COVID-19 Related News
Could COVID-19 lead to measles and polio epidemics?
UNICEF and the World Health Organization are calling for emergency action to avoid potential measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts normal immunisation programmes.
The...
Infection mitigation in aerosol generating dental procedures
A new feasibility study has demonstrated the effectiveness of measures that mitigate the spread of infection during aerosol generating dental procedures.
The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Fighting for what’s right: protecting the older population
The Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), Dr Jane M Barratt, spoke to Health Europa Quarterly about how COVID-19 is impacting...
Total dedication to excellent wheelchair service delivery
AJM Healthcare is one of the leading providers of NHS wheelchair services in the UK.
Our corporate strategy is to focus exclusively on wheelchair services...
AI in healthcare: exploring innovation in the NHS
Mandeer Kataria of the Health Tech Alliance explores the growing role of emerging digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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...
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...
Influenza vaccine supply in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Valeria Fava, Isabella Mori, Mariano Votta, and Maira Cardillo of Cittadinanzattiva have curated the results of a civic survey on the supply of influenza...
European Commission steps up measures to control COVID-19 spread
The European Commission has announced it is launching additional measures to help control the spread of COVID-19 as the virus begins to resurge.
As well...
World Health Organization addresses drug safety during COVID-19
The World Health Organization is highlighting the need for international drug safety monitoring during COVID-19.
For medicines to work safely, having strong systems in place...
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...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 15
Welcome to the 15th issue of Health Europa Quarterly, which focuses on the prevention and control of the spread of infection and disease as...
Infection control in care settings through COVID-19 and beyond
BES Healthcare has been providing the UK healthcare market with world class infection prevention solutions for over 25 years, supporting the NHS and private...
The role of point-of-care testing in the time of COVID-19
Exploring the value of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing in the time of COVID-19 in patient risk assessment and monitoring.
As the healthcare industry’s understanding of...
Increasing data integrity in the public sector in wake of Excel controversy
In this article, Jon Taylor, Principal Consultant at Conosco, discusses the need for the public sector to increase its data integrity following the recent...
Patients donate to WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
A total of 9,635 patients have come together to help defeat the coronavirus by donating £16,915 for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity...
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...
Impacts of COVID-19 on the telemedicine equipment market
The use of telecommunication technology to provide remote healthcare, known as telemedicine, has been helping with healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With technological advancements...