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Inside EU Health: MOP4 closes; EU4Health receives glowing report; UK extends sugar levy to milk-based drinks

FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tobacco tax rises to illicit trade; EU4Health receives glowing mid-term evaluation; UK to extend the soft drinks levy to sugary milk-based drinks

Tobacco

FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tax rises to illicit trade

The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products closed with new commitments to strengthen co-operation

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Inside EU Health: Healthcare's role in tackling violence against women; avian influenza surge raises risk of human exposure; GAVI reaches malaria vaccine deal

WHO says healthcare has important role in tackling violence against women; spread of avian influenza raises risk of human exposure; GAVI/Unicef deal on malaria vaccine

Avian influenza

High levels of avian influenza increase the risk to humans

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has raised concern that the elevated level of avian influenza poses a greater risk of human exposure

Gender-based violence

Europe’s healthcare systems are failing the victims of gender-based violence

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread and least addressed public-health emergencies according to the WHO/Europe Region

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Inside EU Health: Audiovisual Directive; EMA refutes autism vaccine link; MOP4 on illicit tobacco; COP11 wraps up; Novo discontinues Alzheimer’s trial

Commission consults on Audiovisual Media Services Directive; EMA refutes autism vaccine link; MOP4 on illicit tobacco; COP11 wraps up; Novo discontinues Alzheimer’s trial

Tobacco

COP11 delivers incremental wins, but remains weak on new nicotine products

The eleventh Conference of the Parties for tobacco control closed today with incremental progress and prevarication

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Inside EU Health: ECDC calls for uptake of flu vaccination; the UK concludes part two of Covid inquiry; vaccines and the fight against AMR

ECDC urges immediate uptake of flu vaccination; ‘too little, too late’ - the UK concludes the second report of the Covid inquiry; vaccines and the fight against AMR

COVID

‘Too little, too late’ - the UK concludes the second part of its Covid inquiry

The UK’s second report on the Covid inquiry has emerged with 19 recommendations to guide government thinking

Seasonal influenza

ECDC urges immediate uptake of flu vaccination

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is calling for immediate influenza vaccination as EU/EEA countries report an unusually early rise in flu cases

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Inside EU Health: Medicine shortages tipping point; WHO forced to slash workforce; stronger guardrails for AI

Medicine shortages tipping point; WHO forced to slash workforce; stronger guardrials for AI

Critical Medicines Act

Urgent action needed to stem critical medicine shortages

Medicines for Europe says study highlights the need for reforms to secure patient access to medicines

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Inside EU Health: Europe not on track to meet AMR targets; US FDA and EMA will present a joint approach to AI; food industry fights back on ‘ultra-processed food’

Europe not on track to meet AMR targets; US FDA and EMA will present a joint approach to AI; food industry fights back on ‘ultra-processed food’

AMR

Europe not on track to meet four of five AMR targets

New data from the ECDC shows the threat of antimicrobial resistance, known as ‘the silent killer’, continues to rise across the EU

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Inside EU Health: Better diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis needed; EMA moves to improve emergency response; Marburg; new medicines approved

ECDC points to failings in EU/EEA diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis; EMA moves to improve emergency response; Ethiopia had first outbreak of Marburg; EMA approve two first-in-class medicines

HIV

EU missing out on the benefits of early HIV and hepatitis diagnosis

A new ECDC monitoring report shows that many EU/EEA countries are still not achieving the full benefits of early diagnosis for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

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Inside EU Health: EMA maintains HRT; wild polio virus found in German wastewater; ECDC warns of risk of RSV to infants

EMA maintains HRT guidance despite US move; wild polio virus found in German wastewater; ECDC warns of risk of RSV to infants

Hormone replacement therapy

EMA says ‘no new evidence’ to support changes to HRT warnings

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it has seen no new evidence that points to a need to amend the current labelling of HRT medicines

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Inside EU Health: EU countries still far apart ahead of tobacco control meeting; climate change and health take centre stage at COP30

EU countries are still far apart ahead of tobacco control meeting COP11; and, climate change and health take centre stage at COP30

Tobacco

EU countries still far apart ahead of COP11 meeting

As the Convention of the Parties eleventh meeting approaches EU member states still find themselves in different camps

Climate change

Climate change and health take centre stage at COP30 in Brazil

For the first time a COP climate change meeting will add a day dedicated to the health impact of climate change

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Inside EU Health: Pharma trilogue advances; reinforcing EU preparedness; EFPIA concerns on HTA process

Pharma trilogue talks advance; reinforcing EU preparedness; and EFPIA raises concerns on HTA process

Pharma Package

Danes aim to resolve outstanding issues at ‘jumbo’ trilogue in December

The Pharma Package proposed in 2023 may finally be reaching its conclusion

Preparedness

MEPs press commissioner on the future EU Civil Protection Mechanism

MEPs urge stronger coordination and welcome the additional funding for crisis preparedness

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Inside EU Health: Swiss rejoin Horizon, EU/Latin America health cooperation and Nordic study confirms flu vaccine effectiveness in the elderly

Swiss rejoin Horizon; EU/Latin America strengthen cooperation on health preparedness; EMA-funded study confirms flu vaccine effectiveness for the elderly; flu season starts early in the UK