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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.
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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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Agenda

2025
20
May
 
Health Policy Conference
Brussels, Belgium
Fostering investment and innovation in EU healthcare
Fostering investment and innovation in EU healthcare
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
3-4
June
 
The Sound of Longevity: Music and Technology for a Healthy Ageing
Venice, Italy
The Sound of Longevity: Music and Technology for Healthy Ageing will take place on 3 and 4 June in Venice.
European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA)
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
2025
9-11
July
 
Infectious diseases, Infection control, Vaccines and Long-Term Care
Venice, Italy
The conference will take place at the Venice International University.
European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing
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Education hub

European Vaccine Hub to enhance health preparedness across EU
European Commission
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The initiative consist of key actions, that will amongst others, speed-up vaccine development to less than four months from identifying a pathogen's genomic sequence.
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World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
WHO
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Agreement’s adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.
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The European Health Data Space cannot stand without a solid foundation of patients’ rights protection
Active Citizenship Network
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Celebrated the XIX European Patients’ Rights Day at the EU Parliament
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WHO’s state of the world's nursing report 2025
WHO
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The 2025 edition provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the nursing workforce.
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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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