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Thursday, May 10, 2007

European Commission and WHO/Europe boost cooperation for health

EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH & CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Brussels and Copenhagen, 28 March 2007


Contracts for seven new joint projects were signed today in Brussels by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe).

The jointly funded projects will be implemented by WHO/Europe over a period of three years.

They cover European health policy priorities on environment and health, injuries, equity in health, health security, health services, alcohol and emergency medical services. The overall budget of the package is €4,232,963. The European Union's Public Health Programme will cove 60% of the cost.

Read Full EC/WHO Statement (PDF)

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Backgrounder Topic Area No. 6 Alcohol-related Harm

This project aims to boost those actions where the work of the two partners complement each other and add value.

The European Alcohol Information System will be updated and expanded to ensure compatibility between databases.

Tools will be developed to determine the social and economic cost of alcohol.

Based on evidence, guidelines will be developed for countries to use when making national plans on alcohol.

Read Full Backgrounder (PDF)
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