Pharma giant agrees to license new HIV prevention drug to 120 countries
The drug has the potential to change the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic, but activists highlight major caveats in the licensing deal
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LIVE NOW! Ending HIV in Europe – Can the EU lead the global path forward to 2030?
In recent decades, significant progress has been made in the fight against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says
SNEAK PEEK — Austria’s Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. — The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines — but targeting different variants. — Hungary’s secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidency’s program on health to Parliament’s […]
‘A sobering call’: Transgender woman killed in Georgia day after anti-LGBTQ+ law passed
Aid groups have warned of the risks of the crackdown on Georgia’s LGBTQ+ community.
These are the most deadly pathogens — so why aren’t drug companies targeting them?
Despite calls to step up efforts, investment in antimicrobial resistance is still insufficient.
Blood scandal payouts heap fresh cost pressure on UK government
Ministers briefed to expect ‘significant additional costs’ as UK widens payouts for worst-ever health scandal.
Thursday briefing: How Ukraine’s surprise attack will shape Russian views of the war
In today’s newsletter: As Ukrainian forces make further advances inside Russia, Vladimir Putin goes on an offensive to calm fears and mould perceptions at home. Will it work?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Ukrainian …
WHO declares mpox global emergency
A more-deadly version of the virus is spreading fast through Africa.
From stigma to support: Ending HIV in Europe by 2030
With a new European Parliament and elections across the continent this year, campaigners are working hard to ensure the needs of people with HIV remain high on health agendas.
Europe is running out of heroin. The alternatives are much worse
Nitazines from China are penetrating Europe, causing almost 100 deaths in Latvia and Estonia last year.
What will it take to end the HIV epidemic in Europe?
Governments, civil society and industry share views on the EU mandate we need to achieve the 2030 UNAIDS goals in Europe and beyond.
UK’s infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds
An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry reported on Monday (20 May).
‘Day of shame’: UK inquiry finds cover-up of NHS infected blood scandal
An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry reported on Monday.
Infected blood: UK apologizes for decades-long healthcare scandal
A public inquiry found that the infected blood scandal could have largely been avoided
Infected blood: UK reckons with its worst health scandal
Patients given contaminated blood by the National Health Service decades ago are braced for a damning report Monday on the state’s conduct.
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells
The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells
The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.
Ukraine’s health system is a symbol of resilience
“I marvel at the resilience of Ukraine’s health system, battered by war and yet still standing.”
Sounding the alarm: France sees explosion in syphilis cases
In the past few years, France has seen a steep rise in sexually transmitted infections, but there is one in particular that is rising at an alarmingly rate: syphilis. Experts are worried. Due to the ongoing fight against HIV, syphilis has long been re…
Let us stop the next pandemic today
As the world is eager to move on from the COVID-pandemic, the threat of another pandemic, with devastating consequences for all of us, looms large, write Jutta Urpilainen, Stella Kyriakides, Frank Vandenbroucke and others.
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.
Sex work splits the EU Parliament
German lawmaker Maria Noichl wants to ban buying sex — but not everyone’s on board.
How the world gets Universal Health Coverage back on track
This Universal Health Coverage Day, let’s focus on what makes a difference: early interventions and funding for noncommunicable diseases.
Meet the moment: Don’t set back the clock on patients
A wave of concerning policies around the globe that are currently being implemented or are under discussion will, if the trend continues, have a profoundly negative impact on patients.
Let HIV communities lead
Ongoing HIV stigma hampers testing, treatment and prevention. Multilayered impacts necessitate community initiatives and the dismantling of discriminatory laws for effective collaboration, which are essential for achieving HIV elimination goals.
Transforming HIV prevention in Europe
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has revolutionized HIV prevention. New technologies, including injectables, wider availability and the reduction of stigma are the next frontier.
Early HIV testing key to Europe’s 2030 targets – report
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report released ahead of Friday (1 December), World AIDS Day, argues that there is still a long way to go to hit global HIV reduction targets by 2030, underlining the importance of early and tailored testing.
Q&A: Ending HIV in the EU
Europe could be the first region worldwide to reach the UN’s goals to end AIDS. What’s holding us back?
Regaining lost ground: It’s time for a future-oriented pharmaceutical policy
Europe must take back its leadership and develop a long-term strategy and policies to regain, sustain, and develop life sciences in Europe.
Seeing more than HIV: A person-centered approach to HIV care
There’s more to the experience of living with HIV than suppressing the virus. Listening, valuing and integrating patient voices in HIV care is critical to leave no one behind.
‘I don’t want my mother’s story to die’: Holocaust account brought to life in virtual reality film
Documentary Letters From Drancy is named for the letters Alice Deichmann sent from an internment campMarion Deichmann was nine years old when her mother was arrested in the Vél’ d’Hiv round-up in Paris and sent to a Nazi concentration camp.“Two militia…
Scientists who paved way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines win Nobel prize
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for modifying mRNA to be accepted into the body.
Report: Europe far from reaching global HIV targets
Europe still has a long road ahead in its fight against HIV, according to a new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which identifies key targets such as prevention, testing, and ending discrimination. The United…