As mentioned in my earlier reply, my Department has nominated officials from its Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health and North-South, EU & International Units to participate in the sub-group established by the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases on the Healthier together - EU Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) Initiative. Officials have attended the three meetings of the sub-group that have taken place to date.
Details of the sub-group's meetings and its work are regularly published on the Commission's website (ec.europa.eu/health/non-communicable-diseases/overview_en).
The sub-group is working with the European Commission on a new initiative to support EU countries in reducing the burden of NCDs, focusing on five areas:
- cardiovascular diseases;
- diabetes;
- chronic respiratory diseases;
- mental health and neurological disorders;
- health determinants.
This work is in addition to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, which is already in place. The Commission hopes to publish the new initiative later this year.
