Show me the money, Gastein says

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย  Gastein day 1 kicks off with a plea to ramp up investment in health โ€” and ways to do it. โ€” Can tech help to close the gender health gap? Some think so, but only if its funded and reaches all in need. โ€” Is COP29 the breakthrough year for health and [โ€ฆ]

European Health Data Space: โ€˜A path to effective and harmonious pan-European implementationโ€™

With negotiations around the European Health Data Space (EHDS) concluded Europe’s healthcare sector is shifting focus from the โ€˜whyโ€™ to the โ€˜howโ€™.

Vandenbroucke is a top pick for EU health commissioner. But the chances are slim.

Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke has a great CV for the EU’s top health post. But will Belgium let him go?

European Health Data Space can help create Irelandโ€™s fit-for-purpose health system [Advocacy Lab Content]

Experts gathered at the EIT Health Summit for the launch of a new report โ€˜Implementing the European Health Data Space across Europeโ€™, which could boost Ireland’s digital healthcare transition.

European Health Data Space clears the last hurdle in Parliament

The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (24 April) the European Health Data Space Regulation, a key step for Europe’s digital healthcare that should facilitate access to cross-border medical data, by 445 votes in favour and 142 against.ย 

Press release – EU Health Data Space: more efficient treatments and life-saving research

MEPs approved the creation of a European Health Data Space, improving citizensโ€™ access to their personal health data and boosting secure sharing in the public interest.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civil Libert…

EHDS is not just an agreement; itโ€™s a promise to patients and researchers, says Vandenbroucke [Advocacy Lab Content]

Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe’s ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.

Digital health data compromise hailed as โ€˜most important health legislationโ€™ in this mandate

EU institutions struck a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in the early hours of Friday (15 March), having finally landed an agreement on the thorny issue of opt-out for secondary use of health data.

Press release – EU Health Data Space to support patients and research

EP and Council negotiators agreed on the creation of a European Health Data Space to ease access to personal health data and to boost secure sharing for the public interest.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civil L…

Drug resistance, HIV hampering fight against tuberculosis in Moldova

Welcome to the first Euractiv’s health newsletter in 2024. Some key files are in store in the coming months for health, with the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and revision of the pharmaceutical strategy ongoing.

Germany embraces digital prescriptions, yet European integration lingers

The German public health sector has taken a step towards digitalisation, making electronic prescriptions obligatory, however, the way into the European Health Data Space is still far away.

Irish policymakers draw on report to implement forthcoming EU health data law

As the European Parliament adopted the proposal on Wednesday (13 December) to create a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to improve access to personal health data across the bloc, Ireland has high hopes for the results of its implementation.

Speed is everything for patients: together we can bring medicines faster

Innovation only matters if it reaches patients.

Press release – EP supports creating EU Health Data Space to boost access to data and research

On Wednesday, MEPs adopted their position on creating a European Health Data Space to ease access to personal health data and boost secure sharing.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home…

EU Council agrees position on health digitalisation

EU lawmakers are a step closer to starting interinstitutional negotiations on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation, with the Council agreeing on their position on Wednesday (6 December) and the Parliament due to vote on theirs next week.

How to navigate Belgiumโ€™s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro

Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.

Press release – Personal health data: better portability and safe sharing

The Environment and Civil Liberties committees adopted their position on creating a European Health Data Space to boost personal health data portability and more secure sharing.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Civ…

EHDS: Spanish presidency seeks additional tweaks on health record systems

The Spanish presidency of the EU Council wants an opt-out option for the primary use of health data in emergency situations and two mandatory โ€˜harmonised componentsโ€™ for health record systems (EHRs) in the EU’s health data regulation, according to a po…