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 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 […]

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

Following the alarming reports of cases of violence, discrimination and exclusion that physicians and other healthcare professionals across Europe have been facing because of the fear they will spread the Coronavirus, European Medical Organisations reaffirm that they stand in complete solidarity with their colleagues who are in the front line of the fight against the […]

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 […]

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 20 April 2020, the Coalition for Vaccination, consisting of European associations of healthcare professionals, kicked off an advocacy campaign to promote the uptake of vaccines among health professionals and patients. Please find the campaign videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLquj3uF4FvDuC7WvWn5NjqkIUPpH6yPhq Full press release available here.

On 3 April 2020, the CPME Executive Committee co-signed the ’SOS Moria appeal from European doctors’ (CPME 2020/035).

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.

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