On 20 February 2021, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) will be participating in a memorial ceremony organised by the Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri (FNOMCeO) to commemorate health professionals who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Full press release available here.

On 9 February 2021, the Coalition for Vaccination published a manifesto to encourage healthcare professionals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The manifesto highlights three key reasons why all healthcare professionals should get vaccinated against COVID-19 when they have the opportunity to do so and why they should help promote the vaccination against COVID-19 among the […]

On May 26, 2020, CPME together with more than 380 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for a #HealthyRecovery. https://healthyrecovery.net/ In support of a #HealthyRecovery Dear President Alberto Fernández, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, President Jair Bolsonaro, Prime Minister Justin […]

Medicine shortages can severely limit doctors’ ability to provide appropriate treatment. Today the situation is aggravated by the surge in demand due to the treatment of COVID-19 patients and additional interruptions in a globalised and fragile supply chain. We must undertake immediate actions to prevent European hospitals from running out of essential medicines and, once the […]

On 9 April 2020, the President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) sent a letter to all doctors in front lines against Covid-19 to express his gratitude and esteem for doing an incredible service to their patients and communities. Please find the letter here.