Success Stories - Conflicted consumers: anxiety and food decisions
Surveys such as the 2010 Eurobarometer show that people around Europe are worried about what they eat and where it comes from. But what causes this? And does it affect behaviour? An EU-funded project...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Advancing universal health coverage in Asia
Access to healthcare is a basic human need, but efforts to provide affordable public care in many developing nations have had mixed results. EU-funded researchers sought to find out why through a...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Fresh insights into ending poverty
EU-funded researchers around the world are collecting new information on poverty from 21 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, gaining fresh insights and making recommendations governments can...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Supporting family practice in Africa
What good is an empty clinic? The brain drain that is depleting health care services in many parts of Africa is leaving entire communities stranded. An EU-funded project is looking into ways to...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Better ways to cook up food policy
Can too many cooks spoil the broth? Not if they find the right way to work together. An EU-funded project explored new methods for researchers, policy-makers and civil society groups to collaborate to...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Connecting the links to a sustainable food supply chain
When consumers buy food, their choices impact economies, the environment and the well-being of both humans and animals. An EU-funded project is developing a flexible method to assess these impacts to...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Europe and South East Asia: collaboration for innovation
An EU-funded project is helping researchers and policy-makers in Europe and South East Asia form consortia to collaborate on sustainable food, healthcare and water management research. Projects tackle...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Reviving Europe's grassland farming
Over the last 30 years, much of Europe's grassland has been lost to urban development and the intensive production of annual crops like green maize. But environmental and food safety concerns, coupled...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Tackling informal patient payments will improve healthcare,...
An EU-funded project has shown that the widespread practice of informal healthcare payments in Central and Eastern Europe is inefficient, and means that many patients are unable to pay for the care...
View ArticleSuccess Stories - Advancing the case for gender-based medicine
Physiological differences between men and women can have a significant impact on the incidence and progression of many diseases, but to date little attention has been paid to gender-based healthcare....
View ArticleSuccess Stories - EU project offers fresh perspective on climate change and...
The global fresh produce supply chain must take into account climate change in order to ensure food safety, warn EU-funded researchers.
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