Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Anti-dumping; Ebola; hantavirus; EMA recommendations Sandoz says situation has reached ‘breaking point’; WHO risk assessment raises DRC to ‘very high’; further hantavirus positive test in Spain; EMA recommends eight new medicines for approval
Ebola WHO risk assessment raises DRC to ‘very high’ WHO raises alarm over expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Ebola update; nicotine pouches; biosecurity; WHA; hantavirus Ebola declared emergency of international concern; WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation; EuropaBio ups efforts on biosecurity; World Health Assembly kicks off; EU activates crisis response mechanism to monitor hantavirus outbreak
Ebola DRC faces fresh Ebola outbreak in remote region Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak
Novel nicotine products WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation The World Health Organization warns that use of nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly worldwide, with weak regulation leaving young people exposed to aggressive marketing and addiction
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Critical Medicines Act; Urban Wastewater Treatment; novel nicotine; hantavirus update Várhelyi says critical medicines deal possible as early as next week; Várhelyi ‘partner for any solution’ on Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; novel nicotine products will be treated like cigarettes; latest WHO briefing on hantavirus
Hantavirus Hantavirus confirmed as rare human-to-human variant Laboratory testing by South African and Swiss reference laboratories identified the virus as Andes hantavirus — the only known hantavirus capable of person-to-person transmission
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pandemic agreement delayed; OECD puts a price on poor mental health; Epi+ preparedness; mpox ‘Last piece of the puzzle’ in the WHO pandemic agreement delayed to 2027; OECD puts €76 billion price tag on the poor mental health in the EU; Epi+ live will go live in June 2027; ECDC launch monthly mpox surveillance report
Pandemic Agreement ‘Last piece of the puzzle’ in the WHO pandemic agreement delayed to 2027 WHO member states agree to further negotiations to reach an agreement on key Pathogen Access and Benefit Shifting (PABS) annex
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: EMA recommends five new medicines: Gilead HIV drug dispute; EU funds for innovative treatments; WHO extends PABS negotiations EMA recommends five new medicines for approval; MSF denied access to Gilead HIV-prevention drug; Europe invests €244 million to fast-track next-generation treatments for deadly infections; WHO members extend negotiations on pathogen sharing framework
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO launches Ukraine appeal; 8 in 10 people who got measles in 2025 were unvaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war; 8 in 10 people who fell ill with measles during 2025 had not been vaccinated; Parliament debates cancer resolution
Ukraine WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war WHO is seeking US$42 million in 2026 to sustain essential health care and medical evacuations for 700,000 people in Ukraine amid ongoing conflict and displacement
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: MEPs call for ring-fenced health funding; OECD urges better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO MEPs call for dedicated cancer funding in EU’s long-term budget; OECD urges faster access and better use of resources in cancer care; four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO
Cancer Four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO In 2022, an estimated 7.1 million of 18.7 million new adult cancer cases were attributable to modifiable risk factors
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO defends itself from US slurs; pilot targets 70-day clinical trial approvals; less than 1% of research spent on key women’s health issues WHO defends itself against US accusations; FAST-EU pilot targets 70-day clinical trial approvals; less than 1% of research funding goes to key women’s health conditions
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: WHO to consider US payment arrears; IHI unveils first applicant-driven projects; improvement in unmet medical needs of children WHO Executive Board will consider US payment arrears; IHI unveils first projects from its applicant-driven call; Eurostat data points to an improvement in the unmet medical needs of children
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Pharma deal agreed; State of EU Health Report; WHO concludes that vaccines don’t cause autism - again The Council and Parliament reached a deal on the Pharma Package, the latest 'State of EU Health Report' is released, and WHO confirms - once again - that vaccines do not cause autism.
Pandemic Agreement Update on Pandemic Agreement’s unfinished business MEPs received an update on ongoing negotiations for the pathogen access and benefit-sharing system
Inside EU Health Inside EU Health: Council position on Critical Medicines Act; UK-US deal will removes tariffs; will the GLP-1 manufacturers step up to WHO challenge Council reaches position on Critical Medicines Act; UK-US deal will increase the cost of drugs but removes tariffs; will the GLP-1 manufacturers step up to WHO challenge
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
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
Inside EU Health 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
Inside EU Health 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
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
