Health misinformation poses a threat not only to individuals’ health and wellbeing but also to public health more broadly, and it carries steep economic costs.

Read an interview with Marianne Takki, Head of Unit for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the European Commission

ESWI held a very successful Roundtable on 15 September in Vienna, focusing on facilitating dialogue to improve influenza prevention, control and vaccine uptake.

As COVID-19 transitions from a pandemic to an endemic disease, its integration into the broader policy and healthcare framework for respiratory diseases becomes imperative.

This year, 15 October marks the evolution of #EUFluDay into #EURespiDay, a broader call for EU action on respiratory infection prevention.

With the contribution of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), and the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC

In her State of the Union speech, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU will head a new Global Health Resilience Initiative, stressing that Europe must take the lead on global health.

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in the EU, claiming 1.7 million lives lost each year.