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

A plea to all governments to continue providing the World Health Organisation with sufficient funds has come from physician leaders from across the world. In a rare joint statement on the eve of next week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva, global physician organisations from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe have issued a strong warning […]

On 3 April 2020 CPME adopted its policy on medicine shortages. Please find the policy here.

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

On 28 February 2020, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), together with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), the European Federation of Allergy & Airways Diseases Patients´ Association (EFA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) sent a joint letter to the members of the Environment Council of the […]

This edition opens with a spotlight on the air quality debate and the consequences of the Green Deal on health. You will read about the CPME’s policy on air quality and health stating that policymakers should make air quality a priority at all levels. Also other stakeholders, such as the European Medical Students’ Association, the […]