Cardiovascular diseases

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• World Health Assembly, day 2: resolution on noncommunicable diseases approved
  24-05-2012
  A resolution on strengthening noncommunicable disease policies to promote active ageing was approved by countries on the second day of WHO’s global annual meeting.
• World health statistics 2012 report: increase of hypertension and diabetes
  22-05-2012
  The World health statistics 2012 report, released on 16 May 2012, highlights the growing problem of noncommunicable diseases.
• Empowering patients
  17-04-2012
  From passive recipient to co-producer of health care – health systems must involve chronically ill people as equal partners in their treatment to be effective. The First European Conference on Patient Empowerment was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 11–12 April 2012. Read more …
• Deaths from tobacco in Europe
  11-04-2012
  Before the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into force in 2005, 16% of all deaths in adults aged over 30 years in the WHO European Region were due to tobacco. Read more…
• Instrument to map management of noncommunicable diseases in primary care under development
  08-02-2012
  WHO/Europe is developing a new framework instrument to assess how effectively noncommunicable diseases are managed in primary care, in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research.
• WHO/Europe responds to call for development of NCD targets and indicators
  06-02-2012
  A Regional Technical Consultation on Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation will take place in Oslo 9-10 February 2012.
• Hungarian smoking ban expected to cut the number of people treated in hospital or dying from heart attack and coronary illnesses by 10-15% within a year
  16-01-2012
  The strong nationwide smoke-free law covering public spaces (including workplaces, clubs and restaurants) came into force from 1 January 2012. It will fine an instant health care penalty upon the perpetrator of up to HUF 30 000HUF (EUR 100).
• Strengthening the contribution of primary care in prevention and control of NCDs
  11-01-2012
  A regional WHO meeting in Amsterdam on 25-26 January 2012 aims to assist Member States and organizations in their efforts to implement the primary care actions and interventions described in the Action Plan for implementation of the European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2012–2016, with a focus on cardio-metabolic risk assessment.