The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) launched its new Internet portal on best practice in the areas of drug-related prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration.
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions issued a report entitled “Working conditions of an ageing workforce”, which looks at ways in which the quality of
As a follow-up of the Eleventh Futures Forum held in June 2007, the World Health Organisation European Region launched a publication focused on some countries’ experience in applying ethical governance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a new publication entitled “Scaling up health service delivery: from pilot innovations to policies and programmes” centred on ways to increase the impact of
Suicide is not only a personal tragedy, it represents a serious public health problem, particularly in the WHO European Region. There is a growing evidence that mental disorders and self-destructive
On 8 May 2008, DG Enterprise has asked stakeholders to assess the current directives on medical devices in a public consultation. Any comments and information on this public consultation should
The overall objective of the competition is to collect and share good practices developed by local and regional health authorities on tackling climate change (mitigation of and adaptation to), and
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on patient safety. The results of this will help in the development of the Commission’s proposal on general patient safety issues planned
More information is becoming available about plans for future EC mental health activities following some preparatory meetings. The objective of the conference on 13 June in Brussels is to launch
The Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive aimed at facilitating the cross-border prosecution of traffic offences which imperil road safety. Technical measures and legal instruments are to be