Stakeholder Collaboration

To strengthen our advocacy work, we are building alliances and are in constant dialogue with health stakeholders in Europe, working together on delivering positive change at policy level across Europe.  

To ensure that our messages reflect the united voice of the broad community we represent, UEG engages in a series of public awareness campaigns every year.

WHO Europe at UEG Week 2023  

Building on our long-standing relations with WHO Europe, we welcomed WHO Europe Regional Director, Dr. Hans P. Kluge, at UEG Week in Copenhagen, where he participated in the panel discussion on "Hospitals in Crisis" and shared the European perspective on this major public health challenge. 

Dr. Kluge also joined us for an in-depth interview to discuss the current challenges and future scenarios for public health in Europe, with a particular focus on the impact on digestive health. 

With World Digestive Health Day on May 29, we celebrate Digestive Health Month each May with a public awareness campaign focused on on a particular digestive health-related topic.

Find Digestive Health Month content and discussions on Twitter via  #DigestiveHealthMonth.

Visit Digestive Health Month page

On February 4, we join the European cancer community in a global initiative to raise public awareness, improve education and drive government action.

In this context, we advocate for better research, prevention and treatment to reduce the social and economic burden of digestive cancers.

Visit the campaign website

March is Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month – a month long public awareness campaign focused on the importance of prevention, early diagnosis and burden of CRC. Every year, we disseminate information on the incidence of colorectal cancer and stress on the need for implementing screening programmes via social media and newsletters.

In 2023, we also supported Digestive Cancers Europe (DiCE) and their initiative for the European Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (ECCAM): StepApp for CRC, a free mobile app that counts your steps. 

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On April 19, the global community unites to mark World Liver Day - a key moment dedicated to raising awareness about liver health and the growing burden of liver disease around the world. This initiative is driven by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Asociación Latinoamericana para el Estudio del Hígado (ALEH), and the Society on Liver Disease in Africa (SOLDA), working together under the umbrella of the Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Coalition.

UEG is proud to support this global campaign, standing alongside our partners to strengthen international awareness and action for liver health. 

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November 21, 2024 marked World Pancreatic Cancer Day (WPCD). 

To mark the occasion, UEG joined forces with the European Pancreatic Club (EPC), Pancreatic Cancers Europe (PCE), Digestive Cancers Europe (DiCE) and Cancer Patients Europe (CPE) to draw attention to the urgent need for improved early detection and increased research funding for pancreatic cancer.

Message from UEG Public Affairs Group Member Patrick Michl

Message from UEG President Matthias Löhr

From December 3-6, 2024, we partnered with the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare), the WHO Regional Office for Europe, and others NGOs for a public awareness campaign featuring an exhibition stand in the European Parliament.

The campaign, themed "Alcohol: The Right to Know," aimed to raise awareness among MEPs and EU policymakers about the need for EU-wide preventive measures, inclduing alcohol labelling. 

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Video message (AWARH 2023) - Patrizia Burra, Chair of UEG Public Affairs Group

Video message (AWARH 2023) - Ana Dugic, Member of UEG Public Affairs Group

As a proud member of the European Nutrition for Health Alliance (ENHA), UEG supports the upcoming Malnutrition Awareness Weeks 2025. This European effort brings together countries to raise awareness of disease-related malnutrition and strengthen access to high-quality nutritional care.
The 2025 campaign will focus on nutritional support in care pathways and empowering patients to take an active role in their nutrition. Together, we aim to make nutritional care visible, accessible, and recognised as a core part of healthcare across Europe.

Join us for the free Malnutrition Awareness Week patient & nutrition webinar, dedicated to empowering individuals to understand their nutritional needs, recognise risks, and actively participate in their care.
Learn more & register
 
The ENHA and Revelium together with leading EU health partners will host a policy session in the European Parliament on November 11. The event will be chaired by MEP Romana Jerkovic and will feature, among others, UEG expert Lucas Wauters. To register visit the website.   

Visit the website & register