The importance of immunisation in global health

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

Former Ilva plant, interview with MEP Rosa D’Amato: «We need a European plan for “green” steel»

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 European centre-right pushes for a new public health committee in the European Parliament

The decision could already come today: an ad-hoc group would allow more attention and resources to be devoted to the sector, but opponents point out how crucial it is to preserve the "One Health" approach

Promoting health through culture: the first international task force starts in Turin

Almost 40 years after the Ottawa Charter, the International Network of Hospitals for Health Promotion and Health Services (HPH) aims at people's well-being through cultural welfare

Sweden: Trust is the key word

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

European elections, what are the challenges for healthcare

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

ECDC, Director Ammon’s warning: «We have forgotten the lesson of covid»

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

Few waiting lists, but many social differences. Now Bulgaria’s healthcare is looking to Europe

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