by Yannis Natsis | Oct 1, 2021 | #EU4Health, Europe and Health
On 16 September 2021, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made good on her promise by announcing the creation of the European Health Emergency Preparedness Authority (HERA), one of the key deliverables of the European Health Union package she undertook to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 1, 2021 | #EU4Health, Europe and Health
By Rosa Castro, Manager of the European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable Medicines, EPHA and Marcin Rodzinka-Verhelle, Global Health Advocates The European Commission recently launched the new EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA) and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 15, 2021 | #EU4Health, Europe and Health
EPHA analysis of President von der Leyen’s State of the European Union speech 2021On 15 September, European Commission President von der Leyen gave the annual State of the European Union speech. A flagship address, she highlighted five priorities, setting out her...
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 16, 2021 | #EU4Health
This editorial first appeared in the European Journal of Public Health and is reproduced here with their kind permission.Authors: Milka Sokolović, Director-General, EPHA; Dineke Zeegers Paget, Executive Director, European Public Health AssociationWith the call from...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 30, 2021 | #EU4Health
The European Public Health Alliance today welcomed Commissioner Kyriakides’ commitment to support European health civil society to continue operating in their independent capacity, following a meeting to discuss funding for EU Health NGOs.The proposed abandonment of...
by Milka Sokolović | Jul 8, 2021 | #EU4Health, The View from EPHA, Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Analysis & Opinion
The access to medicines debate in Europe is at a critical juncture. With the pandemic, all issues, old and new, suddenly find a place on the agenda. They range from the prices of medicines, the flexibility of regulatory standards, the quality of innovation, all the...