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About Health First Europe
Health First Europe is a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics and healthcare experts and the medical technology industry.We aim to ensure that equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology and healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of Europe. We call for truly patient-centred healthcare and believe that every European citizen should benefit from the best medical treatments available.
- Innovating for sustainable healthcare systems in Europe
- Healthcare practitioners are a key factor for innovating in new models of delivering healthcare services
- Patient-centric solutions for sustainable health systems
- Consistently valorising quality health is the cornerstone of a productive Europe
- "Health equals wealth". Health is a productive economic factor in terms of employment, innovation and economic growth
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Latest News
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04 May 2012
Health First Europe attends the debate on State of Men’s Health in Europe
On 26 April, Health First Europe attended a lunch debate on men’s health in Europe organised by the Premier League [...]
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27 April 2012
Open Forum Debate on Patient Safety: After event material
Opening Health First Europe’s Open Forum Debate on Patient Safety, Patron of the Health First Europe Task Force on Patient [...]
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12 April 2012
Health First Europe urges EU policymakers to do more to protect patients
EU policymakers should strengthen the standards for patient safety in Member State healthcare systems, adopt measurable improvement targets for Member [...]
Videos
viEUws, EU eHealth interview with John Bowis
Launch of ‘E-Quality in E-Health’ brochure | 29 Sep 2011
READ MOREEditorial
01 August 2011
In the run up to the United Nations (UN) “High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases” also known as the UN Summit on NCDs the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) has been carrying out a number of activities to ensure that there is a strong patient voice in the development of strategies to fight NCDs. The Summit will take place on [...]
Patient's Corner
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Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mrs. K.D. | March 2012
Mrs. K.D. is a 43-year-old wife and mother of two children and suffers from severe rheumatoid arthritis. This is her story... I have rheumatoid arthritis and would like to share with ...