Photo by Chris van Houts Attempts to unearth grisly “secrets” from the Battle of Waterloo are, it has emerged, also helping military personnel come to terms to with their own health issues. A team of experts and members of the armed forces from different countries, including the UK, are this week digging at…
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Fresh efforts are being made by the EU to help tackle a crisis in nursing. The EU Commission said it had moved to support Member States in retaining nurses in their health systems and make the profession more attractive to nurses. The EC said the signing…
Photo by Kristine Wook on Unsplash The EU has called for an “immediate humanitarian pause” to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza against the poliovirus. The demand comes as it emerged that the Gaza Strip has been hit by its first outbreak of polio in over two decades. The area had been polio-free…
Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash The EU has moved to provide what is says is an “immediate response” to the mpox outbreak in Africa. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and…
Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash The EU has announced that it is taking urgent action to combat what it calls a clear cross-border health threat. The European Commission says it wants to tackle diphtheria in a timely manner. The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has signed a joint procurement framework contract on…
Photo by Farid Ershad on Unsplash The EU has agreed to pump in an extra €150 million in humanitarian aid for the crisis in Afghanistan./ It says the move is needed “in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” On Monday, the EU said it had activated its emergency aid reserve to avoid a risk of famine…
Photo by Michel E on Unsplash The European Commission has given the green light to a second tranche of assistance of €25 million for the Palestinian Authority. It says this will contribute to the payment of salaries and pensions of Palestinian civil servants and disbursed €16 million for UNRWA to provide basic services such as health and education…
We are coming up fast to the fundraising Garden Party for the Songani Centre for HIV testing and counselling Malawi on Saturday 8 June 2024 during the afternoon, so here is your opportunity to sign up! Ex-European Commission official and resident of Brussels for more than 30 years Sue Bird is organising the Garden Party. This promises to be…
Photo by Lance Reis on Unsplash A group of Ukrainian military personnel who have lost limbs in the war with Russia are taking part in the 20km run in Brussels today 26th May. The eight Ukrainian veterans are in Brussels to raise awareness about the well-being and rehabilitation programmes for injured Ukrainian defenders. All have sustained amputations or…
Photo by Manny Becerra on Unsplash Leading European NGOs met in Berlin on Wednesday (22 May) calling to “put reproductive rights on the ballot paper” in the forthcoming European Parliament elections. On the heels of the recent government commissioned report calling for abortions to be legalised within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in Germany, activists from across Europe gathered…
