What are the implications of EU-UK data transfers for the European health care sector? At this event, we tackle the challenge of international transfers of personal health data between the EU and the UK. The transfer of data is essential for many functions within the European health sector. These transfers facilitate the delivery of cross-border […]

On April 15, UEMO attended the virtual event 2021 EUnetHTA Forum, the so-called “living laboratory”, where stakeholders gathered to discuss research needs in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), from today’s needs but also with a view into the future. During the event, representatives from all sectors of the healthcare industry shared their views on how enhanced […]

UEMO’s French delegation, the Collège de la Médecine Générale, issued a statement regarding the uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine, in France, between 4 and 14 March. According to the French delegation, General Practitioners were heavily involved in the early days of vaccination in the office with the AstraZeneca® vaccine against COVID-19. Despite the temporary suspension, […]

As of 1 April, the European Health and Digital Agency (HaDEA) will take up its role as the new body in charge of the financial management of key EU programmes. Among these are the newly adopted EU4Health programme (€5,1 billion), Horizon Europe: Pillar II, Cluster 1: Health: (€5,4 billion), and the Food safety side of […]

On March 26, the Commission welcomes the entry into force of the EU4Health programme today. This follows the Council adoption on 17 March and the vote on the programme by the European Parliament on 9 March. It marks the final step towards making €5.1 billion available to strengthen the resilience of health systems and promote innovation in […]

On March 24, Member states agreed on a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on a legislative proposal concerning joint work on health technology assessment for the benefit of patients. “The negotiation mandate adopted today is an important milestone. The regulation on health technology assessment, once adopted, will be a major step forward […]

UEMO Vice President Dr Mary McCarthy explores the burden of COVID-19, resource inequity and vaccine hesitancy on General Practitioners and family doctors. The Union Européenne des Médecins Omnipraticiens (UEMO) is the European Union of General Practitioners/Family Doctors. It was established more than 50 years ago in Paris, and aims to promote the highest standard of training, practice […]

On March 16, EU health ministers discussed the recently unveiled Europe’s beating cancer plan, expressing their strong support and commitment to it. Many delegations emphasised that the plan was complementary to their national strategies and stressed the need to take into account the different starting points in member states. The Commission set the scene by […]

We welcome the European Commission’s draft decision to recognise the adequacy of the UK data protection regime under Article 45(3) of the GDPR. We are hopeful that this decision will be approved and that the EU and UK can continue to benefit from having access to each other’s health data to facilitate the development of […]