Alessandro Vespignani, among the world's leading experts in computational epidemiology, tells TrendSanità what the future of infectious disease prediction looks like. It starts from widespread organization at the supranational level to a network of sentinels at airports to measure the movement of viruses

Antonio Decaro, elected president of the largest committee in the European Parliament, the ENVI (Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety), speaks for the first time in an interview with TrendSanità about the challenges of his mandate

The European Patients' Forum aims, through its projects, at a more equal, inclusive and empowered healthcare by encouraging the involvement of patients in European healthcare decisions

Whoever is chosen will need to navigate the need to prepare for future health emergencies, promote equitable access to healthcare services, and address Europe's complex demographic and environmental challenges

Stine Bosse (liberal) and Laurent Castillo (centre-right) highlight as priorities essential medicines, innovation, preventive health and a health committee

Vaccines represent one of the most extraordinary discoveries in medicine, capable of preventing millions of deaths and significantly improving the quality of life globally. And where they are lacking, the difference is evident. An in-depth analysis with Stefano Vella, Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Catholic University of Rome

In the wake of the European Court of Justice’s historic ruling, Greens MEP Rosa D’Amato emphasises the need to close the Taranto steel plant, starting an economic reconversion of the area using the Just Transition Fund. The current political debate opposes the right to health and the right to work

The decision could come as early as today: an ad-hoc group would allow more attention and resources to be devoted to the sector, but opponents emphasize the importance of preserving the "One Health" approach

Reflections on system resilience and the need to stimulate innovation, including the use of AI, are emerging in Sweden. TrendSanità spoke about this with Birger Forsberg, Associate Professor in International Health at the Karolinska Institutet

Health-related issues have not been the focus of the (poor) European election campaign: these are national competencies and there is a struggle to find joint solutions. On Across Europe the main challenges for the next 5 years

At TrendSanità, Antonio Parenti, Head of the European Commission Representation in Italy, on initiatives to counter manipulations ahead of the elections

Director at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control points out the absence of discussion on Member States health preparedness in the political debate. Interviewed by TrendSanità, Dr Ammon identified antimicrobial resistance as another pivotal challenge

Antoniya Dimova, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Public Health in Varna, and member of the expert network of the WHO Barcelona Office, highlights the strengths and vulnerabilities of Bulgarian healthcare

TrendSanità in conversation with Xavier Schoubben, a professional with twenty years of experience in the Luxembourg healthcare system

Speaking to TrendSanità, Kristiina Patja, professor at the University of Helsinki and head physician at the University Hospital, says: «EU should do more on sustainability and environment»

The French health system provides coverage for all residents and is considered among the most efficient in Europe. However, the country faces significant challenges, including a shortage of healthcare workers and rising obesity rates

Interview with Heli Paluste, Head of the Health Network of the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs, and Jana Holmar, Director of the Department of Health Technologies at Tallinn University of Technology

We cannot rest on our laurels: this is how the Director General for Health and Food Safety at the EU Commission calls on Member States to play their part

Maria Boratyńska, lecturer in medical law and secretary of the Committee on Bioethics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, highlights how vulnerable groups in her country, including transgender people and those seeking reproductive assistance, face additional barriers

Interviewed by TrendSanità, the Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs spoke about the major challenges that the European Union has in front of it regarding healthcare: in addition to the use of data (for which an agreement was reached at mid-March), drug and personnel shortages, pharmaceutical reform and artificial intelligence