SEE Health Network joins the celebration of the EuropeannWeek Against Cancer to highlight the crucial importance of beating cancer innits 9 Member States. The European Commission on the health domain in the periodn2019-2024 has as a core priority and focus on shaping Europe’s Beating CancernPlan (#EUCancerPlan).
nnnnFor most SEEHN memberncountries, premature mortality due to malignant neoplasms is higher than thatnfor the WHO European Region (70 deaths per 100 000 in 2014)[1], except for Israel.
nnnnSEEHN Member States share common challenges similar tonthe rest of the European countries.
nnnnToday, 26th May, we focusnon early detection. In this context a EC TAIEX Multi-Country WORKSHOP onnScaling up colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs has been organized innPodgorica,nMontenegro 12 – 13 December 2019, thanks to the financial support of EC TAIEX withnthe collaborative effort of the SEEHN Regional Health Development Center (RHDC)non Non communicable disease (NCD) hosted by Montenegro and the SEEHNnSecretariat.
nnnnThe meeting aimed to tackle the implementation of programmes in South-eastern Europe Health Network member states including [2] Kosovo* and Turkey, pointing out in particular the methodology, reporting indicators, quality and impact, achievements, campaigns and awareness, improvements and setbacks. This Workshop enabled exchanging experiences and presenting good practices in the SEE Region and on how to apply European Union (EU) Recommendations and standards in order to improve and strengthen the control of the CRC.
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[1] http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/392772/seehn-scs-2018-2023-eng.pdf?ua=1n
nnnn[2] *Thisndesignation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line withnUNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
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