EUROCAM
EUROCAM stand for a network of the entire CAM sector in the EU. Within the EUROCAM platform collaborate the CAM-medical doctors umbrella organisations allied in CAMDOC, the European Federation of Patients’ Associations for Anthroposophic Medicine EFPAM, the European Federation of Homeopathic Patients’ Associations EFHPA, the European Federation for Complementary and Alternative Medicine EFCAM for the nonmedical practitioners’ organizations and the producers of CAM medicinal products ECHAMP - the latter in a status of observers.
EUROCAM – strengthened its cooperation in the last two years which is partly due to the demand of the EU institutions which are interested to be in contact with representatives of the all organizations of the sector. The network adopted a set of principles about their cooperation which leave each member-organization the freedom to follow their own agenda and act together only in commonly agreed activities.
At the moment the growing coherence of the CAM sector contributes strongly to three major CAM activities at the EU level at present:
- permanent dialog of the CAM organizations with the DG SANCO.
- establishment of a “CAM Interest Group” in the European Parliament in this legislative period
- preparation of a political CAM Conference in the EU 2012 together with DG SANCO under the heading “CAM – adding value to a healthy Europe”.
