European Health Union
Initiative and Manifesto
The Manifesto for a European Health Union addresses three issues:
It calls on the political leaders of Europe in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe to commit to creating a European Health Union (EHU).
It invites the people of Europe to engage in building a health policy that contributes to the long-term sustainable development of the European Union (EU). Commitment to progress should not be framed just by the necessity to fight COVID-19 within the framework created by existing European Treaties. Rather it should be framed by the necessity to show the people of Europe that our Union is there to protect us all. The pandemic has created a window of opportunity to take strong public action to build a Union where the lives and health of everyone matters.
The Manifesto sets out a vision of a EHU (with goals, policies, measures, principles) developed by the signatories of the Manifesto. We need to build a EHU where all people are as healthy as they can be throughout their lives.
Watch 'The case for a European Health Union' here, and visit europeanhealthunion.eu to sign the Manifesto.
Webinars and Podcasts
EHU PODCAST: A European Health Union for the people - civil society at the heart of Europe's future
7 June 2021
Civil society has played a crucial role in advocating for better health in the EU during the COVID-19 crisis – but had already done that before. As we are moving towards a European Health Union (EHU) that works for all Europeans, strong partnerships and collaboration with civil society organisations are needed. Civil society organisations can play a fundamental role in bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens, thereby helping to make the EHU a truly transformative European effort.
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EHU PODCAST: Facing tomorrow’s health threats - a strong ECDC for a resilient Europe
6 May 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening Europe’s resilience against current and future health threats has become a hot item on political agendas, as well as an essential concern for citizens.
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EHU Animatic: The case for a European Health Union
15 April 2021
"Health is not everything, but without health, everything is nothing", said 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. Fast forward to 2021, and this old truth is painfully obvious. We must make a joint effort to refashion our health systems from the ground up until together we are fireproof.
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TOWARDS A EUROPEAN HEALTH UNION: Have we failed to protect Europe's people?
11 March 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the continent, it is hard to deny that our collective failings during the crisis have been massive. Fault lines in the current model of European collaboration are standing out starkly again in the struggle for timely and equitable vaccine roll-outs.
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EHU PODCAST: Vaccine nationalism - where is the solidarity now?
6 February 2021
Europe seems to have forgotten that nobody is safe until everyone is safe. Does the current era of vaccine nationalism and its concomitant failure to demonstrate solidarity put a European Health Union at risk?
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TOWARDS A EUROPEAN HEALTH UNION: A vision for more EU in health
9 December 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Europe and the world, the need for European cohesion and global solidarity in health has never been stronger. Building on the conversations started in the EHFG webinar series Gastein goes online: Policy debates during the pandemic, we are proud to present our first webinar in the framework of the European Health Union (EHU) initiative: Towards a European Health Union: A vision for more EU in health, which took place on December 9th 10:00 – 11:00 AM CET.
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