WHO’s state of the world's nursing report 2025
The 2025 edition provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the nursing workforce.
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#Science4EU: The EU Stands for Science
In an attempt to transform Europe into a stronger global research hub, the European Union and France have unveiled plans to launch a multi-million-euro initiative aimed at making the EU a "magnet" for top international scientists: "Science has no passport
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Promoting vaccination amongst the elderly with VITAL’s new tools
The VITAL project published an educational platform as well as a toolbox to boost vaccination uptake amongst older people.
Pandemics, pathogens and being prepared: why the work to identify emerging threats never stops
As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseases.
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WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement
After more than three years of negotiations, WHO reached a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May.
How to respond when biomedical science and global health is under existential threat
US spending in biomedicine has driven pre-eminence in academia, Nobel prizes, scientific training discovery, translation and healthcare.
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Recommendations for preparedness planning for public health threats
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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The European Commission proposes new rules to ensure stable supply of critical medicines
This initiative contributes to the European Health Union's goal of ensuring that EU patients have access to the medicines they need, when they need them.