Main outcome of the ESWI summit “Pandemic Preparedness: Where Science and Policy Meet”, which took place in Brussels in June 2022, was recently published in the scientific journal One Health Outlook.

RSV is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in older adults. Estimating RSV- associated hospitalisation is critical for planning RSV-related healthcare needs for the ageing population across Europe.

IFA participated in the generation of a new report by the Health Policy Partnership to build awareness of the impact of RSV in adults and highlight opportunities to reduce its burden on society through appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and care.

The early lessons from the pandemic underlined that challenges to health systems and economies, including supply chain problems and vaccine hesitancy, could no longer be overcome by European Union Member States acting alone.

Watch Robert Yates, political health economist specialising in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at Chatham House, discuss with The Economist on the International UHC Day.

The COVID-19 pandemic has enormous impact on healthcare systems worldwide.

On 30 November, The European Commission adopted Europe’s agenda for global health action for the next 10 years.

This article seeks to summarize the currently available information to address the most common concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened global mental health, both indirectly via disruptive societal changes and directly via neuropsychiatric sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

All presentations of the 2022 ESWI Respiratory virus Summit are available to watch on vimeo.

With a wealth of experience, Professor of Epidemiology and former Minister of Health, ESWI Board Member Roman Prymula gives a personal testimony of the COVID-19 pandemic and the different perspectives of politics vs science when it comes to health policy.

Keynote lecture