Assessing the impact of digital transformation of health services: report of the expert panel on effective ways of investing in Health (EXPH)

Sound and timely scientific advice is an essential requirement for the Commission to pursue modern, responsive and sustainable health systems. To this end, the Commission has set up a multidisciplinary and independent Expert Panel which provides advice on effective ways of investing in health (Commission Decision 2012/C 198/06). The core element of the Expert Panel's mission is to provide the Commission with sound and independent advice in the form of opinions in response to questions (mandates) submitted by the Commission on matters related to health care modernisation, responsiveness, and sustainability. The advice does not bind the Commission. The areas of competence of the Expert Panel include, and are not limited to, primary care,hospital care, pharmaceuticals, research and development, prevention and promotion, links with the social protection sector, cross-border issues, system financing, information systems and patient registers, health inequalities

Science Ecosystem 2.0: how will change occur?

The report analyses the potential impact of a transition towards Open Science on the stakeholders of the research ecosystem. The EU can accelerate the transition towards Open Science thanks to its unique position as funder and policy maker. A three step program is suggested that will: 1) support the on-going transformation; 2) make systemic to open the way to fully implemented Open Science; and 3) unlock the societal and economic value of Open Science

Health at a Glance: Europe

Contiene indicadores clave de salud y de los sistemas de salud de 36 países europeos, incluyendo los 28 estados miembros de la Unión Europea, 5 países candidatos a la UE y 3 países de la Asociación Europea del Libre Comercio. La mayor parte de los datos presentados son estadísticas nacionales oficiales recogidos a través de cuestionarios administrados conjuntamente por la OCDE, Eurostat y OMS.

Good practice appraisal tool for obesity prevention programmes, projects, initiatives and interventions

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission have established a joint three-year project to monitor progress in improving nutrition and physical activity and preventing obesity in the European Union. As part of this project, a good practice appraisal tool was developed to assess good practice elements of design, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of preventive programmes, projects, initiatives and interventions that aim to counteract obesity and improve nutrition and physical activity. This report gives a description of the good practice tool for obesity prevention programmes and describes its development and use.

Joint European pandemic preparedness self-assessment indicators

The WHO Direct agreement “Strengthening national pandemic influenza and other epidemic preparedness 2005155” receivedfunding from the European Commission under the Public Health Programme 2003–2008. However, the sole responsibility forthe study lies with the author, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of theinformation contained therein.

Brote de la enfermedad por el virus del Ébola en Africa Occidental = Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Western Africa. Comisión Europea

Contiene últimas novedades, información sobre el brote, información para viajeros, webs oficiales, publicaciones científicas, notas de prensa y enlaces de interés.

Improving public health responses to extreme weather/heat-waves: EuroHEAT: technical summary

EuroHEAT, a project co-funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Consumers,aimed to improve public health responses to weather extremes and to heat-waves in particular. Climate change isprojected to lead to an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heat-waves.In the European cities analysed in the EuroHEAT project, the estimated excess mortality ranged from 7.6% to33.6% during heat-wave episodes. Long and intense heat-waves have the most severe health effects. There isgrowing evidence from EuroHEAT that the effects of heat-wave days on mortality are greater, particularly amongthe elderly, when levels of ozone or particulate matter are high. A wide range of chronic diseases and medicaltreatments, social isolation and some types of occupation increase the risk of heat stress in individuals. InEuropean cities, the elderly suffer the greatest effects of heat-waves. Across Europe, housing and socioeconomicconditions showed varying influence on the impacts of heat on health. On the basis of the results generated bythe EuroHEAT project, two tools for public health interventions were developed: the web-based climateinformation support tool and the guidance for heat–health action plans. This document summarizes the overallproject results.

European Disability Forum - EDF

It presents the forum, its activities and projects to advance disabled people’s rights. It provides information about disability, including news, events, links, glossary, campaigns and publications.

EDDNAL - European Directory of DNA Diagnostic Laboratories

The European Directory of DNA Diagnostic Laboratories (EDDNAL) is a non-profit directory supported mainly by funding from the European Commission, which is specifically intended for use by physicians, researchers and other medical genetics health professionals. The information contained in EDDNAL is published as an online clinical* resource. It provides standardized information on molecular diagnostic services for heritable syndromes and disorders offered by laboratories throughout fourteen EU countries.

Public Health

It present informations about strategy of health, programme 2003-2008, information, threats, determinants and services in health.It contains special topics, publications, events, key and legal documents, projects and news.

EURONHEED: European Network od Health Economics Evaluation Databases

The databases are currently provide:1- Bibliographic references of all the published articles written on the topic ofhealth services evaluation for the countries covered by the network and,2- Critical analyses of all the so-called full evaluation studies: cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, cost utility and cost minimisation studies (studies for which a comparison of two or more treatments or care alternatives and in which both the costs and outcomes of the alternatives are examined).

Eurostat

It presents statistics about general and regional statistics, economy and finance, population and social conditions, industry, trade and services, agriculture and fisheries, external trade, transport, environment and energy, science and technology. It bring publication and special topics such as sustainable development and structural indicators.

European Science and Technology Observatory - ESTO

The mission of the ESTO network is to broaden and develop the knowledge base of the Joint Research Centre's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies on prospective science and technology (S&T) developments to supply EU decision-makers with processed, original and timely S&T information of potential policy relevance.

Outbreak of Zika Virus Disease. Comisión Europea

Contiene noticias recientes y últimas novedades, mapa interactivo con enlaces a las páginas web oficiales de los organismos nacionales que ofrecen información concreta para cada país, información sobre qué es el virus Zika, cómo se está gestionando en Europa, información para viajeros y residentes de la UE en áreas afectadas, notificaciones científicas, enlaces de interés, etc.

Brote de la enfermedad por el virus del Ébola en Africa Occidental = Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Western Africa. Comisión Europea

Contiene últimas novedades, información sobre el brote, información para viajeros, webs oficiales, publicaciones científicas, notas de prensa y enlaces de interés.