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WHO Member States agree to resume negotiations aimed at finalising the world’s first pandemic agreement
The decision came following two weeks of intensive country-led discussions on critical subjects aimed at making all countries of the world better prepared for, and able to effectively and equitably respond to, future pandemics.
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Health emergency response governance in the EU after the COVID-19 pandemic
More than four years on since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper provides an assessment of reforms implemented at EU level to enhance the EU’s preparedness and response to future health threats.
Healing the health workforce: A call to action for EU institutions
Civil organisations, patients’ advocacy groups and healthcare professional associations urge European policymakers to address the health workforce crisis by implementing solutions that prioritise the well-being of health workers.
ECDC on Air podcast. Why Monitoring Respiratory Viruses Matters?
In this episode, ECDC expert on respiratory viruses, Nick Bundle, gives the lowdown on the European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS), a new surveillance tool which presents weekly data on influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV.
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024 recap video
The discussions highlighted the crucial role of prevention, treatment and access to immunisation programmes to raise awareness and decrease the cases of RSV hospitalisations and deaths of young children and older adults.
European Patients’ Rights Day: Addressing skills shortage, medical desertification and job strain
Ahead of European Patients’ Rights Day, Mariano Votta, Director of Active Citizenship Network, discusses how the event will tackle the skills shortage, medical desertification and job strain in the healthcare sector.
COVID-19 Shows Why the World Needs a Pandemic Agreement
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on how we must prepare now to counter the threat of a future pandemic.
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic together and building a Health Union
In 2020, the world was hit by the worst pandemic of our generation. At the heart of the European Commission’s response to COVID-19 were cooperation and solidarity.
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Summit 2024: Science Policy Interface debate
How to ensure/prepare for access to immunisation programmes
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Summit 2024: Rapporteur from the RSVVW’ 2024 meeting in Mumbai
By Ab Osterhaus, Host of the ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Summit 2024: What's in the pipeline?
Live attenuated vaccines; NIRSE-GAL: Evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of Nirsevimab in Galicia; and Therapeutics
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2024
ESWI Summit 2024: Early Career Scientists
ESWI Summit 2024: Early Career Scientists They each delivered a presentation introducing themselves and their ongoing work on RSV, bringing innovative ideas and making clear calls for action.