🎙️DG HERA launches its new podcast!
👉 Prepared, not Panicked: The Health Crisis Podcast 👈
Episode 1 features Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on how Europe strengthens preparedness before the next crisis.
🎧 Listen now, available in English, German and French: sptfy.in/alx1
Effective preparedness is based on trusted collaboration
With many thanks to the @cy2026eu.bsky.social Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 we conducted a lively and rich Hera Board meeting in Nicosia.
❗️Please watch this space - positive innovative solutions and practical information on whole of society & government resilience action will be posted under our joint account.
In the context of the EU-CELAC Summit in Santa Marta 🇨🇴, the #EU Commission and #PAHO signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation between Europe and Latin America on health crisis preparedness and response.
An important building block of the global health architecture
According to the latest Flash @EurobarometerEU on #EU challenges and priorities, #health remains among the🔝five priorities for 🇪🇺.
At DG #HERA, we are working to turn this priority into action, strengthening EU’s #preparedness against health threats.
👉🔗link.europa.eu/F4bBDX
Early detection saves lives.⚠️
At the launch of #EIOS 2.0 in Berlin, @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and @who.int reaffirmed their shared commitment to smarter, faster & more connected epidemic intelligence.
@EU_HERA and the @EU_ScienceHub, 🇪🇺 help turn data 4 collaborative surveillance into action.
Delighted to have joined the @cepi.net panel on preparing for future pandemics.
We discussed how to overcome fragmentation and strengthen cooperation on medical countermeasures (#MCM), because innovation, partnerships and trust are the pillars of global preparedness.
#WHS2025
🌍🚨 Europe’s environment 2025 is out now, and the conclusions are sobering:
⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
Last week MEP AndrasKulja organised the first event in the @europarl.europa.eu _EN on disease-carrying vectors like mosquitos & ticks which are precursors of tropical diseases & constitute a growing risk for our citizen, societies, health care systems and economies.
Txs for the invite.
Patients safety, dignity and access to quality care is our shared responsibility💙. #worldpatientsafetyday2025
@EC_HERA stands for access to safe, & innovative MCMs 💊, v
reliable supply chains 🚚, and preparedness 4 future health crises 🚑🌍.
#PatientsFirst
#EU4health
Small purple mushrooms grow from a moss-covered log in a lush green forest. White text on the left side reads: “We need to work with nature, not against it.” The UN Environment Programme logo appears in the top right corner.
Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to coral reefs and soils, to support both people and the planet.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...
The financial system leans heavily on nature, just like the rest of us this summer! 🏖️🏦
According to @ecb.europa.eu
🐟30% of Eurosystem’s corporate bonds are in sectors heavily reliant on nature
🐟In ECB’s own investment funds, nature risks reach up to 40%
Time for the ECB to reduce nature impacts!
To mark #WorldMosquitoDay, ECDC warns that record breaking outbreaks of WNV infection and chikungunya are pointing to a ‘new normal’ with higher levels of mosquito-borne disease transmission in Europe.
Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
The #MFF proposal introduces #UCPM/#HER – a dedicated instrument combining civil protection & health emergency response.
In addition a seamless health preparedness « end to end« investment journey will be possible under #HorizonEurope & the European #Competitiveness Fund.
europa.eu/!NV6GcP
Delighted to have welcomed @ema.europa.eu in Brussels to strengthen our joint work on #MedicalCountermeasures.
From horizon scanning to supply chains – closer collaboration is key for a resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion.
Let’s turn alignment into action! 🇪🇺
Tania attends to a patient in the dengue ward at Mugda Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 20 September 2023.
Dengue, Zika, chikungunya & yellow fever are on the rise, putting 5.6B+ people at risk.
Once limited to tropical & subtropical climates, Aedes mosquitoes are spreading to new regions, increasing the risk of outbreaks.
New WHO guidelines covering all four mosquito-borne diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu6BnJ
With the new Strategy for Medical Countermeasures we move 🇪🇺 health preparedness to the frontline of our defence.
„We cannot afford to be caught off guard and go back to a cycle of panic and neglect“
👇🏻
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Peatlands, which cover just 3% of Earth's surface, store 550 billion tonnes of carbon or twice as much as all forests combined.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Antimicrobial Resistance is a silent pandemic. This article on phage therapy gives hope on the use of phage to kill bacteria . www.bbc.com/news/article...
Biodiversity at my doorstep
#WorldEnvironmentDay
1st edition of DG HERA’s #IndustryDays: only global event 2025 that joins pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms,SMEs,start-ups, research institutions & public health authorities to discuss medical countermeasures ( #MCM) in health emergencies.
I recommend watching the trailer👇🏻
lnkd.in/e74peNgk
Two scientists, a woman and a man, wearing safety goggles and lab coats, examine a robotic device. Overlaid text reads "Choose Europe – Freedom to explore, research and innovate. Discover how" with the European Union flag.
The EU flag is shown with a headline "Europe offers:" followed by a list: Stable funding and careers, Academic freedom and scientific excellence, High quality of life (healthcare, education, pensions), and Collaboration beyond borders.
Two young women smile while looking at a tablet, surrounded by EU stars. Text reads: "Choose Europe – €500 million for 2025–2027 to make Europe a magnet for researchers."
Here is one big reason to choose Europe to advance with your research career:
We 💙 science.
Today marks an important step in strengthening European #HealthSecurity.
Commissioner Lahbib officially kicked off the negotiations between 🇪🇺 & 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 on an agreement related to #MedicalCountermeasures during health emergencies.
🤝Collaboration is key to protecting our citizens.
The #EU takes a giant leap forward in pandemic preparedness with the launch of the European Vaccine Hub (EVH)🇪🇺💉🩸
👉A collaborative network to accelerate #vaccine research, clinical trials and manufacturing.
It's funded by @EC_HERA.
▶️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The #EU joined the #GlobalCoalition for local and regional production, innovation, and equitable access to #medicalcountermeasures for neglected diseases.
This important step strengthens global efforts to ensure health equity and #preparedness.
🔗europa.eu/!rtMnv4 #WHA78
Productive discussions today with @WHO leaderships during #WHA78 to reaffirm #EU’s steadfast support for WHO as the cornerstone of the #globalhealth system.
✅Strengthening multilateral cooperation, surveillance, and outbreak response is crucial for #OneWorldforHealth.
Just arrived in Geneva for #WHA78- much looking forward to intense discussions and exchanges.
Today we gather for the second #HERABoard meeting of 2025 in Warsaw. Grateful to 🇵🇱Health
Ministry & @POLAND25EU for hosting.
Top priorities :
🔹Crisis preparedness and access to medical counter measures
🔹Global partnerships
🔹Public Private collaboration to strengthen MCM
Excellent start in Paris 🇫🇷 of my capital visits to discuss how best to cooperate in & prepare for crisis settings of European relevance.
France has always been one of the strongest advocate for health security/ DG HERA w a high ambition in terms of tasks, governance + funding.
75 ans d’unité, nous apportant une paix durable, une stabilité économique et une prospérité, ainsi que les libertés qui expriment nos valeurs et notre mode de vie européens, auxquels aspirent tant de personnes en dehors de l’UE 🇪🇺💚
