Search Tag: European Union
Public Procurement of Innovation - Guiding Healthcare Managers in Difficult Times
2022 13 Sep
The European Union has proposed innovation in the procurement of the public administration of all sectors as a strategic tool to accelerate change. Considering the volume of the annual public procurement, this has been seen as a way of influencing enterprises to be innovative. Public procurement is aimed to find solutions to needs still not met by... Read more
The European Union Adopts Artificial Intelligence Recommendations
2022 28 Mar
Europe is moving toward comprehensive legislation regulating artificial intelligence (AI) across industry sectors. This is an essential step because ‘harmonising’ AI regulations allows an AI company to operate in all 27 member countries as it would be in any single one. In February 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper on AI and... Read more
EU Regulator says “Yes” to Johnson & Johnson One-shot Vaccine
2021 11 Mar
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) announced today that the single dose Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use in individuals 18 years of age and older in the European Union. Developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) in Belgium and the Netherlands, this vaccine is the fourth to be approved by the EMA.... Read more
Containing COVID-19 in EU: Uncoordinated Efforts Don’t Bring Results
2020 02 Jul
Countries in Europe have started easing drastic lockdown measures, implemented in February-March 2020, as the number of COVID-19 cases in their jurisdictions decline. However, relaxation needs to be coordinated in order to stop community transmission and avoid new COVID-19 outbreaks. You might also like: Mobility, Connectivity... Read more
COVID-19 as Catalyst for Change in European Health
2020 04 May
Currently, Europe is leading the COVID-19 pandemic by the numbers of confirmed cases and deaths. Despite the region being tightly interconnected, its response to the disease has varied greatly from country to country. What conclusions can be and are made from this situation? And how will the EU act upon them? You may also like :... Read more
Cancer Care: What to Expect, What to Do
2020 21 Apr
A research predicts a decline in cancer mortality rates in 2020 in the EU. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancer patient safety is compromised, but can still be improved with certain policies. You may also like : Prostate is Now Most Common Cancer Cancer in the EU Total cancer mortality rates in the... Read more
EU Medical Devices Regulation is Postponed
2020 05 Apr
The European Commission has postponed by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) till 26 May, 2021, “to allow member states, health institutions and economic operators to prioritise the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.” You may also like : Shaping the Human Side of Medical Devices in Critical... Read more
European Procurement of Medical Countermeasures Expands
2020 03 Apr
Iceland, Finland and Norway are the latest countries to have signed the Joint Procurement Agreement (JPA) to procure medical countermeasures. As of April 2020, the JPA has been signed by 27 EU countries, Iceland, Norway and the UK. Besides the above three countries, in 2020 the agreement has also been signed by Poland and Sweden.... Read more
EU Urges Free Cross-Border Movement of Healthcare Professionals
2020 30 Mar
On 30 March, the European Commission issued practical guidance to ensure workers’ mobility within the EU, in particular those in critical occupations to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. You may also like : How To Manage a Remote Healthcare Team These occupations include healthcare, food sector, childcare, elderly care, and... Read more