Strasbourg, 5 May 2022                                                                         CDBIO(2022)6Addendum

STEERING COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELDS OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH (CDBIO)

GUIDE TO HEALTH LITERACY

CONTRIBUTING TO TRUST BUILDING AND

EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

Addendum

to the Draft prepared by the Drafting Group on Health Literacy (CDBIO/HL)

with the support of the consultant experts, Kristine Sørensen (Denmark)

and Leena Paakkari (Finland)

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