Brussels, 26/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 26 February, the European Parliament adopted the 3rd EU multiannual health programme, by 576 votes to 33, with 39 abstentions. The European Commission brought forward its proposal in November 2011. While the member states are working hard to design health systems that are sustainable and less costly in a context of austerity and an ageing population, the 3rd programme should mean that available resources are used to best effect, as the Parliament was...