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EFPIA Newsletter 27 May 2021

Access to Medicines - inequalities persist but solutions must be found in partnership

Published this week, the yearly EFPIA Patients WAIT survey, developed with the support of IQVIA, has found that across Europe patients can wait between 4 months and 2.5 years to get access to the same medicine. The accompanying analysis also presents clear data on the reasons behind variation, barriers and delays. Read more here

News

26 May 2021 EFPIA ECPC and Diaceutics call for postponed application and phased implementation of the in...

After careful assessment, and should the IVDR be applicable as of 26 May 2022, we believe that European healthcare systems...

25 May 2021 Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, EFPIA, and European Association for Bioindustries Call...

COVID-19 highlights how the EU can adapt legislation to meet urgent health needs. A permanent exemption would help to...

21 May 2021 COVID-19 vaccine makers invite G20 leaders to support the five steps to urgently advance COVID-19...

Immediate action must focus on stepping up responsible dose sharing and maximizing production without compromising quality...

From our blog

27 May 2021 Industry as a partner to strengthen healthcare systems after COVID-19 (Guest blog)

Catherine Owen, Head of Major Markets at Bristol Myers Squibb, discusses how the pharmaceutical industry has supported...

27 May 2021 Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: Rising to the Challenge of Bladder Cancer Care (Guest blog)...

Although often out of the spotlight, bladder cancer ranks fifth among the most frequently diagnosed cancers

Why are you #TeamVaccines?

For young people, getting vaccinated is a chance to see their family and friends again, and protect those they love. Hear members of the Healthcare: Youth Perspectives. EmpoweRed (HYPER) group share why they are #TeamVaccines here.

Events

17 JUN 2021

Lessons from the crisis: how a value-based approach can make health systems more... Virtual event

An event by the European Alliance for Value in Health

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24 JUN 2021

AMR: how can we prevent the next pandemic? Virtual event

An EFPIA virtual event

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Catch up with EFPIA's latest videos

EFPIA 2021 Connecting Healthcare Awards:
Meet the project winners of the Connecting Healthcare Prevention and Awareness award: Breaking Depression, in our video interview:

EFPIA Virtual Events:
"Unlocking the potential of the European Health Data Space to improve diabetes management", rewatch the event here:

What we are reading

POLITICO Live “Health in the EU’s post-COVID-19 recovery” 27 May 2021 (Politico)

If we forcibly remove patents on vaccines, we are killing a golden industry 21 May 2021 (Euractiv)

About the EFPIA newsletter

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) represents the pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe. Through its direct membership of 36 national associations and 39 leading pharmaceutical companies, EFPIA is the voice on the EU scene of 1,900 companies committed to researching, developing and bringing to patients new medicines that will improve health and the quality of life around the world.

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Communications@efpia.eu

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