EU Commissioner for Well being and Meals Security, Stella Kyriakides, acknowledged on Friday that the European Well being Union has been formed by the core precept of “my well being, my proper,” which can be the theme of this yr’s World Well being Day.
In a press release launched forward of World Well being Day on April 7, Kyriakides mentioned that they’ve been shaping the European Well being Union since 2020.
“Over the previous years, the Covid-19 pandemic irreversibly modified the world, testing our societies, our well being methods, and our union, to the restrict. The EU as a complete rose to the problem and constructed on this expertise to emerge stronger as a union,” she mentioned.
She added that the EU’s response to the pandemic confirmed the ability of solidarity and cooperation.
“The unprecedented EU Vaccine Technique ensured that every one EU residents had entry to secure and efficient vaccines on the identical time beneath the identical situations,” she mentioned.
Seeking to the long run, Kyriakides emphasised the necessity for stronger, extra resilient, and agile well being methods that may successfully deal with varied challenges.
She mentioned: “Our Well being Union makes our well being methods stronger, placing sufferers on the centre. Our proposal for a historic reform of the EU’s pharmaceutical laws will guarantee well timed entry to inexpensive medicines for all residents, whereas supporting a thriving business.”
Concerning the EU’s international well being initiatives, Kyriakides mentioned that the EU is investing €4.4 billion to spice up well being in associate international locations via the EU’s International Well being Technique via 2027.
Concerning EU actions to take care of most cancers, Kyriakides mentioned Europe’s Beating Most cancers Plan is likely one of the world’s most bold and complete blueprints for motion towards most cancers, backed by €4 billion in EU funding.
“4 years on, it’s already making an actual distinction for thousands and thousands of most cancers sufferers, households, and carers,” she mentioned.
Addressing psychological well being, Kyriakides mentioned “Our Complete Strategy to Psychological Well being has put psychological and bodily well being on a par and is working to interrupt the stigma for each citizen dwelling with psychological well being challenges.”
