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On average, chronic diseases account for up to 80 percent of EU healthcare costs - but only 3 percent of EU countries' budget is spent on prevention (Photo: Pixabay)

EU calls for better disease prevention

Life expectancy has increased by six years in the EU since 1990, but European countries must make more effort in the prevention of diseases, the European Commission said on Thursday (23 November).

The EU executive, which was presenting the State of Health in the EU report, a two-year survey in all member states, stressed the need for more attention to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular illness.

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On average, chronic diseases account for up to 80 percent of EU healthcare costs - but only 3 percent of EU countries' budget is spent on prevention (Photo: Pixabay)

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