG Health and Consumers – European Commission

Issue 37 | New Commission initiative on the health of young people 'Be healthy, be yourself'

By Androulla Vassiliou: European Commissioner for Health

Issue 36 | Help 2.0 campaign (2009-2010) on air for World No Tobacco Day

By Andrzej Rys, Director for Public Health, European Commission

Issue 35 | World Asthma Day – 5 May 2009

Giovanni Viegi, Director, CNR Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology – Palermo, Italy

Issue 33 | World Health Day – Health is the Greatest Wealth

Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 32 | Coordinated actions are needed to stop TB in Europe

Dr. Tonka Varleva MD – Head of the Directorate for the prevention and control of AIDS and TB. Head of the programme to improve tuberculosis control in Bulgaria

Issue 31 | Health IS a gender issue

Brigitte Triems – President of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL)

Issue 30 | e-Health for individuals, society and the economy

By Nicola Bedlington, Executive Director, European Patients Forum

Issue 29 | Reducing the Burden of Cancer - yes we can

By Hildrun Sundseth, Head of EU Policy European Cancer Patient Coalition

Issue 28 | A healthier future means cleaning up the environment

By Génon K. Jensen, Executive Director of the Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL), Belgium

Issue 27 | Developing and implementing health policy in the European Union

Monika Kosinska, Secretary General European Public Health Alliance

Issue 26 | Organ donation and transplantation – a European approach

By Rafael Matesanz, Director of the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), Spain

Issue 25 | Antibiotic bacterial resistance: a European priority

By Prof. B. SCHLEMMER, Head of the national committee monitoring France's plan for keeping antibiotics effective

Issue 24 | World Osteoporosis Day: promoting awareness and policy change

By Daniel Navid, Senior Consultant International Osteoporosis Foundation

Issue 23 | Europe for patients - Commission campaign – for better health care for all in Europe

By Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Health

Issue 22 | Second Annual Nanotechnology "Safety for Success" Dialogue Workshop: Communicating on Safety

by Robert Madelin Director General for Health and Consumer Protection

Issue 21 | Europe against Alzheimer's

By Florence Lustman, inspector-general of finances, in charge of coordinating the French Alzheimer's plan 2008-2012

Issue 20 | New frontiers: future political, cultural and scientific challenges for health promotion

Prof. Franco Cavallo, President of the Scientific Committee, 8th IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion, Department of Public Health, University of Torino

Issue 18 | "Health Systems, Health and Wealth - Europe moving forward"

By Marc Danzon, WHO Regional Director for Europe