Tag Archives: public health

MEPs Reject Commission’s Proposed Nature Restoration Law in Close Vote

(IN BRIEF) The Environment committee of the European Parliament (MEPs) has failed to secure a majority vote on the Commission’s proposed Nature Restoration Law. Following a series of voting sessions held on June 15 and June 27, the Committee on … Read the full press release

Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead of the University of Liverpool will lead an independent review into potential ethnic bias in the design and use of medical devices in the UK

(PRESS RELEASE) LIVERPOOL, 7-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Liverpool, a public research university, has announced that its professor of public health Dame Margaret Whitehead will be leading a review into potential ethnic bias in the design and use of … Read the full press release

The current state of the wellbeing of people across Europe and Asia according to AXA’s 2022 Mind Health and Wellbeing study

Respondents from China, Spain and Switzerland among the happiest, according to the research (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 25-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA (EPA: CS), A French multinational insurance and asset management firm, has announced the release of its 2022 edition of … Read the full press release

Merck hits the 1.5 billionth mark of praziquantel donation in partnership with the World Health Organization for the treatment of neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa

(PRESS RELEASE) DARMSTADT, 24-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck (ETR: MRK), a German multinational leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science, electronics, has announced the company hit a milestone mark in its donation of praziquantel for the treatment of … Read the full press release

FIGO: rights-based advocacy to end Violence Against Women (VAW)

Violence Against Women (VAW) is a global issue, a public health issue and a human rights issue that violates autonomy and hinders development. It is wholly incompatible with FIGO’s vision of a world where women achieve the highest possible standards … Read the full press release

The Council should authorize the start of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks with the US in June, say trade MEPs

2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU Council of Ministers should authorize the start of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks with the US in June, say International Trade Committee MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. The negotiating mandate should … Read the full press release