39 civil society organisations are calling on the European Commission and EU national governments to ensure a maximum degree of transparency in the EU’s exchanges, negotiations and deals with pharmaceutical companies over COVID19 vaccines, proposing a new framework of transparency for future joint procurement negotiations. To this end: – We take note of the EC’s commitment for […]

During its Annual General Assembly on 21 November, the Board of the CPME endorsed the World Medical Association’s position on the Turkish Government’s threat to dismantle the Turkish Medical Association. To read the CPME’s press release, click here.

European doctors from 30 National Medical Associations met online for the biannual General Assembly and Board meetings of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) on 21 November. Read the full press release here

On the occasion of European Antibiotic Awareness Day, we are pleased to share with you a CPME report on European doctors’ knowledge of and attitudes towards antibiotics and antibiotics resistance. The report was prepared by CPME with the help of the Danish Medical Association (Laegeforeningen). Its findings are based on a European Centre for Disease Prevention […]

On 5 October, the Coalition for Vaccination kicks off their online advocacy campaign to promote the uptake of flu vaccine among doctors, other healthcare professionals and their patients. The campaign is launched simultaneously with the WHO Flu Awareness Week. We invite all healthcare professionals to participate and encourage to get vaccinated. The communication toolkit including […]

European doctors along with other organisations call for transparency on public spending and the governance of the APAs. At this crucial stage in the development of one of the main elements of the EU’s response to COVID-19, trust and accountability need to be upheld in order to safeguard and promote public health, the quality of […]

On 10 September, the CPME Executive Committee adopted a response to the Health First Europe and European Health Management Survey on ‘Profiling and training the healthcare workers of the future’. The survey to collect views on healthcare professionals’ core competences and policy actions to foster education and training across Europe. CPME noted that the digital […]

On 7 September, CPME issued a statement on online advertising of unhealthy products for the Digital Services Act public consultation. CPME stresses the importance for policy-makers to prioritise the well-being of citizens living in Europe, in particular children and young people, over the financial interests of the marketing industry and take effective regulatory action to […]

As the COVID-19 outbreak has become a huge priority on the EU agenda, this CPME Newsletter edition will explore different aspects of the pandemic.  Special emphasis is placed on: national experiences, medicine shortages,  healthcare professionals’ mental health, digital contact tracing applications and the healthcare professionals` vaccination campaign. Moreover, the National Medical Associations of  Iceland, Poland, […]

On 20 May 2020, The Lancet published an article written by Physicians for Human Rights, the International Council of Nurses and the World Medical Association denouncing all attacks against healthcare professionals across the world. Article available here: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31191-0/fulltext