The EMHF is taking its Vienna Declaration out to a wider audience. Over the last month, 25 more members of the European parliament have signed. The idea now, with such widespread high-level endorsement, is to snowball the declaration out to the general public and get as many signatures as possible. The Declaration is now available as an iPetition for you to sign and – equally importantly – forward onto to your friends and colleagues for them to sign.
EMHF Director Erick Savoye says: ‘The Declaration has received many high level endorsements. EU Commissioners for Health, and for Employment and Social Affairs have not hesitated to give their full and unrestricted support to the document. They were joined by the English and Scottish health ministries, and by a great number of MEPS and organisations.
'The Declaration benefits from this level of support because men’s health is now recognised as an important yet under-developed area of public health. Now we want to take this message out to the wider public.’
The EMHF will follow words with action. From the end of 2007, its European network will be working with national governments and key stakeholder groups around Europe to ensure these words are not forgotten. A follow-up plan will track progress of actions taken to make the objectives of the Declaration a reality.
