Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration

Aid package includes weapons and economic assistance to pay for critical government services; Ukraine foreign minister visits Syria. What we know on day 1,042The US has unveiled almost $6bn in military and budget aid for Ukraine, as the Biden administr…

Slovak healthcare crisis, 2400 doctors threaten to quit on 1 November

Healthcare workers remain dissatisfied with Slovakia’s current fiscal consolidation plan, despite the new Health Minister ล aลกko’s โ‚ฌ100 million concession. The unions refuse to move, taking a tougher stance in negotiations.

Mission Possible: Working together to reshape the future of cancer care

Q&A with Greg Rossi, Senior VP, Head of Oncology Europe and Canada at AstraZeneca.

Call for army to protect Italian hospital staff after spate of attacks

Patients and relatives turn on doctors and nurses, with 16,000 reports of physical and verbal assaults in 2023 aloneDoctorsโ€™ and nursesโ€™ unions in Italy have called for authorities to consider bringing the army into hospitals in response to an increase…

We volunteered at a Gaza hospital. What we saw was unspeakable.

American surgeons who witnessed the civilian carnage of the Israel-Hamas war.

500 medical workers killed during Israelโ€™s military assault on Gaza, UN says

“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.

Czech healthcare workers secure major pay raise, concerns remain [Advocacy Lab Content]

The Czech Health Ministry has circulated a draft law to urgently reform the salaries of healthcare workers and doctors, in a move to address long-standing remuneration issues and doctors’ protests.

Center-right leader Luรญs Montenegro sworn in as Portuguese prime minister

Having vowed to not work with the far right, his minority government will need Socialist Party support to pass legislation.

EU countries criticised for patching up healthcare gaps through migration

EU countries recruiting foreign healthcare staff to address shortages, rather than investing in domestic workforce development, may weaken the EU’s international health cooperation efforts, an EU Commission official warned.ย 

Healthworkersโ€™ mental well-being needs more attention, MEPs say

The European Commission’s communication on mental health neglected the issue of intensive care professionalsโ€™ mental health, EU lawmakers and healthcare workers have said in a declaration, demanding that the issue be addressed in all EU legislation.ย ย