Celebrating World COPD Day 2015

 PRESS RELEASE  – For Immediate Release Celebrating World COPD Day,  the European Institute of Women’s Health  highlights it’s not too late to improve respiratory health in Europe Since 2002,  World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day raises awareness and works to improve care of COPD through events and campaigns in over 50 countries on the…

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Action for World Pneumonia Day

PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release The European Institute of Women’s Health Calls on Countries to Generate Action for World Pneumonia Day 12 November 2015 First held in 2009, World Pneumonia Day aimed to eliminate pneumonia, which killed more children each year than AIDS, malaria and measles combined at the time. Annually, approximately three-quarters of…

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Public consultation on revised European Tobacco Products Directive

European Tobacco Products Directive – a Consultation The Department of Health, Friday, 16th October 2015, commenced a public consultation on transposition of the revised European Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU). This aims to harmonise laws on tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, facilitating the smooth functioning of the internal market while assuring a high level of public…

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Giving life saving rescue medicines

More people can give life saving medicines MinisterVaradkar has signed a new law to allow trained members of the public to administer life saving rescue medicines.  Pharmacists have also been given legal permission to administer more vaccines. Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has signed new laws allowing life-saving rescue medicines to be administered by trained…

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Call for All to Support Dignity in Mental Health

PRESS RELEASE European Institute of Women’s Health Calls on All to Support Dignity in Mental Health 10 October 2015—The European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) invites its members, friends and colleagues to join us in recognition of World Mental Health Day 2015 to highlight mental health issues that women and their families across Europe encounter.This…

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Power of young girls in the EU and around the World

PRESS RELEASE European Institute of Women’s Health highlights power of  Adolescent Girls in the EU and across the World 11 October 2015 —This year marks the 4th annual International Day of the Girl Child, a day established by the United Nations to highlight the rights and challenges facing girls throughout the world. The fifth annual…

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Can participatory democracy rescue the EU project

Participatory democracy to the rescue of the EU project The European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Parliament as co-legislator in the majority of EU policies, an enhanced role for national parliaments: the Lisbon Treaty has brought about many positive changes to bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens. However, the existing Treaties provide untapped…

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Moving in right direction! – UN recommendations welcomed

We are moving in the right direction! Mental Health Europe welcomes the UN’s recommendations to EU Brussels, 8 September 2015 – the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) published its concluding observations and recommendations on how the EU should  implement its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons…

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