OBJECTIVE The DAta Food NEtworking (DAFNE) initiative was conceived in the 1980s and aims at using data already collected in the context of household budget surveys (HBSs) for the assessment of dietary patterns across Europe. DESIGN HBSs are country-representative surveys conducted, with similar methodology, at regular time intervals by the National Statistical Offices of almost all European ...

introduction: the scientific, technological and economic development of a society is closely related to its public health. therefore; improvement of health service quality along with increasing the number of health facilities is one of the main concerns of health care authorities in developed countries. this study was designed to compare accreditation models of health care organizations in euro...

This report considers how the experience of the European regulatory system might be applied to help strengthen the regulatory systems for medicines in the Region of the Americas. The work of the European Medicines Agencies (EMA) is carried out through its scientific committees, composed of members from European Economic Area countries. A robust legal framework allows EMA to coordinate resources...

The care and condition of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) in 34 European countries is reported using data obtained from publications, registries and professionals providing CF patient care. Care and outcomes differ markedly between countries. Although the 2005 European standards of patient care publication was widely known, in many countries there were no specialized CF centres. In only a mino...