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Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe: Affordable, accessible and safe medicines for all
The Commission has today adopted a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe to ensure patients have access to innovative and affordable medicines and to support the...
Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, infections are rising and the longer-term impact on the education, nutrition and well-being of...
Europe needs to prepare better for coming out of new strict containment measures
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) once again spreading rapidly, and the re-introduction of containment measures to flatten the curve of the epidemic, it is crucial...
Top 10 Emerging Technologies to Watch in 2020
From virtual patients to pain-free needles, synthesizing whole-genomes, and digital medicine, these top 10 emerging technologies are transforming our post-COVID-19 lives. An international steering...
COVID-19: Consequences of ‘chronic under-investment in public health’ laid bare
A global chronic under-investment in public health has been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which must now lead to a major re-think in how...
European Health Union: Stronger crisis preparedness and response for Europe
European Commission is taking the first steps towards building the European Health Union announced by President von der Leyen in her State of the...
If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control
Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis,...
Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’
With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary...
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts warn worse crises to come options offered to reduce risk
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there...
Economic situation is EU citizens’ top concern in light of the coronavirus pandemic
In a troubled period marked by the coronavirus pandemic, trust in the EU remains stable and Europeans trust the EU to make the right...