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IDF Europe News Update April 2014 Your monthly update on policy and advocacy across Europe
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In the Spotlight WHO Europe releases Equity in Health Policy Briefs - The WHO Regional Office for Europe, in collaboration with the European Commission, have published a series of policy briefs that describe practical actions to address health inequities, especially in relation to tobacco, alcohol, obesity and injury, the priority public health challenges facing Europe. To access a list of all policy briefs, click here. To access the policy brief and guidance for addressing inequities in overweight and obesity, click here.
Call for Applications: 2014 IDF Europe Prizes in Diabetes - This year again, IDF Europe will be rewarding excellence, innovation and commitment in diabetes by presenting two prizes in the categories "Young Researcher" and "Long-Standing Achievement" to individuals who strive to make a difference for people living with diabetes and those at risk. For further information, click here.
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Health spending continues to stagnate in many OECD countries - The global economic crisis has had a dramatic effect on health spending. Estimates of expenditure on health released in 2012 showed that health spending had slowed markedly or fallen acoss many OECD countries. Preliminary estimates suggest that the low or negative growth in health spending is set to continue in many countries in the following years. To access the OECD working paper, click here.
Geographic imbalance in doctor supply and policy responses - Doctors are distributed unequally across different regions in virtually all OECD countries, and this causes concern about how to continue to ensure access to health services everywhere. In particular access to services in rural regions is the focus of attention of policymakers, although in some countries, poor urban and sub-urban regions pose a challenge as well. Despite numerous efforts this maldistribution of physician supply persists. OECD recently published a working paper that examines the drivers of the location choice of physicians, and second, it examines policy responses in a number of OECD countries. To access the working paper, click here.
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EU News
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Delivering on EU food safety and nutrition in 2050 - Scenarios of future change and policy response - The European Commission has published a foresight study aiming to provide insight and guidance for future policy-making and the research which underpins EU policy in this area is now available. To access the publication, click here.
What is behind European political parties' Election Manifestos? Paliament Magazine offers an analysis of EU Election manifestos of the main European political parties, regrouping policy priorities by field. Click here to view the analysis.
Conclusions of EU Summit on Chronic Diseases released - Speaker presentations and video recordings are also available for viewing and download. To access the material, click here.
European Elections: less than one month to go! European Elections will take place across the EU from 22 to 25 May. Check here our EP2014 material to help you engage with MEP candidates and put diabetes high on the agenda!
Click here to find a list of elections events organized in EU member states.You can also find here a timeline of the upcoming milestones after the European Elections, including the nomination of the Presidents of the new European Parliament and European Commission.
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Upcoming Events
• 8th European Patients Rights Day, 12-13 May, Brussels. For more information, click here.
• European Association for Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) Summit on the future of hospital pharmacy services in Europe, 14-15 May, Brussels. For more information, click here.
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Not to be missed
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Third EU Health Programme National Info Days! Last month we informed you of the adoption of the Health For Growth Programme, the EU’s third health programme. Dates for National Information days about funding opportunties under this programme as well as the content of the programme itself are available here.
For further information about the EU’s third health programme, please contact your national focal points. A list of national focal points will soon be available here.
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For more information or to subscribe to the IDF Europe News Update,contact Katie Gallagher at:
Katie.Gallagher@idf-europe.org
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