Health and consumer affairs
The Presidency stresses the need to improve Health and safety at workand reduce accidents at the workplace, stressing the need for implementation the new EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work (2014-2017); Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - Objective 1 (2000 to 2006) The Presidency will draw up Council conclusions in this text.
As regards pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Chair request a mandate from the Council for negotiation and agreement European Parliament in the proposal on medical devices and medical devices in vitro devices. It will seek strong, transparent and lasting regulation the framework and competition in the medical device industry and to ensure that make a fast and cost-effective market available for innovative health care devices needed for the benefit of patients and healthcare professionals. V Mean Health the Presidency focuses on the individual, emphasising healthy early life and encouraging everyone to taking responsibility for their own health and for paying attention during treatment. The Presidency intends to continue discussions on healthy lifestyles during the Riga High Level Conference in February 2015; and other informal meetings to discuss the role of healthy nutrition, physical activity and sport in reducing childhood obesity; the importance of healthy nutrition at school, an environment enabling promotion Health as well as the challenges of modern technology and innovative approaches in education of children and adolescents. The Presidency will continue the work of the Council national alcohol policy and in the process of conducting impact studies on a vision for future action on alcohol policy EU. The Presidency will try to point out to health ministers alcohol and nutrition problems during informal meetings Health Ministers.
As regards patient-oriented healthcare, The Presidency will focus on these issues during a joint meeting Chief medical officers, Chief medical knives and Chief dental officers. In particular, it will address health at work, health integration care and public services, care as well as the program cancer screening within the EU. Emphasis on the individual together with focus will also be promoted during Annual eHealth Week in Riga in May 2015. Rapid increase in information provides opportunities for smart start-ups; sustainable and overall growth for the EU and the challenges that need to be addressed in Time series to seize opportunities for the EU health sector. Therefore, the Presidency attaches great importance to patients' responsibilities using technologies to improve the quality of healthcare; innovation in eHealth/mHealth, cross-border exchange of health data; and patient data protection.
Issues related to the risk of the spread of tuberculosis and in particular Amongst the health areas. The Presidency is interested in organising First Eastern Partnership Riga Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis in March 2015 dedicated specifically to tuberculosis as a major public problem in Europe and its neighbours countries. During the conference, the sustainability of the systems and their Ability to respond to global threats as well as a multi-faceted approach sector.