Healthcare

Four million additional doses of Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 hotspots

EU secures 4 million more Pfizer, BioNTech doses to target Covid-19 'hotspots' announced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.…

4 years ago

African swine fever: devising an ‘exit strategy’ for affected countries

African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious lethal disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar and in 2020 it has…

4 years ago

Νew European Climate and Health Observatory

The European Commission and the European Environment Agency launched the new European Climate and Health Observatory to keep EU healthy…

4 years ago

EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030

Despite all efforts, persons with disabilities are still at a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion than persons without…

4 years ago

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

The impact of COVID-19 on women has increased gender disparities in the EU, underscoring society’s reliance on women both on…

4 years ago

Pandemic pushing people and human rights ‘even further behind’

As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people and human rights worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even further…

4 years ago

EU debates to increase roll-out of vaccines with pharma CEOs

MEPs demanded to increase vaccine production, clarity on deliveries and insisted that pharmaceutical companies honour their contracts. MEPs quizzed CEOs…

4 years ago

WHO calls for action to address ‘long COVID’ and long-term effects

Many people struggle to recover from ‘long COVID’, the acute infection, suffering often disabling symptoms and long-term effects that last…

4 years ago

EU disinfection robots arrive in Slovenian hospitals

Two Slovenian hospitals received two of the first EU robots to disinfect patient rooms, thus helping reduce and contain the spread…

4 years ago

Virus has taken the world hostage and UN demands vaccine ceasefires

UN Security Council demands vaccine ceasefires for a “sustained humanitarian pause” to local conflicts to allow COVID-19 vaccinations. The virus…

4 years ago

Vaccine certificates will save summer

European Union works on a common approach to vaccination certificates and will come back following months to this issue to…

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Côte d’Ivoire receive vaccine doses via COVAX Facility

Côte d'Ivoire and COVAX global initiative bring the African continent closer to the common goal of equitable access to COVID-19…

4 years ago

David Sassoli: There can be no return to how things were before

David Sassoli called on EU leaders to continue the common approach to Covid-19 vaccines in a speech to the European…

4 years ago

Salmonella and Campylobacter cases stable in EU

The number of reported human cases of illness caused by Campylobacter and Salmonella bacteria across Europe appears to be stabilising over the past five…

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WHO chief urges global leaders: ‘Don’t Undermine COVAX’

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned world leaders to focus on international vaccination initiative COVAX. Dr.Tedros took…

4 years ago

European Partnerships show new ways in Green and Digital transition

New European Partnerships bring the European Commission and private or public partners together in Green and Digital transition. European Partnerships…

4 years ago

EU sends emergency medical teams to Slovakia and masks to Serbia

The European Union sends emergency support with RescEU mechanism to Slovakia and to Serbia, to fight Coronavirus pandemic. The EU…

4 years ago

VIDEO from inside the Pfizer vaccine factory in Puurs, Belgium

Pfizer, in partnership with Germany company BioNtech, plans to supply 1.3 billion doses of the vaccine in 2021 from factories…

4 years ago

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