Health
Dossier description
Research in Europe in the field of health aims to improve the health of Europeans, to make the health sector more competitive and to tackle global health (related) issues. EU Member States are themselves responsible for the organisation of their healthcare. The EU does not have any authority to take measures here. (according to Article 168 TFEU).
News
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16 August 2012The European Commission has prepared a compilation of current ‘Open Calls’ with potential relevance for the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. The document provides the... Read more -
12 July 2012In solving the global health problem of enabling life-saving vaccines reaching people in tropical and developing countries, the European Commission is offering a 2 million euro prize for innovations... Read more -
21 March 2012It is of vital importance that research is conducted with concise comparable data on how to keep people healthy and active at work, but it is also time to take concrete measures to motivate people... Read more -
22 February 2012Teresa Riera Madurell (S&D) was appointed rapporteur for Horizon 2020 in the European Parliament. Neth-ER had the opportunity to ask her about the ins and the outs of Horizon 2020 at this early... Read more
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14 February 2012On February 9, the position paper ‘NFU priorities in Health research’ was presented by the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers (NFU) and the Netherlands Organisation for... Read more