Helen Collis
Health Care Reporter at POLITICO Europe
Health editor @POLITICOEurope | retweets ≠ endorsements
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1 month ago |
politico.eu | Rory O’Neill |Helen Collis |Claudia Chiappa |Mari Eccles
Belgium was the architect of a European plan to tackle chronic drug shortages. But it views the EU's long-awaited fix announced Tuesday as a letdown. Even before the European Commission presented its Critical Medicines Act — which focuses on an overhaul of procurement rules and subsidies to boost domestic drugs production — the country's health minister lamented that the proposal “does not meet the gravity” of Europe’s supply crisis.
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2 months ago |
politico.eu | Helen Collis
France is leading a charge against an EU proposal to merge Europe’s health crisis authority with its civil protection unit over fears it will downgrade the bloc’s ability to respond in a health emergency. Europe’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) was set up in 2021 to better anticipate health threats and respond effectively to them.
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2 months ago |
politico.eu | Helen Collis |Giedre Peseckyte
Bird flu poses an increasing pandemic threat as it becomes more adaptive, jumping to humans, pets and zoo animals, Europe’s disease and food agencies warned on Wednesday. They are urging countries to step up their surveillance and containment measures to prevent the virus from continuing to evolve and become more dangerous to people. “In 2024, avian influenza viruses expanded their reach, infecting previously unaffected species.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
politico.eu | Mari Eccles |Helen Collis |Rory O’Neill |Giedre Peseckyte
European health groups could be facing an existential threat as the European Commission plans to cut grants by 50 percent next year, people familiar with the plan are warning. The EU executive is expected to halve the amount it will provide health non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for running costs such as staff salaries, rent, conferences and travel, according to two people briefed on the plan and a memo circulated among civil society groups and seen by POLITICO.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
politico.eu | Helen Collis
Health advocates hoping for tough European measures to curb rates of obesity and other chronic diseases may wish to direct their lobbying efforts nationally, after the designated EU health commissioner downplayed food and booze label plans.
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