Human Health

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

WHO: Post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare

Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, the World…

4 years ago

Updates on EU travel restrictions, measures and border controls

European Union Member States are constantly reviewing and updating measures to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Schengen Area travel…

4 years ago

UN warns against ‘backsliding’ in Ukraine

Although a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine has led to a significant decrease in civilian casualties, the overall situation remains fragile.…

4 years ago

Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, health and food systems

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public…

4 years ago

EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)

European Commission creates HERA - EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, a new body to prepare for future Pandemics.…

4 years ago

Schools across Europe share results of their air quality projects

More than 100 schools from 8 European countries participated in the citizen science CleanAir@School inititative. The project runs under the…

4 years ago

COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of human trafficking

“Millions of women, children and men worldwide are out of work, out of school and without social support in the…

4 years ago

WHO criticizes EU over vaccine export controls

The World Health Organization (WHO) criticised European vaccines export controls and urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines. With…

4 years ago

COVAX progress for global access to COVID-19 vaccines

“Distributing vaccines globally is our exit strategy from the pandemic,” International Partnership Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen eudebates COVAX initiative. Parliament wants…

4 years ago

World Cancer Day: how the EU is fighting cancer

Fighting cancer is one of the EU’s health priorities and World Cancer Day on 4 February is a global initiative to raise…

4 years ago

Smoke-free environments protect passive non-smokers and smokers

Completely smoke-free environments protect smokers and non-smokers, reduce tobacco use in current smokers and also help those who want to…

4 years ago

EU debates Alcohol and Tobacco Cancer connection

Europe has the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world and smoking is responsible for 15-20% of all European…

4 years ago

Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: New Health prevention, treatment and care

European Commission presented Europe's Beating Cancer Plan – a main priority in the area of health of the von der Leyen Commission and a…

4 years ago

We are living longer and we need a European plan for ageing population

EU Commission put demography and ageing population high on the European policy agenda. The European Commission presented a green paper…

4 years ago

Find here the published EU – AstraZeneca vaccine contract

The European Commission published its vaccine contract with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Following the renewed request from the European Commission on…

4 years ago

EU: AstraZeneca logic can only work at the neighbourhood butchers

Health Commissioner express serious concerns regarding AstraZeneca logic that can only work at the neighbourhood butchers. AstraZeneca announced that will…

4 years ago

New 2021 Travel rules and European additional safeguards

European Commission proposed new 2021 Travel rules coordinating measures affecting Schengen Areafree movement in the European Union. This is part…

4 years ago

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