The vaccine industry – meeting the challenges of COVID-19
Magdalena Rodriguez de Azero, Executive Director Vaccines Europe, discusses issues around vaccine provision, including supply and increased demand, as well as vaccine hesitancy in...
ADASS calls on UK Government to prioritise adult social care this winter
To ensure that working-age disabled people and older people get the care they need, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is...
Mental health funding urgently needed as UK suicides increase
A mental health charity is calling on the UK Government to back more funding for mental health charities helping UK workers as depression and...
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on women
Laura Turquet of UN Women tells us how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the lives of women around the world.
The...
Community pharmacies – ready to act as a vaccine gateway
Jan De Belie, Professional Affairs Advisor at the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU), spoke to Health Europa Quarterly about how community pharmacies...
China’s organ harvesting crimes announced to UK research group
In a landmark speech delivered today by leading international human rights lawyer, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, the findings of the China Tribunal were presented to...
Calls for families to see loved ones in care homes during COVID-19
A campaign has been launched to call for a lift on restrictions which prevent families from seeing their loved ones in care homes due...
Vaccination: the pathway for concrete citizens’ engagement
The involvement of civil society actors in discussions around vaccination is crucial. Cittadinanzattiva’s Mariano Votta and Daniela Quaggia outline their work in this area.
Vaccine...
Futureproofing healthcare post-pandemic
Mary Harney, Ireland’s former Minister for Health, tells us about the need for a sustainable, futureproof healthcare sector.
Mary Harney served as Ireland’s Tánaiste (the...
UK tops excess death figures in first wave
A study from Imperial College London places England, Scotland and Wales among countries with the highest rates of excess pandemic-related deaths.
With global deaths from...
Resilient immunisation systems in Europe: a multi-stakeholder debate
Mariano Votta, Director of Active Citizenship Network, and Clifford Holt, International Editor at Health Europa Quarterly, introduce this Special Feature on the need to...
Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals with Elsevier
Elsevier, the global information analytics company and academic publisher, specialising in science and health, recently published a landmark report to strengthen the understanding of...
World Health Summit ends with clear calls to action
The 2020 World Health Summit ended with clear calls to action to accelerate global efforts of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
After three days with...
The impact of COVID-19 on the live-in care sector
Long established live-in care company Consultus Care & Nursing has been ensuring clients and staff are safe with its own testing and infection control...
1.2m patients to benefit from improved NHS space in England
In England, 1.2 million patients are to benefit from the improvement to spaces across the NHS estate over the next three years.
The initiative will...
Campaign to raise awareness of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Marking the start of a programme of events and actions aimed at raising awareness of and tackling work-related musculoskeletal disorders – which affect millions...
Scotland allocates £500,000 for treatment of neurological conditions
The government of Scotland has allocated nearly £500,000 in funding for 17 projects specialising in the treatment of neurological conditions.
The investment, which totals £492,535,...
World Mental Health Day: mental health services chronically underfunded
October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, and this year the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the urgent need to increase investment in...
NHS to offer specialist help for ‘long COVID’ sufferers
A £10m investment will go towards clinics that will help patients dealing with long-term COVID-19 health complications.
A number of people who have contracted the...
Report recommends teaching pupils about selfcare
School pupils should learn about selfcare for minor ailments as part of a ‘wholesale cultural shift’ in attitudes towards health services, says a coalition...
