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Inside EU Health: Organ transplantation; wastewater; cross-border health; childhood cancer; next WHO DG

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Organ transplantation; wastewater; cross-border health; childhood cancer; next WHO DG

Organ transplant technology; Advocate General questions the basis of EU wastewater rules; EU solidarity fund to improve access to cross-border healthcare; MEPs pressed to close gaps in childhood cancer treatment; Hans Kluge next WHO DG?

Inside EU Health: Illicit drugs report; tobacco and nicotine; Ebola latest

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: Illicit drugs report; tobacco and nicotine; Ebola latest

EU Drugs Agency warns of new health risks, including a rising trend in ketamine use; Smoke Free Partnership accuses tobacco lobby of ‘dirty tricks’ in EU consultation; EU commits further €16.5 million for Ebola outbreak

WHO requests US$42m to maintain health care amid Ukraine war

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

Four in ten cancers worldwide are preventable, says WHO

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: 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

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

‘Climate change is being counted not just in degrees but in lives lost’

‘Climate change is being counted not just in degrees but in lives lost’

The 2025 Lancet Countdown report warns that escalating climate inaction is driving a global health crisis

Anti-alcohol alliance urges EU to follow through on beating cancer commitments

Anti-alcohol alliance urges EU to follow through on beating cancer commitments

The European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA) calls for stronger EU action on alcohol-related breast cancer risks

Inside EU Health: EU vaccine deal to 'healthocide' in Gaza

Inside EU Health

Inside EU Health: EU vaccine deal to 'healthocide' in Gaza

Inside EU Health: Várhelyi’s ambitious agenda; Healthocide in Gaza; EU vaccine deal

UN Declaration on NCDs is strong on ambition, but short of means

UN Declaration on NCDs is strong on ambition, but short of means

The UN declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health receives broad support, but critics say the content is weak

World Health Organization confirms Ebola outbreak in DRC

World Health Organization confirms Ebola outbreak in DRC

The World Health Organisation confirms an Ebola outbreak in DRC after samples tested positive. The outbreak, in the remote area of Bulape and Mweke in Kasai province, has already resulted in 15 deaths, including four healthcare workers, with 28 further suspected cases. “We’re acting with determination to rapidly halt