European Commission's consultation on EU action to reduce health inequalities
- Published: 24 May 2011
- Source: External
- Source name: European Commission
- RCN Staff lead: Jan Maw and James Bridge
- Email: james.bridge@rcn.org.uk
The size and scale of the differences in health of people living in different parts of the EU and between socially advantaged and disadvantaged EU citizens represents a challenge to the EU’s commitment to solidarity and equality of opportunity. In this context, the European Commission announced a communication on reducing health inequalities in the EU in its work programme for 2009 as an initiative on “Solidarity in Health”.
Read the RCN's response to the European Commission's 'Consultation on EU action to reduce health inequalities' (PDF 49.7KB) [how to access PDF files].
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