Health activists throughout Europe are asking European leaders to make sure that COVID-19 vaccines are available to everyone, everywhere and in due time. No one is safe until everyone is safe. Across Europe several actions took place on, before and after World Health Day, april 7 in support of the European Citizens Initiative- Right2Cure for accesible vaccins for all!

In light of the upcoming World Health Day on April 7, in an open letter, drafted by the European Network and People’s Health Movement and signed by 80 civil society organisations across Europe, European institutions and governments are called upon to take their responsibility and adapt the global vaccination strategy to ensure that everyone, across the world gets access to COVID-19 vaccines in due time.

On April 7 - the International Day of Health - the European Health Network an People Health Movement together with the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) Right2cure are organising a day of action in Europe to mobilise people and put pressure on governments and pharmaceutical companies to demand accessible vaccines for everyone and ensure the profit logic does no prevail over health!

More than 100 countries already support the proposal by India and South Africa at the WTO to temporarily remove intellectual property rights to effectively combat the coronavirus epidemic and ensure equitable access to vaccines. The European Network calls on European governments and the European Commission to support this proposal.

This proposal is brought as a solution to the delays announced by vaccine manufacturers Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca, which have led to delays in vaccination campaigns in several European member states.

4 Décember 2020 - PRESS RELEASE by the People’s Health Movement (PHM) Europe & European Health Network in support of the European Citizen Initiative Right2Cure “No profits on the pandemic!!
A broad coalition of trade unions, NGOs, activist groups, students associations and health experts have launched an European Citizens’ Initiative on November 30th. Their objective is to convince the European Commission to put all measures in place to make sure that intellectual property rights, such (...)

Join us, between 12 and 21 November, for a 4-part webinar series organized jointly by PHM Europe, PHM Canada, CUPE and the European Health Network that explores the increasing commercialization and privatization of the long-term care industry in North America and Europe. Over 3 sessions, academics, activists and front line workers will discuss the impacts of this trend on our politics, the working conditions of these facilities and the lives of seniors living in these centres. The final session will be devoted to exploring these topics in greater depth through group discussions.
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Follow us also on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1086938295094284

This week EPSU is organising an European week of action in support of health workers. Amnesty International, the European Network together with the People’s Health Movement Europe are joining this call for action.

In this light all the above mentioned organisations will be holding a joint press conference tomorrow at the residence palace at Brussels at 10.00 am. Journalists who wish to attend this event, please contact Pablo Sanchez from EPSU ( 0032 474 626633 (Whatsapp/Telegram)). Alternatively the press conference will be streamed live as well starting from 10:30 at the following page: https://www.facebook.com/events/275564430371910

Webinar: Why privatisation is bad for health. Experiences across Europe during Covid19

Tuesday May 26th at 18h (CET)

You can register at salutdretsaccio.org until May 25th!

Interventions in English, translation to Spanish

On the international day of nurses on May the 12th actions were organized in several countries (France, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria...), despite the current health crisis.

In this article you will find a short article of the situation in Bulgaria.

PRESS RELEASE Update 13.05.2020
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The European Network, the People’s Health Movement, and all signatory organizations call for unitary responses on the local, national, and international level to build a "Day After" that will break with the liberal recipes of the past. We propose to the social movement as a whole to set a date in September 2020 as the first international initiative for the expression of our demands.

We call upon everybody to continue the white sheet action with your messages! Upload your pictures on bit.ly/Agir4Health if you haven’t done it yet or send them to europeanhealthnetwork@gmail.com with your location! Thank you to you all!

Find here our posters, video, press releases, interactive map and social media accounts for the White Sheet action on 7 April to defend a health system that is publicly funded and accessible for all, outside of market logics.

We call on everybody to demonstrate their support by "spreading solidarity, not the virus". How? With a "white sheet" action on April 7!

On April 7, 2020, World Health Day, spread European solidarity for a universal public health policy!

Co-signed by 160 organizations

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03.04.2020 - Commercialization is seriously harming our health

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Every year, the European Network organizes actions on 7 April, World Health Day. We call it the Day of Action against the Commercialization of Health. At the same time we also try to reach our European representatives with our analyses and demands. This year, we planned a conference in the European Parliament. But the COVID-19 crisis was one step ahead of us. On the occasion of the "white sheet" action on 7 April, which we organize as an alternative to our annual actions, we submitted a number of topical questions to Brando Benifei, italian MEP for the European socialists, who answered our questions willingly. He shines light on how the Socialists will position themselves within the European Parliament.

Every year, the European Network organizes actions on 7 April. 7 April is World Health Day. We call it the Day of Action against the Commercialization of Health. At the same time we also try to reach our European representatives with our analyses and demands. This year, we planned a conference in the European Parliament together with Petra De Sutter on the accessibility of health. But the CODIV-19 crisis was one step ahead of us. As an alternative on our annual actions we are organizing a white sheet action and submitted a number of questions to Petra De Sutter, who answered our questions very willingly. She gives us some working points for which the European Greens, in response to this sanitary crisis, will fight for within the European Parliament.

30 March 2020: Invest in health, today and tomorrow

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Today, more than ever, it is urgent to act. The COVID-19 outbreak shows us the importance of coordinated action. What we need now is a strong solidarity-based health system for all and coordination that surpasses national borders, with effective action on a European and a global level.

We have decided to cancel all physical gatherings and actions for this year’s 7 April.
But we call on everybody to show their support for our call to "spread solidarity, not the virus" with a "white sheet" action on 7 April

All actions with physical contact (gatherings in the streets, events with crowds...) have been cancelled. 7 April actions will be be organized through social media and the press. Show your support with the white sheet action!

The mission of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is the efficacy testing and the ongoing supervision of medicines for the benefit of citizen health in the European Union.

In spite of the clear relevance of an institution like the EMA, the rules governing its functioning and their compliance with health protection goals have never been given a priority in the political agenda, even by the left wing forces.

The Italian branch of the European Network propose several recommandations on how to improve this European agency which has a great impact on national health systems and the cost of medecines.

The struggle for health in Europe

Declaration of Zagreb, 10 November 2019

Launching video of the campaign

Tool to contact your Member of the European Parliament

The commodification of health, its mechanisms and its consequences on the health of the population

The European Network calls on your local or national testimonies on the commodification of health and its negative consequences on access to health, the quality of health services, workers and health users with the aim of raising awareness among a wide audience of politicians, professionals and citizens in the context of 7 April 2020, day of action against health commercialization.

Civil Society Developed A Guide & Phonebook For A Healthy Europe For New MEPs

Civil society organisations from across sectors, such as health, development, environment, food, agriculture, social affairs, trade, have developed a Guide & Phonebook on how newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) can improve people’s health in Europe and beyond by ensuring the implementation of a Health in All Policies approach.

Here you can find some documents and tools that can help you to submit the Pledge for signatory to your candidates for the European elections, as well as your national and local political representatives.

Interpellation tool with a letter, the Pledge and signatories (update 24/05/2019)

Brochure with our analysis and recommandations