Antibiotic resistance is “major public health threat”

Just 70 years after their introduction Europe faces a future without effective antibiotics. At the launch of this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day there was a broad consensus from a range of EU actors that something must be done to reverse this trend....

The Digital Agenda for the EU sets targets on eHealth

In a Communication published on Wednesday 19 May, the European Commission outlined a Digital Agenda for the EU, with particular reference to eHealth. The Communication is the first of the flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and...

Exploring mHealth’s potential for better disease prevention

In the context of our work on eHealth and as part of the 2016 European Week Against Cancer (EWAC), on 25 May EPHA attended the event “Unleashing the mHealth potential for cancer patients” organised by the European Patient Cancer Coalition (ECPC) and hosted by MEP...

Safe and efficient healthcare through eHealth

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting took place on 1 December 2009 in Brussels. A summary of its conclusions on eHealth is available here. The Council began its conclusions with a summary of previous actions in the field of...

Access to Medicines, Trade Deals and a New Direction for GSK

Trade negotiations between the EU and the Community of Andean Nations potentially threaten access to cheaper medicines with the EU calling for strict measures to protect intellectual property. EPHA, Health Action International and Doctors without boarders (MSF) have...