The newly created European Parliament’s sub-committee on public health (SANT), chaired by MEP Arlukowicz, has defined priorities for its mandate.

The committee will be developing an own-initiative report on chronic non-communicable diseases; and will convene a hearing on chronic disease prevention.

Other priorities of the committee include:

• Own Initiative report on Joint Procurement of medicines
• Own Initiative report on Mental Health
• Implementation report on Nutrition and Health Claims Directive
• Oral question to Commission on Anti-Microbial Resistance

ECDA welcomes the committee’s decision and congratulates MEPs for making NCDs a priority of their work. ECDA will remain available to offer its expertise and support the work of the European Parliament to improve the response to chronic diseases in Europe.