The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA) fully supports the WHO World Patient Safety Day 17th September 2020 2020-09-17

The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA) fully supports the WHO World Patient Safety Day 17th September 2020. Read their statement here.

European Medical Organisations condemn attacks on healthcare professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-05-14

Following the alarming reports of cases of violence, discrimination and exclusion that physicians and other healthcare professionals across Europe have been facing because of the fear they will spread the Coronavirus, European Medical Organisations reaffirm that they stand in complete solidarity with their colleagues who are in the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read the full statement here.

UEMS supports WHO 2020-05-04

The European Union of Medical supports the World Health Organization. The achievements of the organization are countless, and it is most unfortunate and harmful to question the work of WHO now, while we are facing a global pandemic. International collaboration is needed now more than ever.

Read the full statement here.

European Immunization Week 2020-04-20

20-26 April 2020 is European Immunization Week. UEMS is proud to be part of the Coalition for Vaccination with European Medical Organizations which advocates the importance of vaccination among healthcare workers and patients.

Read more here.

COVID-19 and breastfeeding 2020-04-16

The UEMS Sections of Paediatrics and of Obstetrics and Gynaecology signed a joint statement with WHO Europe on Covid-19 and breastfeeding. Please find the statement here.

Meeting of the Section of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2020-04-15

The Section&Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine held its spring meeting through teleconference. Please find here their report. They also created a COVID-19 repository which you can access here.

UEMS resources on COVID-19 2020-03-27

Healthcare workers are currently working very hard during this Covid-19 outbreak. Not only medical specialists, but also GPs, nurses and many other healthcare professionals. This is a very difficult situation for them, as the number of cases increases by the day in the context of a lack of protective equipment in health facilities, shortages of staff and work overload.

In this context, UEMS and its members and bodies are producing a variety of documents regarding the current knowledge and available resources. You can find them on this page.