EU global health initiative still a mystery months after von der Leyen’s announcement

EXCLUSIVE: EU wants to tax unhealthy food, alcopops under draft heart health plan

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 bloc’s overseas influence in other areas, according to an internal briefing document.

Commission eyes levy on highly-processed food

Health disinformation prompts new EU plan (but no information)

‘No ambition, no achievement’: How Commissioner Várhelyi wants to outpace the system

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...

Five key questions about the EU’s health preparedness plans

Struggling to follow the MFF debate? Here’s how the EU's current €1.2 trillion budget is spent, and how it may (radically) change for 2028-2034 www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

Patriots’ biotech report draws ‘anti-science’ criticism from MEPs. Politics over science? A far-right MEP’s biotech report draws fire in Parliament for questioning mRNA and stem cell research. http://dlvr.it/TL84wr

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 – but one commissioner who backs the move said VdL "should have done it long ago". Fascinating scoop via @thomasmangin.bsky.social

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.

#Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over #vonderLeyen texts, court rules

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...

How #Germany could derail a global pandemic deal

⏰As final negotiations approach, equity concerns remain on Technology Transfer provisions in the #PandemicAccord 🙋🏽‍♀️The issue? Some countries insist on use of the word "voluntary.” 🧑🏽‍⚖️ 30 legal experts from around the world explain why that's redundant. 🧵

Trump’s #tariffs could soon flood Europe with cheap #alcohol

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.

Gilead data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection

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 Trump’s decision to withdraw."

EU commissioner’s women’s health vision skips over abortion issue

🔴 NEW 🔴 Orbán-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 “severe attack”. 📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social

Clean Industrial Deal must be ‘zero-pollution’ for health, warn NGOs

👉Nigeria approves $200M for healthcare. 👉 Zambia vows to keep HIV, TB & Malaria services running despite funding freeze. 👉 South Africa rolls out 6-month HIV med supplies to cope with halted US funds. www.dw.com/en/nigeria-a...

Europeans are no longer living longer, says study

Exclusive: Financing for global health has never looked more dire as the world reels from Trump’s 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...

Belgian health workers march against new government

WHO to slash budget following US withdrawal

Competitiveness Compass: A boon to pharma, a blow to public health?

With Smoke Free Partnership, we've written to European Parliament President Metsola about #tobacco industry interference 🚭 MEPs held 100+ meetings with tobacco #lobbyists during 2019-2024 Since the elections, there were already more than 33 such meetings 🤯 www.corporateeurope.org/en/tobacco-i...

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the 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

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.💊🌐 1/ journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

“The result of elections around the world have shown that ‘back to normal’ messaging was ineffective, with many incumbent governments losing office in large part due to a failure in acknowledging people’s pain and providing real plans to help people in the long term." — Me in @tnr.bsky.social