by Brussels Communications | Feb 17, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed chronic underinvestment in health system strengthening and health research, exposing gaps in global capacity to tackle infectious disease outbreaks. While investments in, and lessons learnt from research and innovation...
by Brussels Communications | Jan 30, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
As we prepare to mark the 3rd World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, we also embark on the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 has caused disruptions and delays across a wide spectrum of health areas, NTD services have been found to be among the...
by Brussels Communications | Jan 27, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
The annual G-Finder report, launched on 27 January by Policy Cures Research, reveals that European Union (EU) funding for vital research into new vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tools for diseases like HIV & AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 8, 2021 | Brussels, Global Health
On November 19, the Council adopted the legislative basis for research and innovation (R&I) partnerships under Horizon Europe, so-called ‘joint undertakings’, launching two new EU public-private partnerships for health R&I: the Global Health EDCTP 3 and the...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 1, 2021 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
On the 33rd World AIDS Day, marked yearly on December 1, there’s a growing sense of urgency as global targets to eliminate HIV, once within reach, start to slip away from grasp. While investments in HIV prevention and treatment, from research and innovation (R&I)...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 25, 2021 | Brussels, Global Health
This is a live blog that will be updated at key moments in the 2022 budget process, with the latest additions posted at the top of the page. 25/11/2021 – Brussels Increase in EU budget for health R&I and global health in 2022 White smoke billows in Brussels...