Hospitals

WHO: 115k health and care professionals died from pandemicWHO: 115k health and care professionals died from pandemic

WHO: 115k health and care professionals died from pandemic

WHO estimates that at least 115.000 health and care professionals have lost their lives due to COVID-19 pandemic. The head…

4 years ago
WHO calls for action to address ‘long COVID’ and long-term effectsWHO calls for action to address ‘long COVID’ and long-term effects

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 hospitalsEU disinfection robots arrive in Slovenian hospitals

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
Salmonella and Campylobacter cases stable in EUSalmonella and Campylobacter cases stable in EU

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…

4 years ago
WHO: New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccinesWHO: New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines

WHO: New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines

The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective, the head…

4 years ago
EU supports COVID19 plasma collection and clinical trialsEU supports COVID19 plasma collection and clinical trials

EU supports COVID19 plasma collection and clinical trials

The European Commission has selected 24 projects that will build new programmes, or expand existing ones, for the collection of…

4 years ago
Top 10 causes of death worldwide. How income harms health?Top 10 causes of death worldwide. How income harms health?

Top 10 causes of death worldwide. How income harms health?

Since 2000, the largest increase in deaths has been for ischaemic heart disease. Find here in this WHO report the…

4 years ago
EU patients will have 100% safe, effective drugs and affordable medicinesEU patients will have 100% safe, effective drugs and affordable medicines

EU patients will have 100% safe, effective drugs and affordable medicines

People across the EU expect to benefit from equal access to 100% safe medicines, state-of-the-art effective drugs and affordable therapies.…

4 years ago
UV disinfection robots to clean up European hospitalsUV disinfection robots to clean up European hospitals

UV disinfection robots to clean up European hospitals

EU Commission will provide 200 disinfection robots to European hospitals in the coming weeks, to fight pandemic. As part of…

4 years ago
EU Civil Protection Mechanism sends first rescEU ventilators to Czech RepublicEU Civil Protection Mechanism sends first rescEU ventilators to Czech Republic

EU Civil Protection Mechanism sends first rescEU ventilators to Czech Republic

Following a request for assistance from Czechia, EU Civil Protection Mechanism sends ventilators from rescEU European reserve. The common European…

5 years ago