title: [The European Council and health: the added value of a pan-European approach].
abstract: The Council of Europe, from its creation in 1949, has been involved in establishing regulations in various field of skills. A group of conventions and actions shows the creation of status objectives. In the field of health, the Council's actions were to improve the economic and social progress in Europe. The European Committee of Health founded in 1954, is particularly in charge of health in order to establish recommendations for the members-states such as the implementation of experts groups and the preparation of precious reports. This article exposes the main decisions.
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authors.lastname: Iliev
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D014019:Tissue Donors