From 6 to 8 September 2016, 3,000 participants from over 50 countries, including Polish and foreign high officials, EU Commissioners, CEO businesses and scientists, attended the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland, one of the most important get-togethers of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Participants discussed the major current economic, social and political issues, divided into 12 thematic paths [...]

After its report "Brain health: time matters in multiple sclerosis", MS Brain Health has released a short guide in order to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) put the recommendations of the report into practice. It allows them to understand how to lead a brain-healthy lifestyle and how to request the highest possible standard of care. You can access and download [...]

On 13th July, the meeting of the Interest Group on mental health, well-being and brain disorders, co-organized by EBC and GAMIAN-Europe, has taken place in the European Parliament, co-chaired by the MEPs Marian Harkin and Nessa Childers. EBC’s executive director, Frédéric Destrebecq, has presented the main activities and projects of the European Brain Council, namely the Value of Treatment (VoT) [...]

On 6 July 2016, the Biannual Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the EU was released. The report provides insights on the public role of WHO at the EU, and of how it pushed the public health agenda in the European Union. The European Brain Council is listed among the stakeholders with which the WHO collaborated during the last [...]

The Innovation Report, a review conducted by Robert Madelin on innovation in Europe, has been published on 5th July 2016. The paper has been produced by the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), the European Commission's new think tank, where Madelin, former director general at DG Connect, is now adviser on innovation. In its first two sections, the report acknowledges the [...]

The OECD has just released a new series in order to highlight the latest data in selected countries, to explain their health care systems and to provide key information in a clear and concise way, in just 2 pages. Each document highlights elements that are characteristic of that particular country, be it smoking, obesity, surgical interventions, consumption of antibiotics or alcohol [...]

The European Brain Council (EBC) is carrying out a new Study for 2015-2017 on the “Value of Treatment:  Bridging the Early Diagnosis and Treatment Gap for Brain Disorders”. The main objective of the VoT project for brain disorders is to assess the socio-economic impact of interventions (clinical practice), or the lack thereof, and to provide evidence and tools that can assist policy [...]

On 29th June, EBC representatives have attended the European Health Parliament's closing session, held in the European Parliament. The agenda was structured on debates about the reports and recommendations from the different working committees, namely: The committe on Antimicrobial Resistance, with the report "Tackling a global public health crisis" The Committe on Climate Change and Health, with the report "Tackling meat production and consumption" [...]