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Dear Partners, 

The European Commission has asked for our support in disseminating its ‘call for evidence’ for the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan, following the recent meeting of the Sub-group NCDs of the European Commission Expert Group on Public Health, held on 10 July 2025. 

The call for evidence and feedback form are available from: EU cardiovascular health plan 

Considering the importance of the forthcoming CVD plan, we strongly encourage you to contribute to this consultation. 

For background, you can access the presentations from the Subgroup meeting, including an overview on the CVD burden and key interventions presented by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, here: 

https://health.ec.europa.eu/events/sub-group-eu-ncd-initiative-2025-07-10_en  

We are also pleased to share the following WHO European Region resources, which may be helpful in framing your contributions: 

• Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling NCDs 

• A Lancet publication, Quick buys for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 

• NCD quick buys 2-pager summarizing the main takeaways of the above article  

On behalf of Dr. Gundo Weiler,  

Director for Prevention and Health Promotion, WHO Regional Office for Europe