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.

On 3 April 2020 CPME adopted its response to public consultation on the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence. Please find the response here.

On 3 April 2020, CPME adopted its response to the public consultation on the Commission’s Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Please find the response here.

The European health professionals and their students’ organisations are calling on the European Commission and the governments to support and protect healthcare professionals fighting Covid-19. Staff must be provided with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and must be regularly tested, regardless of reported symptoms or exposure.  Full press release available here.

The European Doctors along with other organisations representing patients, consumers, trade unions and public interest organisations expressed its views on the importance of public support to research and development during the current pandemic in an open letter published today. The letter observes that since January, the European Commission and national governments have mobilised millions of […]

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 […]