Health Programme: Evaluating the past and improving the future
by John F. Ryan, Acting Director, European Commission Directorate-General Health and Food Safety
The 2nd Health Programme 2008-2013 has proven to be a useful tool to foster the development and facilitate the implementation of EU health policy. It supported Member States in addressing key health issues by funding the identification and dissemination of good practice, underpinned by information and evidence. That's the conclusion of an external independent ex-post evaluation whose results are presented in the Commission's Report, adopted this week and transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions.
The evaluation co
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