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ESWI Airborne: Intervention Strategies of Acute Respiratory Virus Infections
The series will delve into flu shots, RSV vaccines, COVID-19 boosters, and other kids on the block - what’s new and what’s in the pipeline
www.eswiairborne.org
Webinar: H5N1
4 June 2024
Online webinar
eswi.org/h5n1/webinar
10th ESWI Influenza Conference 2025
20 - 23 October 2025
Valencia, Spain
The European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) will organise the 10th edition of its ESWI Influenza Conference in Valencia from 20 - 23 October 2025.
Visit the Conference website
ESWI Airborne: Life as a scientist
Listen to the new ESWI podcast series featuring Early Career Scientist and explore the joys and sorrows of establishing a scientific career.
www.eswiairborne.org
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2025
11-15
May
 
The 19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM19)
New Orleans, United States
Under the theme, "Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine," the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) will host the CISTM19 conference from May 11–15, 2025, in New Orleans.
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
2025
15
May
 
European Patients' Rights Day 2025
European Parliament, Brussels
Exploring the benefits of health data sharing for patients, healthcare systems and medical research at EU level
Active Citizenship Network (ACN)
2025
15
May
 
"Every breath you take: an update on acute respiratory infections in travelers" symposium
New Orleans, USA
ESWI is organising a symposium at the 19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM19).
19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM19)
2025
26-30
May
 
ESPID 2025
Bucharest & Online
Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures given by world renowned scientists in the field of pediatric infectious disease as well as genomics, pharmacology, immunology, gastrointestinal diseases, allergology and public health.
43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
2025
2-3
June
 
HERA Industry Days
Brussels, Belgium
HERA Industry Days is dedicated to shaping the future of medical countermeasures (MCMs).
Read more on health.ec.europa.eu
2025
4-6
June
 
European Health Management Conference 2025
Rennes, France
The theme for EHMA 2025, ‘Taking action to improve health for all’, reflects the urgent need to create innovative, scalable solutions to ensure the sustainability, accessibility, and equity of healthcare across Europe.
Taking action to improve health for all
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Education hub

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WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement
WHO
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After more than three years of negotiations, WHO reached a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May.
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Vaccines under attack
Gary Grohmann, InSight+
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Immunisation with life-saving vaccines is one of the greatest achievements in public health, but a growing wave of misinformation/disinformation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undermine the many successes of vaccination.
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Recommendations for preparedness planning for public health threats
ECDC
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ECDC has produced key lessons learned, from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the multicountry Mpox outbreak in 2022–2023. They are organised according to the phases of the continuous preparedness cycle: Anticipation, Response and Recovery.
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Why health should be at the heart of building a more secure and competitive Europe

Elizabeth Kuiper

Five years ago this month, governments across Europe implemented unprecedented lockdowns in response to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. It brought home to us the risks we face and the costs of complacency and a lack of preparedness.
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ESWI networks & communities

Influenza Diabetes Community

The Influenza Diabetes Community (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to discuss, share best practices and to network with the objective to raise awareness of the burden of influenza, Covid-19 and RSV in people living with diabetes.

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Early Career Scientists Network

Some of the best and most innovative ideas come from early career scientists, they are the future of the influenza field. For this reason, ESWI has been actively encouraging the careers of early career scientists for many years. 

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