Better nutrition, better lives: 2nd international conference on nutrition

The 2nd International Conference on Nutrition was hosted by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization from 19 to 21 November in Rome, Italy.
Recognising the impact of unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity on the rise of chronic diseases including diabetes, stakeholders at the event signed up to the Rome Declaration on Nutrition, which calls on countries to act on all forms of malnutrition, and develop policies, programmes and initiatives for ensuring healthy diets throughout the life course. Outcomes of the conference also include a Framework for Action, which acts as a guide for proper implementation of the commitments listed in the Rome Declaration on Nutrition.

Cross-border Healthcare in Europe: policy summary

This new policy summary published by the European Observatory of Health Systems and Policies explores how European health systems are responding to increasing patient and professional mobility across the European Union. Click here to download the report. 

Joint Action on Chronic Diseases hosts stakeholders forum in Madrid

Held on 24 October in Madrid, the Stakeholder Forum aimed at building an external cooperation network to support the joint action. The forum brought together partners of related projects and initiatives, policymakers and patients representatives  from across Europe. More information and presentations from the meeting are available for download here.

In addition, IDF Europe met with the partners of the Joint Action involved in the Work Package on diabetes on 6 November in Vilnius, Lithuania. For more information, click here.

New report finds that people with diabetes and chronic diseases are at higher risk of unemployment

Published by Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the report takes a detailed look at the employment situation of people with diabetes and chronic disease in EU Member States and Norway.

Findings include a higher risk of unemployment, higher exposure to discrimination and lack of access to corporate trainings. For more information, click here.

Outcomes of the 2014 European Health Forum Gastein

Policy makers and key stakeholders met from 1 to 3 October in Gastein to discuss the opportunities and challenges for health in a changing political context - with a new European Parliament, a new European Commission and international discussions on new global health goals.

From making healthcare systems more resilient to patient empowerment, read the outcomes of the forum here.

New European Commission Cabinets

The full list of Commissioners' cabinets and team members has been published. To access the information, click here.

  Upcoming Events

- IDF Europe General Assembly and Together We Are Stronger Meeting, 29-30 November, Istanbul. Find out more.

- AGE Platform Europe Annual Conference, 4 December, Brussels. Find out more.