Defending the Earth: Hera mission heading for deflected asteroid
ESA’s first planetary defence spacecraft has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than…
Avian flu: EU Commission secures access to vaccines for EU Member States
The EU Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has signed a joint procurement framework contract for the supply…
EU Commission reports about the state of the European Health Union
Today, the Commission adopted a Communication on the European Health Union, which highlights the strides made in EU health policy over the…
HERA and partners launch GLOWACON
A new Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health (GLOWACON) has been launched today. Its primary objective…
EU Commission opens participation to Critical Medicines Alliance
The Alliance will bring together all relevant stakeholders, and work to strengthen cooperation between the Commission, national governments, industry, and civil…
HERA and the Japan’s AMED strengthen cooperation on cross border health threats
The Commission's Health Emergency and Preparedness Response Authority (HERA) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) are strengthening their…
COVID-19 vaccines: EU Commission secures new agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer
The European Commission and vaccine developers BioNTech-Pfizer have reached an agreement to better address Member States' assessment of evolving needs for…
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...
Croatia, France and Poland join EU’s strategic reserves for chemical, biological and radiological emergencies
Brussels, 20 February 2023 To improve the EU preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological,...
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...
European Health Union: Building a stronger EU health response
Brussels, 24 October 2022 Today, the Council has adopted the final building blocks of the European...
Monkeypox: EU Commission purchases treatment courses to meet immediate needs
Brussels, 26 September 2022 Today, the Commission has secured over 10,000 treatment courses of tecovirimat...
Monkeypox outbreak: HERA secures additional vaccine doses
Brussels, 7 September 2022 Today, HERA, the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, has secured an additional...
COVID-19: Stella Kyriakides on the first variant-adapted booster vaccines
Brussels, 1 September 2022 Today, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given a positive opinion...
EU Commissioner Kyriakides on the intradermal use of monkeypox vaccine
Brussels, 19 August 2022 Today, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has advised on intradermal use of monkeypox...
COVID-19 vaccines: EU Commission signs joint procurement contract with HIPRA
Brussels, 2 August 2022 HERA, the European Commission’s Health Preparedness and Response Authority, has signed a...
Influenza vaccine: EU HERA signs joint procurement contract with GSK
Brussels, 28 July 2022 Today, the European Commission, via its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response...
Medical countermeasures: HERA delivers list of top-3 health threats
Brussels, 12 July 2022 The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) today presents a priority...
HERA secures monkeypox vaccines for EU Member states
Brussels, 14 June 2022 Today, HERA, the European Commission’s Health Preparedness and Response Authority, concluded...
Response to public health threats: EU Commission signs arrangement with the USA
Brussels, 9 June 2022 Following the statement by President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S....
Chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies: EU develops strategic reserves
Brussels, 6 April 2022 To improve the EUs preparedness and response to public health risks...
HERA launches €1.3bn plan for preparedness and response to health emergencies
10 February 2022 The new European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) today presents...
Health emergencies: EU Commission welcomes EU Council agreement on HERA
Brussels, 20 December 2021 Today, the EU Council reached a political agreement on the Regulation...
EU Commission appoints Pierre Delsaux as Director-General to DG HERA
Today, the European Commission has appointed Pierre Delsaux as Director-General to the European Health Emergency...
Renew Europe leads the creation of HERA
NOVEMBER 11, 2021 Renew Europe has consistently called for the creation of a decisive and...
Cross-border health threats: MEPs update HERA negotiating mandate
Brussels, 11 November 2021 Parliament agreed to align the functioning of the EU Health Emergency...
World Health Summit: Speech by President von der Leyen
Brussels, 24 Oct 2021 “Check against delivery” Vielen dank Professor Pries. And congratulations on taking...
HERA: EU Commission’s Health Emergency Response Authority proposal is insufficient – S&Ds
The S&D Group wants to see more ambition on co-ordination to identify, develop, manufacture and...
HERA: Eine neue Behörde verhindert keine Pandemie! – EU-Abgeordneter Markus Ferber (EVP/CSU)
Kommission schlägt neue Pandemie-Behörde vor Markus Ferber warnt vor Doppelstrukturen und hohen kosten „Die Europäische...
Health Emergency and Response Authority (HERA): Getting ready
VISIT WEBSITE Today, the European Commission is launching the European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)...