EU Commission proposes cardiovascular checks as first EU Screening Week begins
The EU Commission has proposed EU-wide recommendations for cardiovascular health checks, targeting a disease burden responsible for 1.7 million deaths…
HaDEA signs new contracts under EU4Health to respond to virus outbreaks
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has signed three new contracts under the EU4Health programme, to support the…
EU4Health project advances Europe’s cancer data infrastructure
The EU Commission highlights the first-year progress of the EU4Health Joint Action CancerWatch, which is modernising Europe's cancer registries through…
Europe nears hepatitis elimination milestone, but prevention gaps put 2030 target at risk
Hepatitis B prevalence has fallen to near-zero among young children, yet around five million people in the EU/EEA still live…
EU Commission and WHO strengthen cooperation on pandemic intelligence
The EU Commission signed an EU4Health agreement worth over €4 million with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic…
EU Commission grants EU4Health funding access to North Macedonia
The European Union has signed an agreement associating the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU4Health programme, giving public and…
How the EU Commission wants to enhance EU tech sovereignty through excellence in AI
From clinical decision-making to precision farming and industrial robotics, the European Commission is scaling up AI deployment across key sectors…
Ombudswoman asks EU Commission about impact of EU4Health budget cuts
European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has asked the EU Commission to explain why it did not inform in a timely and…
EU Council greenlights Switzerland’s association to EU programmes
Today, the EU Council gave its green light to Switzerland joining Union programmes, such as Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training,…
EU4Health presents projects advancing the fight against childhood cancer
On the occasion of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the EU Commission puts the spotlight on how funding available under the…
2025 EU4Health calls for proposals on crisis preparedness
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has published calls for proposals on crisis preparedness under the 2025 EU4Health…
EU4Health call: Framework contract in the field of Substances of Human Origin
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has published the EU4Health call for tenders HADEA/2025/OP/0045 - Single Framework contract for…
Health resilience: EU supports launch of initiative for mpox testing and sequencing in Africa
The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have launched today the Partnership to Accelerate…
HaDEA European Testing Week 2025: Early testing, life-long benefits
EU countries have made substantial progress towards reaching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 3: To ensure healthy lives and…
EU and Switzerland pave way to agreement on Swiss participation in EU programmes
The EU Commission and Switzerland have set in motion the agreement on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in Union…
Mpox vaccine: EU4Health call for tenders to speed up access and uptake
HaDEA has published the call for tenders HADEA/2025/OP/0013 under the 2024 EU4Health Annual Work Programme - Speeding up the access…
Women’s health: EP SANT Committee launches second public consultation
The purpose of this public consultation is to provide a basis for the forthcoming work of the Committee on Public…
World Obesity Day: EU-funded projects to fight childhood and adolescent obesity
Obesity poses significant health risks and burdens healthcare systems. It is also linked to an increased risk in type 2…
EU4Health framework call to speed up the development of next-generation influenza vaccines
This call for tenders aims to speed up the development of next generation influenza vaccines that could be produced in…
From theory to practice: Implementing the EU Health Technology Assessment
On 21 January 2025, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) signed a new Framework contract to support joint…
EU4Health: EU Commission supports European action to attract and retain nurses
The Commission has signed a contribution agreement with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) to support Member States in retaining…
EU grants access to funding for Montenegro under the EU4Health programme
Today, Commission and the Government of the Republic of Montenegro will sign an agreement associating Montenegro to the EU4Health programme, which will…
Ukraine: EU Commission donates Mpox vaccines to protect vulnerable populations
Brussels, 24 February 2023 The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has donated 10,000 vials of...
The EU and the Republic of Moldova strengthen engagement and cooperation on reforms
Brussels, 7 February 2023 Today, at the EU-Moldova Association Council in Brussels, the European Union...
Health Union: the HERA laboratory network becomes operational
Brussels, 1 February 2023 The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is establishing a network of...
Vaccination: Confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels
Brussels, 21 November 2022 Today, the EU Commission published the 2022 State of Vaccine Confidence in...
World Heart Day: Statement by EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
Brussels, 28 September 2022 Tomorrow, 29 September will be World Heart Day. On this occasion,...
Vice-President Schinas in Kyiv to mark the start of the school year
Brussels, 1 September 2022 Today, the Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas is...
EU4Health: First annual work programme worth €312 million adopted
As of today, EU4Health will fund more modern and resilient health systems, interventions to shore up our preparedness...
EU Commission welcomes entry into force of EU4Health programme
Brussels, 26 Mar 2021 The Commission welcomes the entry into force of the EU4Health programme today. This...
S&D: The EU4Health programme is a turning point to shape a true EU Health Union
BRUSSELS, 09/03/21 S&D Group Press Release The unprecedented global Covid-19 pandemic has possibly taught us...
Text adopted – Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 – Provisional edition
European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 March 2021 on the proposal for a regulation of...
EU Commission welcomes European Parliament adoption of EU4Health programme
9 March 2021 Brussels The Commission welcomes the vote of the European Parliament today on...
EU Parliament gives green light for new EU4Health programme
Programme budget is 5.1 billion EUR, with at least 20% dedicated to disease prevention and...