Public Health Europe - European Commission - EU

Coronavirus - COVID-19 (23.03.2020)

Check the EU’s response and ECDC’s assessment.

Independent Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health (EXPH) publishes opinion on supporting the mental health of the health workforce and other essential workers (14.10.2021)

The European Commission has requested the EXPH to provide an opinion on how to best offer mental health support to the health workforce and other essential workers.

Commission proposes a progressive roll-out of the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (14.10.2021)

Today, the European Commission has proposed a progressive roll-out of the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation to prevent disruption in the supply of these essential healthcare products.

2021 EU Health Award to recognise those promoting cancer prevention and alleviating the mental health impacts of COVID-19 (30.09.2021)

The European Commission launches the 2021 EU Health Award on the following topics: cancer prevention and mental health. Interested parties are invited to participate by 30 November 2021.

European Health Union: Towards a reform of EU's pharmaceutical legislation (28.09.2021)

Today, as part of its work to create a future-proof and crisis-resilient regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission has published a public consultation on the revision of the EU's pharmaceutical legislation.

EU action on health

Improving health systems

Promoting good health

Medical devices

Substances of human origin

Blood, tissues, cells and organs

Pharmaceuticals

Diseases and health threats

Risk assessment

Scientific committees

Endocrine disruptors

Endocrine disruptors

Biocides

Biocides