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28 September 2016

Innovative public procurement can lower pressure on health budgets

Published : Wed, 28 Sep 2016 Most EU countries struggle with increasing healthcare costs. At the same time, patients are dealing with increasing contributions to health insurance systems. More efficient procurement of medical devices, medic...

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23 June 2016

Commission welcomes new agreement for safer use of medical devices

Published : Thu, 23 Jun 2016 The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement for better surveillance and traceability of medical and in vitro diagnostic devices.

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27 October 2015

Conference: Which priorities for a European policy on multimorbidity?

Multimorbidity, usually defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, is a growing concern in our society and a challenge facing patients, health professionals and health systems' sustainability.

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