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The mass ageing of our populations has been one of the crowning achievements of the end of the second millennium. This ageing has also brought challenges in terms of a new order of complexity in ensuring the health of the ageing populations. Geriatric medicine has developed to meet this challenge, and has been proven to be an efficient and cost-effective development.

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New publication on the EU and public health

The Commission has published a useful guide on...

European Parliament adopts resolution on patient safety

During the October plenary session, the...

Council approves Social Protection Committee conclusions on social protection policies

On 15 October, the Ministers responsible for...

Consensus paper ‘Shaping a health literate Europe’

A new consensus paper on how to advance health...

Resources versus patients’ need:

How to prioritise?

Health Forum Gastein addresses austerity in health

Between 2008 and 2011, 17 of the EU's 28 member...

EMA plans greater transparency

The European Medicines Agency (EMA), singled out...

European Commission appoints Expert Group on Rare Diseases

The European Commission has invited individual...

Health Commissioner Borg speaks out on austerity in health care

Speaking on the occasion of the annual conference...