Lisbon, 12 November – EUVABECO actively participated in the pre-conference workshop “Best practices in EU-wide projects contributing to achieving the objectives of EU Health policies,” organized by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) and the Joint Action on increasing the capacity of National Focal Points (NFP4Health). The pre-conference focused on preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, and improving vaccination strategies across Europe.
The event brought together policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to exchange insights on the uptake, transferability, scalability, impact, and sustainability of best practices. EUVABECO presented alongside other projects and associations (Vax-Action, Overcoming obstacles to vaccination, Perch JA, ECL, and PreventNCD, EAAD best, JA Implemental, JACARDI, Care4Diabetes).
Professor Christos Lionis, EUVABECO’s Coordinator from the University of Crete (Greece), represented EUVABECO on the panel addressing vaccination reference practices. He detailed how EUVABECO is developing implementation plans for five innovative tools to strengthen vaccination programs and underscored their potential to enhance public health across the region.
EUVABECO is dedicated to advancing evidence-based interventions and fostering collaborations to improve health in the EU. The following day EUVABECO also hosted a scientific session at the European Public Health Conference.
The session was opened by [right to left] Marina Zanchi, Director of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA); Ana Pedroso, Secretary-General of the Portuguese Ministry of Health; Miguel costa Castano, the EU4Health National Focal Point (NFP) for Portugal; and Michele Cecchini, Head of Public Health at the OECD.
The pre-conference workshop, “Best Practices in EU-Wide Projects Contributing to Achieving the Objectives of EU Health Policies”, with Marina Zanchi, Director of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) stressing the support of HaDEA to disease control.
