Events • Equity Channel

May 2011

Cartoon by Simon Kneebone, published by Fran Baum (2007), IIJHP&E,XIV, 2, 90-95. Reproduced with permission.

Global forum to improve developing country access to medical devices
9 September 2010 -- The benefits of medical devices - which range from high-cost...

WHO urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance
20 August 2010 -- WHO suggests that countries should be prepared to implement ho...

H1N1 in post-pandemic period
10 August 2010 -- The new H1N1 virus has largely run its course and the world is...

EU revises laws to better protect animals used in scientific experiments
IP/10/1105 Brussels, 9 September 2010 The European Parliament has voted to revis...

Digital Agenda: Commission consults on re-use of public sector data
IP/10/1103 Brussels, 9 September 2010 The European Commission has launched a pub...

Marie Curie Actions: Record number of applications for EU research grants
IP/10/1104 Brussels, 9 September 2010 Nearly 5 000 researchers have applied for ...

Government to review the fund for hepatitis C sufferers
The scheme known as the Skipton Fund, which makes payments to those infected wit...

£2 million for veterans mental health services
£2 million for veterans' mental health services

Deal reached on surplus pandemic vaccine
The Department of Health and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that they hav...

eqpaho: CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program http://bit.ly/dkIVA1
eqpaho: CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program http://bit.ly/dkIVA1

Applications for EU globalisation fund increase six-fold
The European Union granted EUR 52.3 million from the European Globalisation Adju...

Commissioner Andor discusses adequate pensions for all at Belgian Presidency event
László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusi...

European Commission to assess Member States' use of EU funds for Roma integration
The European Commission established a Roma Task Force to assess Member States' u...