This study provides an overview of the current state-of-play in Europe in respect to the fight against cancer. It focuses in particular on four main areas: causation of cancer; cancer screening and early diagnosis; access to cancer treatment, care and research; and rare and childhood cancers. It...
This paper has been prepared for the Peer Review on “Legislation and practical management of psychosocial risks at work”. It provides a comparative assessment of the policy example of the Host Country (Sweden) and the situation in Germany. For information on the host country policy example, plea...
Climate change, international trade and international travel are key factors in promoting the spread of disease-bearing insects to ever-wider parts of the world. More humans are therefore exposed to viral infections such as Dengue fever, Zika, Chikungunya, West Nile fever, Yellow fever and Tick-...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) have agreed to collaborate in the training of public health professionals in competencies for prevention and control of communicable diseases. The collabo...
This short document aims to provide a summary of the main issues that people engaged in developing drug policy, or in commissioning evaluations of drug policy, strategies and interventions, need to consider. There are many sources of more detailed information and guidance on conducting evaluatio...
Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk of acquiring infections because of their underlying illness and frequent exposure to invasive devices. Targeted surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in ICUs is an essential component of hospital infection preven...
