Dear Colleagues, My name is Miguel Jorge, I am the President of the World Medical Association, the global umbrella organization of currently 113 national and territorial medical associations. Let me thank all of you standing at the front line treating patients during this COVID-19 outbreak. Your work and that of nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and all […]

CPME recommends to monitor the latest information on COVID-19 through the official websites of: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) WHO Europe European Commission

CPME has co-signed a letter to Politico news organisation raising a concern of tobacco industry sponsoring its newsletters, particularly Politico PRO Health Care. Please find the letter here.

The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) and the World Medical Association (WMA) sent a joint letter to the leadership of the European Union addressing the outcome of the trial against the Turkish doctors’ leaders, facing prison sentences for defending medical ethics, human rights and peace. Eleven members of the Turkish Medical Association’s Central Council […]

European medical organisations published a joint statement to reaffirm that the prevention of communicable diseases through vaccination is safe and effective. Please find the full statement here.

Welcome to the 27th edition of the CPME newsletter. This issue presents, among many other important topics, a feature article by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) about the European campaign to tackle the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) emergency. You will find updates on the EU Joint Action on Vaccination (EU-JAV) and an overview […]

On 5 October 2018, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their commitment against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. It was announced today at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. This recognition coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the UN Security Council […]

Welcome to the 25th edition of the CPME newsletter. This issue presents, among many other important topics, a feature article on the future of health in the next EU budget. CPME is following with great attention all the discussions around the so called Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), and has raised concerns that health doesn’t appear […]

Brussels, 31 January 2017 – Further to a public statement of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA) stressing that war is a public health problem and calling for peace last week, its leaders have been confronted to a campaign of intimidation and threats. On Monday 29th of January, the Turkish Min. of Int. Affairs filed a […]

On the basis of the published literature in the last 15 years from all over the world, the GENCAD project assembled the existing knowledge on gender differences in coronary artery disease (CAD). It covers the areas of prevention and health promotion, epidemiology, disease mechanisms, clinical symptoms and diagnosis, management, as well as outcomes of CAD. […]