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Prioritising digestive health in the EU

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Advocacy

Digestive Health deserves attention

In promoting digestive health, we work towards the prevention of digestive diseases, as well as the advancement and equal access to treatments to help improve patient outcomes.

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Stakeholder Collaboration

Striving towards increased health literacy and real policy impact

UEG carries out and partakes in a series of public awareness campaigns every year. In 2020 we took part in the European Health Forum Gastein with the session ‘‘Science of healthy living: Challenging the status quo to enable healthier choices".

MEP Digestive Health Group

A voice for digestive health in the European Parliament

The Digestive Health Group is a cross-party platform of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different EU Member States.

Our public awareness videos

Pancreatic Cancer: Stuck in the 1970s

The IBD Journey

Childhood Obesity: The impact of nutrition on health

Alcohol and Digestive Cancers: Time for Change

A Right to Know- Alcohol Labelling Across Europe

World Digestive Health Day 2015 – Heartburn

Gut Microbes - Importance in Health and Disease

Childhood Obesity: The impact of nutrition on health

Face Up To Colorectal Cancer

Our focus areas in digestive health

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the 8th most common cancer in Europe, yet knowledge of it is alarmingly low.

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in Europe

Nutrition and Obesity

Nutrition and Obesity

Healthcare systems are under pressure from rising numbers of obese children and adults.

Alcohol

Tackling the harmful use of alcohol should be a key priority for the European Union.

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