Public Health

This is EU Digital Green Certificate to re-Open tourism and save summer

EU tourism economies have pushed for common Digital Green Certificates that would restore some travel and save European summer. Ahead…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen looks to speed up vaccine rollout

European Union has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway to speed…

4 years ago

Digital Green Certificate to re-Open safe free movement of EU citizens

The European Commission presented a proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate the safe free movement of citizens…

4 years ago

WHO: Do not STOP vaccinations of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Many more countries have suspended the AstraZeneca vaccinations as a precautionary measure, after thromboembolic events with vaccines. EU countries have…

4 years ago

EMA investigates AstraZeneca Vaccine and thromboembolic events

Several authorities responsible for national vaccine campaigns in EU countries have temporarily paused vaccination with COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. This is…

4 years ago

WHO and European Medicines Agency investigate AstraZeneca vaccine

Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several…

4 years ago

Hearing loss: A Common Health Problem for 2.5 bn people worldwide

By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned, in…

4 years ago

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in Europe

European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID‑19 vaccine by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This…

4 years ago

Parliament highlights COVID19 impact on children’s health and education

EU member states must invest more in children’s health, education, healthcare, housing, family support and childcare. EU will ensure that…

4 years ago

OECD: Faster vaccine rollout is critical to stronger recovery

A global economic recovery is in sight but a faster and more effective vaccination rollout across the world is critical…

4 years ago

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

One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists

Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the…

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

China’s vaccine diplomacy in Africa

Last year the world faced the “mask diplomacy” and now there’s the “vaccine diplomacy” with China and Russia holding a…

4 years ago

The global plastic waste problem

Global plastic waste pollution is becoming increasingly severe. According to a report by the German weekly magazine ‘Focus‘, plastic particles…

4 years ago

Bulgaria gets €63 million to improve drinking water quality

Bulgaria gets more than €63 million to provide better access to drinking water for the people living in Burgas, near…

4 years ago

WHO calls to ramp up COVAX production of COVID-19 vaccines

WHO chief called for urgent action to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the COVAX global…

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

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