Press Release: Global Health: Commission calls on EU to gear up on health actions

On 31 March 2010, the European Commission adopted proposals to enhance the EU's role in global health. The objective is to make Europe's contribution more effective so as to better accompany developing countries in getting back on track towards achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Commission presents four approaches to improving global health: establish a more democratic and coordinated global governance; push for a collective effort to promote universal coverage and access to health services to all; ensure better coherence between EU policies relating to health; improve coordination of EU research on global health and boost access in developing countries to new knowledge and treatments.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/118:Global Health: Commission calls on EU to gear up on health actions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/118&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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