On 2 February, CPME Executive Committee adopted a statement on the European Health Data Space providing feedback to the Commission’s initial consultation. CPME stresses that the proposal should define what is to be considered ‘innovation for the public good’ to avoid abuse and misuse. It also highlights that in medical research, the GDPR is not […]

On 6 January 2021, CPME endorsed the Digital Doc Thematic Network Joint Statement. The Joint Statement focuses on actions needed to prepare future and current doctors to cope with and contribute to the digital transformation of healthcare through the integration of digital competencies in the education and training curricula of medical doctors. CPME contributed extensively […]

On 21 January, CPME Executive Committee endorsed the EUHPP Thematic Network Joint Statement. The Joint Statement identifies health workforce skills and competences necessary to address digital transformation in support of effective, accessible and resilient health systems. The Statement highlights European innovations in digital and data areas that represent best practices in developing the skills of […]

On 9 February 2021, the Coalition for Vaccination published a manifesto to encourage healthcare professionals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The manifesto highlights three key reasons why all healthcare professionals should get vaccinated against COVID-19 when they have the opportunity to do so and why they should help promote the vaccination against COVID-19 among the […]

On 3 February, the European Commission published the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan which sets out a new EU approach to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and care. CPME believes that prevention is the most cost-effective long-term strategy for cancer control, and therefore is pleased to see that prevention is one of the key action areas […]

On 21 January 2021, CPME adopted a new policy on vaccination. It affirms that vaccination is a safe and efficient way of protecting individuals and populations from vaccine-preventable communicable diseases. The policy contains a set of recommendations and highlights that the role of medical doctors and other healthcare professionals is central in encouraging individuals to […]

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 […]

On 19 November 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ’CPME response to public consultation on Social Europe’ (CPME 2020/114 FINAL).

On 7 December 2020, CPME and the Lancet Countdown are co-launching the 2020 EU Policy Brief, focusing on infectious disease, city-level climate change and its health related economic costs. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a multidisciplinary collaboration between 120 experts from more than 35 institutions dedicated to monitoring the evolving health […]

The initiative is coordinated by the World Health Professions’ Alliance. Further information as well as campaign tools are available on their website, accessible here.