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HIV infection keeps growing in Europe. In order to improve care and conditions for people living with HIV/AIDS but also to prevent further spread of the disease, there is urgent need of reviewing and radically improving disease management in HIV/AIDS. Such change should include legal aspects, HIV care and social conditions. This was advocated by the Euro HIV Index (EHIVI) 2009, which was presented today in Brussels. Luxembourg leads the ranking among European 29 countries in this first survey of HIV policy and best practice, with 857 points (out of 1,000), followed by Malta (791) and Switzerland (775).

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Euro Health Consumer Index 2009

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Empowerment of the European Patient - Options and Implications

Denmark has the most empowered patients around Europe. So says the report “Empowerment of the European Patient - Options and Implications”, published today in Brussels,. The top ranked countries are a good mix of Western and Central - Eastern European countries. The report finds that money is not the only thing that matters when it comes to patient empowerment – the issue is about will and perception of whom the healthcare system aims to serve!

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Canada Health Consumer Index 2009

cover The Canadian Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Health Consumer Powerhouse released the second annual Canada Health Consumer Index (CHCI). The Index ranks health care system performance in each province by assessing the extent to which they meet the needs of health care users. The study compares the ten provincial health care systems across five different "sub-disciplines:" patients' rights, problem prevention, waiting times, patient outcome and range and reach of services.

The report shows that there are significant differences between the provinces in several of these areas. For the second year, Ontario finishes with the highest overall score on the CHCI, driven primarily by good patient outcomes and shorter-than-average waiting times. Even in Ontario, however, waiting times are much longer than in most of the European countries.

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The Euro Consumer Diabetes Index 2008

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