Very honoured to be attending the 5th World Health Organization (WHO) PPRI Conference in Vienna on Ensuring access to affordable medicines through innovative policies organised by Gesundheit Österreich.

For the opening statement, BM Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege, Konsumentenschutz zeroes in on the #GPL which is on anyone's minds one day after informal #EPSCO .

Good morning, I am currently in #Brussels for EPSCO Health where I am making a number of interventions in favour of fair reforms in the European Union's family #health 🇪🇺.

At the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 🇧🇪 informal #EPSCO health meeting, we discussed
➡️ how to tackle the health workforce crisis
➡️ security of medicines supply in the EU & the newly launched Critical Medicines Alliance
➡️cancer prevention

In a strong #HealthUnion , every 🇪🇺 citizen must have access to the💊💊they need.

Equity is at the heart of our work on medicines.

Continued cooperation with Member States and industrial partners is vital to ensure security of supply and continue delivering for patients.

#EPSCO

❗ NOW available – Forward look of EU Council meetings until 12 May

#AGRIFISH #FAC #EPSCO

Read it here 👇

❗ Monday 29 April at 13.30

💻 OFF-the-record press briefing in hybrid format ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of 7 May 2024 #EPSCO

📝 Instructions to participate 👇

⏱️ Deadline: Monday 29 April at 12.30
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Switzerland is honored to participate in the Informal Meeting of Health Ministers #EPSCO hosted by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 in Brussels from April 23-24. We value the dialogue with our European partners on current health challenges, such as health workforce & supply security. #EU2024BE

Building a stronger 🇪🇺 healthcare workforce equipped with the right skills is central to delivering on our #HealthUnion priorities and providing better healthcare for our citizens.

We all have our part to play, from 🇪🇺to Member States and actors across the health sector.
#EPSCO

Spotkanie #EPSCO to również doskonała okazja do rozmów dotyczących przygotowań do naszej Prezydencji. Spotkanie ministerialne #Trio (Polska, Dania i Cypr) było doskonałą okazją do przedyskutowania potencjalnych priorytetów i działań na nasze wspólne 18 m-cy.
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It was a great pleasure to meet 🇬🇷Health Minister Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης on the sidelines of the #EPSCO Council today.

We had the opportunity to exchange on our shared priorities relating to a number of key health files that are central to our strong #HealthUnion .

Ο Υπουργός Υγείας Michael Damianos, εκπροσώπησε την Κύπρο στην Άτυπη Συνάντηση του Συμβουλίου Υπουργών Υγείας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης #EPSCO , στις Βρυξέλλες.
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A main course on the menu of this week's EPSCO is indeed the current shortages of doctors and how to improve working conditions in healthcare.
More about it here:
euronews.com/health/2024/03…

At #EPSCO , #pharmapackage is not on the agendas but is on everyone's minds.

Read AIM's reaction to the European Parliament votes on the pharma package here: bit.ly/3voYS1F.

We need:
1⃣ Not more incentives
2⃣ More R&D costs transparency
3⃣ Less accelerated approvals

The European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), working with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, have today launched the Critical Medicines Alliance at the margins of the informal EPSCO Council meeting of health ministers, as…

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EU_Health wrote: RT Stella Kyriakides: Important informal #EPSCO Council in Brussels to discuss⬇️

🔹The challenges faced by 🇪🇺healthcare workforces.
🔹 #EUCancer …
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1st day of the informal #EPSCO (Health) Council: Minister of State Péter Takács underlined the importance of #criticalmedicines , expressing 🇭🇺’s support of starting 🇪🇺 action to reduce dependency on third countries. ⚕️

The EPSCO informal council meeting on health has concluded. The EFN members' have made sure to make their voice heard, impacting with success the EU policy process towards successfull EU legislative outcomes.
#EPSCO #EU2024BE #EFN #nursing workforce #nurses #nursing

End of the first half-day of the Informal EPSCO on the topic of the health workforce challenges, presided by Minister Vandenbroucke. Great discussions and a will to move forward together. Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 EU One Health WHO/Europe OECD Social RIZIV FOD Volksgezondheid Departement Zorg

Minister of State Péter Takács continued bilateral talks during #EPSCO (Health) to discuss priorities with his counterparts, paving the way towards a successful #HU2024EU . 🇪🇺🇭🇺

Bilateral talks between Minister of State Péter Takács and several of our distinguished partners on the margins of today's informal #EPSCO #Health . 🩺 Preparing for #HU2024EU ! 🇪🇺🇭🇺