Framework
In 2022 the European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health (EACH) called for a major prioritisation of cardiovascular health (CVH) by the EU institutions and member states. The positive responses from EU institutions, political parties, and national governments to our call have been encouraging. We collectively agree that the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is too high, and that cooperative action can help to move the needle. We published a document outlining a framework:
Read A European Cardiovascular Health Plan: The need and the ambitionRoadmap
At the launch event of the MEP Cardiovascular Health Group on 23 April 2025, we unveiled our latest EACH publication “A European Cardiovascular Health Plan: The Roadmap“. With this Roadmap EACH demonstrates how we can work together to deliver meaningful policies with long-lasting benefit and the possibility to reduce costs and burden on health and social systems. This Roadmap sets out proposals for the main pillars of the EU CVH Plan and how they might be crafted to deliver best value to European citizens.
Read A European Cardiovascular Health Plan: The RoadmapWhat’s next?
As EACH we know that now is the time to act. All evidence points in the same direction: the burden of cardiovascular disease for patients and their families, the population, health systems, and society in Europe is tremendous and will only increase. To win this battle we must channel enormous political will, leadership, expertise, and imagination to create a different landscape for cardiovascular health in Europe.
The success and impact of a European CVH Plan will depend not only on what is achieved in the next few years but on how it is achieved so that no one and no country is left behind. EACH calls on addressing societal barriers, underserved populations, discrimination on all grounds, and fundamental inequities that permeate health systems across Europe.