Emma Pirnay
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
30 days ago
EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyenâs announcement
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EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyenâs announcement
Commission experts were caught off guard by last-minute health plan
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Euractiv
2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan
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EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan
The draft cardiovascular plan also targets tobacco, screening, and AI-driven prevention measures
http://dlvr.it/TPGMFw
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The European Commission could stop funding lifesaving global health and immunisation organisations Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund by 2030 as it looks to boost the blocâs overseas influence in other areas, according to an internal briefing document.
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Euractiv
4 months ago
Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food
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Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food
"We can influence choices and this is what I think we should be doing", the commissioner said
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Euractiv
4 months ago
Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information)
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Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information)
The Commission President announced a new âGlobal Health Resilience Initiativeâ, though she did not say if it would come with specific actions or boosted funding
http://dlvr.it/TN06pS
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Euractiv
4 months ago
âNo ambition, no achievementâ: How Commissioner VĂĄrhelyi wants to outpace the system
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âNo ambition, no achievementâ: How Commissioner VĂĄrhelyi wants to outpace the system
âWe are increasingly convincing our friends and colleagues in Washington that the pharmaceutical industry is completely different from the automotive industry and anything elseâ, said the health commissioner
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STAT
6 months ago
Scientists used a mRNA-based vaccine to reliably trigger antibodies that block HIV infection in people and monkeys
www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/m...
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Using mRNA, scientists overcome a key challenge to HIV vaccines
Scientists used a mRNA-based vaccine to reliably trigger antibodies that block HIV infection in people and monkeys
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/mrna-hiv-vaccine-study-science-translational-medicine/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=bluesky_organic&utm_medium=social
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Euractiv
6 months ago
Five key questions about the EUâs health preparedness plans
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Five key questions about the EUâs health preparedness plans
From funding early detection to how the strategy will fit into the EU's plans to diversify pharmaceutical supply chains, the Commission has left several questions unanswered.
http://dlvr.it/TLq6Zc
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Jacob Wulff Wold
7 months ago
Struggling to follow the MFF debate? Hereâs how the EU's current âŹ1.2 trillion budget is spent, and how it may (radically) change for 2028-2034
www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
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Five fights that will shape the EUâs next âŹ1.2 trillion budget - Euractiv
There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine â and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/five-fights-that-will-shape-the-eus-next-e1-2-trillion-budget/
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Euractiv
8 months ago
Patriotsâ biotech report draws âanti-scienceâ criticism from MEPs. Politics over science? A far-right MEPâs biotech report draws fire in Parliament for questioning mRNA and stem cell research.
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Owen Morgan
8 months ago
Von der Leyen's staff have made clear to her team of commissioners that they should not travel to Budapest Pride. Unclear how many would've planned to go â but one commissioner who backs the move said VdL "should have done it long ago". Fascinating scoop via
@thomasmangin.bsky.social
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Euractiv
8 months ago
Countries seal global WHO deal for future pandemics: It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.
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Countries seal global WHO deal for future pandemics
It aims to better equip the world for the next pandemic, but further negotiations are expected to last another year.
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
8 months ago
#Pfizergate
: Commission broke transparency rules over
#vonderLeyen
texts, court rules
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#Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over #vonderLeyen texts, court rules
The European Commission wrongly dismissed a journalist's request to access texts between the president and the Pfizer CEO, the court said.
http://dlvr.it/TKljJT
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Julia MĂŠtraux
9 months ago
For
@motherjones.com
, I wrote about how tariffs may soon hit medical devices and how it may affect disabled people on Medicaid.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Tariffs are about to hit lifesaving medical equipment
"It's really the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable...who need technologies to live."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trump-tariffs-medical-equipment-medicaid-dme/
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
9 months ago
How
#Germany
could derail a global pandemic deal
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How #Germany could derail a global pandemic deal
#Germany and a handful of countries, such as Denmark and Switzerland, have taken a strict stance on what boils down to a footnote in the agreement's text.
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Nina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD
10 months ago
â°As final negotiations approach, equity concerns remain on Technology Transfer provisions in the
#PandemicAccord
đđ˝ââď¸The issue? Some countries insist on use of the word "voluntary.â đ§đ˝ââď¸ 30 legal experts from around the world explain why that's redundant. đ§ľ
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
10 months ago
Trumpâs
#tariffs
could soon flood Europe with cheap
#alcohol
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Trumpâs #tariffs could soon flood Europe with cheap #alcohol
âIf excess #alcohol originally bound for the US floods the European market, it could push prices down,â warns Florence Berteletti of Eurocare.
http://dlvr.it/TJvSyK
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
10 months ago
Europe urged to fill US mRNA tech gap: Recent US retreat in mRNA vaccines and therapies could open the door for Europe in its upcoming
#BiotechAct
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Europe urged to fill US mRNA tech gap
Recent US retreat in mRNA vaccines and therapies could open the door for Europe in its upcoming #BiotechAct.
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Emma Pirnay
STAT
10 months ago
Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection
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Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection
Last year, Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with just a
https://buff.ly/BJBxp1d
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Thiru Balasubramaniam
11 months ago
Scoop: "The World Health Organization is asking some employees to consider early retirement as the United Nations agency seeks to cut costs following US President Donald Trumpâs decision to withdraw."
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WHO Offers Early Retirement to Cut Costs Ahead of US Exit
The World Health Organization is asking some employees to consider early retirement as the United Nations agency seeks to cut costs following US President Donald Trumpâs decision to withdraw.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-07/who-offers-early-retirement-to-cut-costs-ahead-of-us-exit?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MTM1MTA5OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQxOTU1ODk4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTU1FZUFNEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzM0I0MEFBODBFRkM0OEIyOEJCQUM4MEQyNzFENENDMiJ9.27rrbQ0b2SOjhMqciNnXYDXFxto1OLIPpkyDXVTVpzA&leadSource=uverify%2520wall
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
11 months ago
EU commissionerâs womenâs health vision skips over abortion issue
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EU commissionerâs womenâs health vision skips over abortion issue
A new EU vision for the future of women's rights skipped over the issue of abortion, which remains controversial across Europe despite being widely available.
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DeSmog
11 months ago
đ´ NEW đ´ OrbĂĄn-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog An official complaint slams MCC Brussels for failing to declare its funding, and warns that European democracy is under âsevere attackâ. đ
@clarecarlile.bsky.social
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OrbĂĄn-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog
A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbån has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report. MCC Brussels has fail...
https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/06/viktor-orban-backed-hungary-think-tank-mcc-mathias-corvinus-collegium-breached-lobbying-rules-claims-eu-watchdog/
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
11 months ago
Clean Industrial Deal must be âzero-pollutionâ for health, warn NGOs
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Clean Industrial Deal must be âzero-pollutionâ for health, warn NGOs
Air pollution is a major environmental threat to health in the EU, causing hundreds of billions of euros in health costs each year.
http://dlvr.it/TJBtB8
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Jaime Manzano
11 months ago
đNigeria approves $200M for healthcare. đ Zambia vows to keep HIV, TB & Malaria services running despite funding freeze. đ South Africa rolls out 6-month HIV med supplies to cope with halted US funds.
www.dw.com/en/nigeria-a...
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Nigeria approves $200M to 'fill the gap' from US aid cuts â DW â 02/14/2025
The Trump administration's freeze on US development aid could hurt the West African country's efforts to combat malaria and other diseases.
https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-approves-200m-to-offset-shortfall-from-us-aid-cuts/a-71607477?utm_source=AVAC+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=5f84d7aeeb-GLOBAL_HEALTH_WATCH_JAN31-2025_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4cb1c165c5-182850136
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
11 months ago
Europeans are no longer living longer, says study
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Europeans are no longer living longer, says study
Higher blood pressure and cholesterol, tobacco and alcohol use, and Covid are all factors behind a slight drop in life expectancy in the 2010s.
http://dlvr.it/TJ3YNK
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Ashleigh Furlong
11 months ago
Exclusive: Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from Trumpâs dramatic pullback. Now the biggest funder of programs against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is looking to the UK and others to urgently raise $18 billion. Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Global Fund Seeks $18 Billion as US Retreats From Public Health
Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from US President Donald Donald Trumpâs dramatic pullback. Now the biggest funder of programs against HIV, tuberculosis and ma...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/global-fund-seeks-18-billion-as-us-retreats-from-public-health?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczOTg5MjM2OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQwNDk3MTY4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUlU2Nk9UMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzM0I0MEFBODBFRkM0OEIyOEJCQUM4MEQyNzFENENDMiJ9.WDAJw98Uzf5Xr-yOe1iD3zYxcxOB0Z6Wd564SlQt_ac
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
11 months ago
Belgian health workers march against new government
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Belgian health workers march against new government
The unions have already planned another general strike for 13 March.
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
12 months ago
WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal
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WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal
Cuts to the WHO's operational budget are on the table for 2026-27. The post WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal appeared first on Euractiv.
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Emma Pirnay
Euractiv
12 months ago
Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health?
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Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health?
The plan could turn into a âfree pass to businesses for further deregulation and tax avoidance," warned the head of the European Public Service Union The post Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health? appeared first on Euractiv.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
12 months ago
With Smoke Free Partnership, we've written to European Parliament President Metsola about
#tobacco
industry interference đ MEPs held 100+ meetings with tobacco
#lobbyists
during 2019-2024 Since the elections, there were already more than 33 such meetings đ¤Ż
www.corporateeurope.org/en/tobacco-i...
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Nsikan Akpan
12 months ago
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sectionsâthe independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
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Melissa Barber
about 1 year ago
Throughout
#PandemicAgreement
#INB
negotiations, some have questioned WHO's mandate on tech transfer and IP. In the 1950s, WHO dreamed big, embarking on a bold initiative establishing a network of non-profit public drug manufacturers committed to open science.đđ 1/
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Technology transfer, intellectual property, and the fight for the soul of WHO
Debates over the scope, terms, and governance of technology transferâthe sharing of essential technical information, know-how, and materials needed to manufacture a health productâare prominent and co...
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003940
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Dr. Lucky Tran
about 1 year ago
âThe result of elections around the world have shown that âback to normalâ messaging was ineffective, with many incumbent governments losing office in large part due to a failure in acknowledging peopleâs pain and providing real plans to help people in the long term." â Me in
@tnr.bsky.social
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Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188180/public-health-cost-democrats-election
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