by Brussels Communications | May 17, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
In 2020, women and girls accounted for 63% of all new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, with young women in the region twice as likely to be living with HIV than men. Discrimination, gender stereotyping and the continued violation of women’s rights lead to...
by Brussels Communications | May 10, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
The following article was authored by Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Board Chair of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Association. Thanks to the renewed commitment of the EU, European and African countries, together with the vital...
by Brussels Communications | Apr 25, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
The following article was co-authored by MEPs Javi López Fernández and Nicolás González Casares, and published online by Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. Severe anemia, brain damage, miscarriage or delivering small or premature babies are all very real threats to...
by Brussels Communications | Mar 8, 2022 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Global Health
In recent years, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (#BreakTheBias), we shared the stories of women in science, highlighting their crucial contribution, particularly in the field of global health. Women such as chemist Tu Youyou who received a Nobel Prize...
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...