Press Release: Reliable health information at the click of a mouse – European Commission launches new Health Portal

To help European citizens answer their health questions, the European Commission on 10 May 2006 launched the 'Health-EU Portal'. The launch event took place in Malaga, Spain, within the Commission-sponsored 'eHealth' conference. The Health-EU Portal was launched as a gateway to simple and sound information on 47 topics that ranged from babies’ health to bio-terrorism, and from infectious diseases to health insurance. It was aimed at citizens, patients, healthcare professionals and scientists alike.

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European Commission: Health-EU - Public Health Thematic Portal http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

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