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European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis will present the EU Health Award on 17 October 2019 during the annual meeting of the Health Policy Platform in Brussels.

Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis talks to us about the Third EU Health Programme, gearing up for the High Level Conference on the Programme, which takes place in Brussels on 30 September 2019.

The Commission publishes the outcome of an evaluation of the fee system of the EMA. Based on this outcome, the EC will examine the impacts of future policy options to update the legal framework on fees.

The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) co-hosted a Global Vaccination Summit on 12 September to reverse the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and stop the spread of vaccine misinformation. The discussions are summarised in the following actions and lessons.