Our February Newsletter is online!
Our February Newsletter is online!
Read it at: https://www.uehp.eu/newsletter/202102/index.html?ts=20210224123851
We excel in times of crisis
It seems that Jean Monnet’s prophecy continues to be true: “Europe will be forged in crises and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for those crises“. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic threw Europe – all of Europe and, indeed, the whole world – into the worst health crisis of the last 100 years, with many social and economic consequences.
European solidarity facing Cancer, the iron curtain remains closed
Dr Paul GARASSUS, UEHP President
Introduction
Europe shares the same vision when it comes to Health: create conditions for equal terms of good health among the whole European population. But can we really talk of a united Europe when it comes to cancer? We need solidarity to fight Cancer in Europe but is it possible to integrate solidarity in the fight against cancer? Many efforts have been made and clear objectives have been put forward to develop cooperative projects to limit cancer incidence and to improve European citizen wellbeing.
The third wave in Portugal
The current pandemic situation in Portugal is extremely serious, with the count of new cases increasing exponentially since mid-December. The successive days with more than 10,000 daily new infections (more than 1,000 per million inhabitants) and the increasing number of hospitalized and ICU patients are, in addition to the number of deaths, the facts that lead to the conclusion that this third Covid wave is affecting Portugal dramatically.
Our January Newsletter is online!
Our January Newsletter is online!
Read it at: Newsletter UEHP – Thursday, 28th January 2021
UEHP – SHAM webinar “Are your patients safe? – Cyber Risk in Hospitals: a major issue for patient safety and continuity of care” – 26 January from 14h to 15.15h
Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
On 1st January 2021 Portugal took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
With the motto ‘Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery’, Portugal takes over this Presidency with three major priorities for the EU:
- To promote a recovery leveraged by the climate and digital transitions;
- To implement the European Pillar of Social Rights of the European Union as a distinctive element for ensuring a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition;
- To strengthen Europe’s autonomy whilst remaining open to the world, taking a leading role in climate action and promoting a digital transformation in the service of people.
