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EU Bolsters Health Crisis Preparedness with New Medical Countermeasures Strategy
The EU launched a new medical countermeasures strategy to improve access to treatments and enhance preparedness for future health crises, addressing pandemic response shortcomings and focusing on 17 key actions for equitable access to essential tools across the EU.
EU Bolsters Health Crisis Preparedness with New Medical Countermeasures Strategy
The EU launched a new medical countermeasures strategy to improve access to treatments and enhance preparedness for future health crises, addressing pandemic response shortcomings and focusing on 17 key actions for equitable access to essential tools across the EU.
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EU Unveils Strategy to Enhance Health Crisis Preparedness
The EU unveiled a new Medical Countermeasures Strategy to enhance preparedness for future health threats, proposing 17 actions for improved access to resources like vaccines and PPE, addressing issues from pandemic viruses to antimicrobial resistance, while facing challenges in resource stockpiling ...
EU Unveils Strategy to Enhance Health Crisis Preparedness
The EU unveiled a new Medical Countermeasures Strategy to enhance preparedness for future health threats, proposing 17 actions for improved access to resources like vaccines and PPE, addressing issues from pandemic viruses to antimicrobial resistance, while facing challenges in resource stockpiling ...
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AU Targets 60% African Vaccine Production by 2040
The African Union aims to produce 60% of Africa's vaccines by 2040, planning to produce eight vaccines between 2025 and 2030, and training over 100 professionals; however, securing $1.2 billion in funding remains a key challenge.
AU Targets 60% African Vaccine Production by 2040
The African Union aims to produce 60% of Africa's vaccines by 2040, planning to produce eight vaccines between 2025 and 2030, and training over 100 professionals; however, securing $1.2 billion in funding remains a key challenge.
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EU Proposes Critical Medicines Act to Diversify Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The European Commission's proposed Critical Medicines Act aims to diversify the EU's pharmaceutical supply chain, reducing its dependence on China and India, and incentivize domestic production of essential medicines like antibiotics to enhance healthcare security.
EU Proposes Critical Medicines Act to Diversify Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The European Commission's proposed Critical Medicines Act aims to diversify the EU's pharmaceutical supply chain, reducing its dependence on China and India, and incentivize domestic production of essential medicines like antibiotics to enhance healthcare security.
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EU to Boost Domestic Drug Production to Combat Shortages
The EU plans to increase domestic drug production to address critical shortages of medicines like painkillers and antibiotics, currently sourced 80-90% from Asia, by streamlining approval processes and increasing public funding.
EU to Boost Domestic Drug Production to Combat Shortages
The EU plans to increase domestic drug production to address critical shortages of medicines like painkillers and antibiotics, currently sourced 80-90% from Asia, by streamlining approval processes and increasing public funding.
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EU Ministers Push to Fund Essential Medicines via Defense Budget
Eleven EU health ministers urge integrating a proposed Critical Medicines Act into the EU's defense strategy, aiming to fund essential drug supplies using €800 billion from the "Rearm Europe" plan to address Europe's 60-80% reliance on Asia for pharmaceuticals.
EU Ministers Push to Fund Essential Medicines via Defense Budget
Eleven EU health ministers urge integrating a proposed Critical Medicines Act into the EU's defense strategy, aiming to fund essential drug supplies using €800 billion from the "Rearm Europe" plan to address Europe's 60-80% reliance on Asia for pharmaceuticals.
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EU Launches New Strategy to Prevent Future Health Crises
The EU launched a new medical countermeasures strategy to improve preparedness for future health crises, addressing various threats from pandemics to chemical attacks and aiming for faster, more equitable access to essential medical resources across member states.
EU Launches New Strategy to Prevent Future Health Crises
The EU launched a new medical countermeasures strategy to improve preparedness for future health crises, addressing various threats from pandemics to chemical attacks and aiming for faster, more equitable access to essential medical resources across member states.
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Trump Administration's Cancellation of Flu Vaccine Contracts Weakens U.S. Pandemic Preparedness
The Trump administration canceled $766 million in contracts for mRNA flu vaccine development, weakening U.S. pandemic preparedness and potentially leading to reliance on other countries for vaccines in a future pandemic; this decision follows broader cuts to health agencies and research budgets, exa...
Trump Administration's Cancellation of Flu Vaccine Contracts Weakens U.S. Pandemic Preparedness
The Trump administration canceled $766 million in contracts for mRNA flu vaccine development, weakening U.S. pandemic preparedness and potentially leading to reliance on other countries for vaccines in a future pandemic; this decision follows broader cuts to health agencies and research budgets, exa...
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WHO Finalizes Draft Pandemic Treaty
On April 16th, 2024, 194 WHO member states finalized a draft pandemic treaty to improve global collaboration for future pandemic preparedness, addressing technology transfer concerns and emphasizing national sovereignty, with implementation pending ratification by member states.
WHO Finalizes Draft Pandemic Treaty
On April 16th, 2024, 194 WHO member states finalized a draft pandemic treaty to improve global collaboration for future pandemic preparedness, addressing technology transfer concerns and emphasizing national sovereignty, with implementation pending ratification by member states.
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EU Proposes "Buy European" Mechanism to Tackle Critical Medicine Shortages
The EU proposed a new critical medicines act to address drug shortages, including a "Buy European" mechanism prioritizing supply security over price in public procurement, and a coordinated supply system for medicines of common interest, impacting supply chain resilience and access to essential drug...
EU Proposes "Buy European" Mechanism to Tackle Critical Medicine Shortages
The EU proposed a new critical medicines act to address drug shortages, including a "Buy European" mechanism prioritizing supply security over price in public procurement, and a coordinated supply system for medicines of common interest, impacting supply chain resilience and access to essential drug...
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EU Proposes New Law to Tackle Medicine Shortages
The EU proposed a new Essential Medicines Act, including a mechanism prioritizing EU-produced medicines in public contracts to address medicine shortages, particularly antibiotics, insulin, and analgesics, by boosting domestic production and coordinated purchasing for scarce drugs, although concerns...
EU Proposes New Law to Tackle Medicine Shortages
The EU proposed a new Essential Medicines Act, including a mechanism prioritizing EU-produced medicines in public contracts to address medicine shortages, particularly antibiotics, insulin, and analgesics, by boosting domestic production and coordinated purchasing for scarce drugs, although concerns...
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EU Struggles to Boost Medicine Reserves Amidst National Secrecy
The EU is struggling to increase its medicine reserves five years after the COVID-19 pandemic due to a lack of transparency among member states regarding their stockpiles, hindering effective crisis response and creating potential security vulnerabilities; a new strategy will address this.
EU Struggles to Boost Medicine Reserves Amidst National Secrecy
The EU is struggling to increase its medicine reserves five years after the COVID-19 pandemic due to a lack of transparency among member states regarding their stockpiles, hindering effective crisis response and creating potential security vulnerabilities; a new strategy will address this.
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28% Bias Score
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