On 20 September 2025, during the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon (17–21 September 2025), members of the UEMO Board met with the Board of the European Young Family Doctors Movement (EYFDM) and with the Board of WONCA Europe to discuss strengthened cooperation in primary care across Europe. Key topics included a proposed memorandum of understanding […]

On 5 September 2025 in Madrid, OMC, UEMO, EJD, and CONFEMEL presented a joint manifesto condemning breaches of International Humanitarian Law in Gaza, notably the use of starvation as a weapon and deliberate attacks on healthcare facilities and personnel. The organisations demanded immediate, unrestricted humanitarian corridors and special protection for children and other vulnerable civilians. […]

We are thrilled to announce that Tiago Villanueva, President of UEMO, will be speaking at the 2nd Annual Future of Health Europe conference organized by Economist Impact events in London from September 30th to October 1st, 2025! 💡 This event brings together healthcare leaders and experts to discuss sustainable and future-proof health systems. It is […]

UEMO is pleased and proud to inform you that we have been renewed as a member of the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the 2025–2028 term. This reaffirms UEMO’s commitment to representing general practitioners at the European level and contributing to the advancement of public health policy. UEMO […]

The European Union has entered a new phase of cooperation in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), marked by two big events held in Brussels where UEMO was present : The 5th EU-HTA Stakeholders’ Meeting on July 1st The conference “EU Health Technology Assessment: The Beginning of a New Era of Collaboration” on July 2nd, 2025. These […]

UEMO held its Spring General Assembly in Helsinki, on 6 and 7 June, with the presence of delegations from 23 countries and representatives  from six European Medical Organizations (European Council of Medical Orders, European Union of Medical Specialists, European Junior Doctors, European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians, Standing Committee of European Doctors and European Medical […]

On 23rd May, UEMO was invited to join MEP Tilly Metz (Vice-Chair of SANT Committee) for a stakeholder consultation at the European Parliament to provide inputs on the upcoming joint  Healthcare Workforce Report (“EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector”) which is being drafted […]

UEMO President Tiago Villanueva participated in the opening ceremony of the Congress of the Association of Doctors of General Practice / Family Medicine of Macedonia, held in Skopje from 15 to 18 May. The event was organized by UEMO Vice-President Dragan Gjorgjievski. In his speech, Dr. Villanueva emphasized that North Macedonia stands to benefit significantly […]

The WHO European Immunization Week (EIW) will take place from 27 April to 3 May 2025. In this context, the Coalition for Vaccination calls on healthcare professionals across Europe to promote routine immunisation for both children and adults. This year’s campaign theme, “Immunisation for all is Humanly Possible”, underlines the importance of equitable vaccination coverage […]