📢 The EU Biotech Act must strengthen innovation without weakening ethics ⚕️ Alongside @medwma.bsky.social, European doctors urge the EU to safeguard ethical standards in clinical trials and uphold the Declaration of Helsinki 👉 Read our full press release: www.cpme.eu/news/the-eu-...

Even with advances in Universal Health Coverage, many people in Europe still face unmet healthcare needs, particularly disadvantaged groups and rural communities. Reducing financial barriers and addressing workforce gaps is key to fair access. #UHCday #HealthForAll

🌍 CPME alongside other health sector organisations, urge the EU institutions to place people’s health at the centre by agreeing on a decisive EU 2040 climate ambition 👉 Read the joint letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

🗣️"We've proven that with the right amount of awareness you can significantly reduce the use of antibioitcs safely, to the satifsfaction of both patients and doctors" 🎥 Our #DoctorsVoice video highlights strategies to tackle #AntimicrobialResistance in primary care www.youtube.com/shorts/jrzKU...

📢 This #WorldAIDSDay, we need global solidarity to end AIDS and support countries and communities through challenging times 🔹Over 40M people are living with HIV globally 🔹10M people are waiting for HIV treatment 🔹1.3M people acquired HIV in 2024 👉 www.unaids.org/en/2025-worl...

⌛ Time is running out to rebalance the pharmaceutical sector for the benefit of patients and healthcare systems 💊 The final negotiations on the EU’s General Pharmaceutical legislation are gathering pace towards the finish line 👉 Read why this matters: cpme.eu/news/the-eu-...

#JustPublished! #ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season. Detections are rising 3–4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K. Press release: bit.ly/3JZtkH2

📢 Doctors, nurses, health and care workers warn EU: don’t scrap EU4Health Alongside @epsu.bsky.social & @efnbrussels.bsky.social, we call on @europarl.europa.eu & @consilium.europa.eu to prioritise long-term investment in Europe's #HealthWorkforce in the #EUBudget 👉 www.cpme.eu/news/doctors...

🗣️ A well-trained and sustainable healthcare workforce is the backbone of health security ⚕️ Our President Dr Ole Johan Bakke emphasised that a resilient health workforce is key to preparing for future crises at the #PoliticoHealthcare Summit 👉 Read more: www.cpme.eu/news/cpme-pr...

💊 "For a brief moment in the history of mankind we have antibiotics, we must preserve their effects for as long as we can" 🎥 On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, our #DoctorsVoice video outlines why we need to act now on #AntimicrobialResistance #EAAD #WAAW @ecdc.europa.eu

🇹🇼 Our President, Dr Ole Johan Bakke, shared Europe’s #HealthWorkforce challenges and solutions at the Global Health and Welfare Forum in Taiwan 🏥 Invest in prevention and primary care 🖥️ Co-develop digital solutions with healthcare professionals ⚕️ Implement effective planning

European doctors’ organization expresses concern over systemic failings after journalists revealed that medics banned in one country pick up their careers in another. www.occrp.org/en/news/doct...

💊 We need coordination and solidarity on medicine shortages in Europe ⚕️ Our Past President Dr Christiaan Keijzer discussed how doctors are key partners in mitigating shortages in @euractiv.com's online event on #stockpiling 🎥 Watch the full event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BDm... #eaDebates

🇪🇺 Different levels of health expenditure in Member States translates to inequities in access, medicines & health outcomes across Europe Our President Dr Ole Johan Bakke emphaised health equity at the Health EU Summit hosted by @europarl.europa.eu Vice-President Victor Negrescu

⚕️ European doctors were honoured to attend the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Copenhagen, alongside Regional Director Dr Hans Kluge CPME supported 2 joint statements urging action on the #HealthWorkforce and a united European response to alcohol-related harm

💻 Dr. Haralampos Karanikas presented the i2X project at the #CPME_GA ⚕️ European doctors are proud parnters in the project which will, for the first time, connect electronic health record systems across Europe 👇 Follow i2X for updates, including an upcoming survey on health data collection needs

To mark the final week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025, CPME and the other members of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol call on the EU to take decisive action against the ongoing threat of alcohol consumption as a cause of breast cancer 👉 Read the statement: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

⚠️ Doctors are 5 times more likely to suffer depression than the general population Tomas Zapata of @whoeurope.bsky.social presented the largest ever survey on the mental health of doctors in the European region at #CPME_GA 👉 Read the report: www.who.int/europe/publi...

🇬🇷 Doctors from across Greece have shared personal and powerful snapshots from the frontline of Europe’s #HealthWorkforce crisis 👉 Read the press release and listen to the Greek #DoctorsVoice: www.cpme.eu/news/greek-d... 📹 The videos are published to mark the #CPME_GA in Athens

💊 The revision of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation is a once in a generation opportunity to rebalance the sector ⚕️ European doctors call on EU leaders to ensure that the EU’s pharmaceutical system serves and delivers for patients ➡️ Press release: www.cpme.eu/news/the-eu-...

It's the European Week for Safety and Health at Work and CPME is a partner in the campaign on the digital age with 5 priorities: 🔍 AI & worker management 🤖 Automation of tasks 💻 Digital platform work 🏠 Remote & hybrid work 📊 Smart digital systems 👉 healthy-workplaces.osha.europa.eu/en/publicati...

📢 Landmark survey by @whoeurope.bsky.social reports worrying proportion of doctors experiencing depression & passive suicidal thoughts 👉 Read the #MeNDsurvey: iris.who.int/items/7324bf... Our Vice President Dr Péter Álmos addressed today's survey launch on #WorldMentalHealthDay

The #HealthWorkforce dedicates their lives to caring for others – but who is caring for them? On #WorldMentalHealthDay, our Vice President Dr Péter Álmos will discuss European action to protect doctors' mental health at the #MeNDsurvey launch 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/MeNDsurvey2025

The WMA demands the immediate release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician unjustly detained in Iran since 2016. He must have access to family, lawyers & medical care. Full Press Release: www.wma.net/news-post/wo... #HumanRights #MedicalEthics #Medsky

Join us at the online launch of the #MeNDsurvey report with @whoeurope.bsky.social – the most comprehensive look at the mental health and well-being of nurses and doctors across Europe 📊 120,000+ health workers, 29 countries 📅 10 October | 10:00 CEST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/MeNDsurvey2025

🌍 On #WorldHeartDay, European doctors alongside 19 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud: 🫀 Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets. 👉✉️ Read our letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

European doctors’ concern deepening about the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza CPME demands the Israeli government to immediately lift all aid restrictions so lifesaving assistance can reach Gaza without delay. Medical neutrality and human rights must be respected.

⚕️ We continue to call for an EU #HealthWorkforce strategy 🇪🇺 Our President, Dr Ole Johan Bakke, and Secretary General, Sarada Das, attended today's @sant.europarl.europa.eu hearing on an EU health workforce crisis plan 👉 Read our input to the report: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

📢 The European Health Alliance on Alcohol, including CPME, warns that measures in the EU Wine Package raise urgent public health concerns, such as: 🔵 Allowing wines with up to 6% ABV to be labelled as “low-alcohol” 🔵 Permitting digital-only labelling 👉 cpme.eu/news/6-alcoh...

🚭 A broad coalition of European health organisations is urgently calling on EU Member States to strongly support the revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive 👉 Joint letter and press release: cpme.eu/news/europea... @partnershipfree.bsky.social

⛅ It's @unep.org #CleanAirDay today Check out the EU Healthy Air Coalition's brand-new infographic, to find out why we have to cut pollutants at all sources #AirPollution is Europe’s biggest environmental threat to health, and it comes at a huge societal and individual price

💻 European doctors are a partner in i2X, a project connecting electronic health record systems across Europe, reaching over 3 million citizens 👇 Learn more about the scale and goals of the project

🗣️"Health knows no boundaries; illness knows no boundaries. We need to speak out because otherwise there's no one left to do so." 🎙️On #WorldHumanitarianDay, our Vice President Dr Kitty Mohan appeared on the @bma.org.uk's The Doctor podcast 👉 Listen here: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pod...

⏳ 7 years after Ireland’s ground-breaking Public Health Bill was passed, implementation has been delayed until 2028 📄The Bill introduced a range of evidence-based measures to reduce alcohol consumption 👉 Read the update by @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social in our magazine: cpme.eu/api/document...

BMA and other national medical organisations come together as a voice for doctors in Europe to call for immediate action in Gaza

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) expresses deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the desperate levels of starvation experienced by the population. Press release: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

💊 European doctors call for the Critical Medicines Act to address security of supply for the benefit of European patients, leaving no one behind 👉 Read our proposals to improve the act: cpme.eu/api/document... @europarl.europa.eu @eu2025dk.bsky.social #eu2025dk

🚨 Don't let rabies or other animal diseases ruin your summer trip! We teamed up with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe to remind people: 🌍 Rabies is fatal and still common in parts of the world 🐕 Avoid contact with animals when travelling abroad, even friendly ones!

📢 Our Summer Magazine is published, with two key themes: ⚕️ Dr Andreas Botzlar's editorial warns that when the #HealthWorkforce breaks, the system follows 🏥 A feature on prevention with articles from @who.int/Europe , @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social & @helmholtz.de 👉 www.cpme.eu/api/document...

🌍European doctors, and the other EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) members, have sent a letter to @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu calling for a phase-out of EU funding for fossil fuels and the redirection of investments towards pollution reduction and prevention

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📢 Investing in health is not a cost, but a long-term investment in Europe’s future. 🌍 A healthier Europe is a stronger, more united Europe. 👉 Read our Letter from the President: cpme.eu/news/investi... #EUBudget #MFF

⚕️Our President was honoured to address the signing ceremony of #FNOMCeO's Charter of Rome European doctors commit to spread the message of the importance of financing healthcare systems to the EU institutions and continue to work together for a healthier Europe

⚠️Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of death in the EU Every day, 1,917 people die from tobacco-related diseases In spite of alarming data, inaction prevails at EU level It is time for words to be translated into bold action #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl @partnershipfree.bsky.social

🚸European doctors welcome Council conclusions on promoting & protecting the mental health of children & adolescents in the digital era 📱It is crucial that young people can use digital tools in a safe & healthy way, without risking their mental health #EPSCO www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

💊 Ahead of the #EPSCO meeting, European doctors call for the Critical Medicines Act to address security of supply, affordability and transparency 👉 Read our statement: www.cpme.eu/news/europea... @poland25eu.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu

The WMA denounces the dismissal of Dr. Ayşe Uğurlu & Dr. İlkay Çelik for expressing their views. Silencing physicians violates freedom of expression & the right to work—rights Türkiye must uphold under ICCPR: 📄 www.wma.net/wp-content/u... #HumanRights #MedicalEthics

🚭 Only bold, comprehensive and strictly enforced tobacco control measures succeed 🌍 Tomorrow, it’s @who.int’s annual #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚨 Removing the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products through stricter regulations is crucial #TobaccoExposed #EWAC2025

"It has become ever more essential to make a positive case for European cooperation. " 👇 Our President, Dr Ole Johan Bakke, addressed the German Medical Assembly in Leipzig this morning The German Medical Association has been an ambassador for the European project since the founding of CPME

📢 Organisations representing 5 million European doctors, nurses and community pharmacists urgently call for concrete EU action on #HealthWorkforce, including: ☑️ Recruitment ☑️ Retention ☑️ Resilience 👉 Our joint statement published today with EFN & PGEU: www.cpme.eu/news/5-milli...