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Europe’s rare diseases postcode lottery creating health inequality [Advocacy Lab Content] on 09/04/24
Patients suffering from rare diseases across the EU, and their families, are struggling on the road to lifesaving and life-altering healthcare. The difficult patient Odyssey is warped by a postcode lottery.
Spain approves new anti-smoking plan with tax hike and extra ‘deterrent’ measures on 08/04/24
Expanding the number of places where smoking is prohibited, providing for a sharp increase in tobacco taxes, and putting vapers on the same footing as conventional smokers are among the main “deterrent” measures included in Spain’s new anti-smoking plan.
Portugal latest EU country to adopt Nutriscore food traffic-light labelling system on 08/04/24
Portugal became the eighth country to adopt the controversial front-of-pack labelling Nutriscore on Friday (5 April) after the European Commission failed to unveil a proposal for an EU-wide model.
Bulgaria starts vaccinating boys against HPV [Advocacy Lab Content] on 05/04/24
Bulgaria's Ministry of Health has announced boys will be included in the state's human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention program from 2025, to combat the high incidence of cancer caused by the virus.
Companion Animals Stakeholder Summit [Advocacy Lab Content] on 05/04/24
The Companion Animals Stakeholder Summit was held in Brussels on 19th of March 2024 and aimed to bring stakeholders together to work on a common purpose: underscoring the need in the EU for greater cooperation and policy action for companion animals’ health and welfare.
French National Assembly, impatient with EU, pushes for ‘forever chemical’ ban on 05/04/24
On Thursday (4 April), the French opposition party Les Écologistes pushed a proposal to reduce the use of the so-called "forever chemicals" through the National Assembly, but the government favours a European solution to this environmental and health problem.
Diabetes patients need election manifesto pledge from all EU parties, says EUDF [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/04/24
The EPP is still the only party to directly address diabetes in its 2024 election manifesto. The European Diabetes Forum is now asking all of Europe’s politicians to pledge their manifesto support to fight diabetes in Europe.
Slovakia trailing Visegrád 4 in novel cancer medicines access [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/04/24
Research published in the journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology highlights diverging access to novel cancer treatments in the Visegrád Group of countries. Euractiv spoke with Petra Szilágyiová, co-author of the study.
Limited innovation and profitability driving slow motion AMR crisis, Piot calls for action [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/04/24
Professor Peter Piot, Belgium’s special advisor to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on European and Global Health Security, has called antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a crisis already underway and gaining importance.
Poland’s biological medicines inequality goes under microscope [Advocacy Lab Content] on 03/04/24
Poland's poor availability of biological and biosimilar medicines is under the microscope, with policymakers pushing for new accessibility measures to benefit patients in need of advanced therapies.

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 Health Weekly 
Slovakia needs urgent new obesity management interventions [Advocacy Lab Content] (03/04/24)
Media Partnership – Shaping the future of healthcare in Europe: looking ahead to the new EU political cycle (03/04/24)
EU says bird flu ‘spillover’ is unlikely but stricter surveillance recommended (03/04/24)
Can Germany go it alone in legalising cannabis? (03/04/24)
Commission rejects Bulgaria’s intended ban on scarce medicines export [Advocacy Lab Content] (03/04/24)
Sweden’s declining critical care beds worry ICU personnel [Advocacy Lab Content] (03/04/24)
Czechia’s healthcare timebomb, prevention schemes and greater efficiency needed now [Advocacy Lab Content] (03/04/24)
Humanitarian aid needs more focus on tackling gender based violence, urges UNFPA director (02/04/24)
What lies ahead for new nicotine products? [Advocacy Lab Content] (02/04/24)
PFAS bill takes first step in French Parliament (28/03/24)
Europe’s human-animal bond, a special report on EU companion animals [Advocacy Lab Content] (27/03/24)
Yes, to pet-friendly EU policies, but do we need a commissioner for animals? asks Kaljurand [Advocacy Lab Content] (27/03/24)
Vandenbroucke takes another jab at slow EU action on tobacco, alcohol (27/03/24)
Sweden makes naloxone spray an OTC product, to prevent opioid overdose deaths [Advocacy Lab Content] (26/03/24)
Poland’s vaccine refusals double in five years, alarming officials [Advocacy Lab Content] (26/03/24)
De Croo wants EU biotech leadership ambition, cites Belgium’s health and biotech valley [Advocacy Lab Content] (26/03/24)
Germany legalises cannabis federally but local opposition anticipated (22/03/24)
Slovakia’s cancer plan needs comprehensive oncological care network, says Rečková [Advocacy Lab Content] (22/03/24)
Vending machines to ‘stand in’ for small town Bulgarian pharmacies [Advocacy Lab Content] (22/03/24)
After Belgium, France seeks Commission’s green light to ban disposable e-cigarettes (21/03/24)
Europe’s new Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR) on the horizon [Advocacy Lab Content] (21/03/24)
Inclusivity, transparency, delivery – navigating the EU’s new Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR) [Advocacy Lab Content] (21/03/24)
Under pressure, stakeholders preparing for EU’s new Health Technology Assessment Regulation [Advocacy Lab Content] (21/03/24)
EU Parliament’s compromise on pharma revision ‘a mixed bag’, says health organisation (20/03/24)
European Commission lays down path to future-proof EU biotechnology (20/03/24)
Crunch time for the pandemic treaty (20/03/24)
EU Commission gives green light to ban disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium (19/03/24)
Polish government plans to ban single-use flavoured e-cigarette sales [Advocacy Lab Content] (19/03/24)
Compromises on the Pharma Package provide balance, say MEPs ahead of ENVI vote [Advocacy Lab Content] (19/03/24)
Bulgaria tries fighting corruption with mobile access to personal health files [Advocacy Lab Content] (19/03/24)
EHDS is not just an agreement; it’s a promise to patients and researchers, says Vandenbroucke [Advocacy Lab Content] (18/03/24)
Reducing regulatory data protection isn’t a successful strategy, says Roche Netherlands GM [Advocacy Lab Content] (18/03/24)
Investigation into Slovak pandemic management tainted by anti-vaxxer leadership [Advocacy Lab Content] (18/03/24)
Swedish doctors push medical limits to save Ukrainian soldiers’ limbs [Advocacy Lab Content] (18/03/24)
CVD+D: Why the EU needs a comprehensive cardiovascular-diabetes health plan [Promoted content] (18/03/24)
Digital health data compromise hailed as ‘most important health legislation’ in this mandate (15/03/24)
Orphan medicines Pharma package provisions unleash uncertainties, stakeholders warn [Advocacy Lab Content] (15/03/24)
Panama tackling illicit trade [Advocacy Lab Content] (14/03/24)
France’s Macron faces backlash over U-turn on legal definition of rape (14/03/24)
Pets Contribute to a Happier And Healthier Society: How Can the EU Support This Bond? [Promoted content] (14/03/24)

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