Healthcare and austerity

Health 04-12-2018

Greek pharma boss: ‘We reached our limits, our sustainability is at stake’

Est. 8min

The Greek pharmaceutical industry has reached its limits due to a number of “unreasonable” burdens imposed by the government during the crisis, Greek pharma chief Olympios Papadimitriou told EURACTIV.com in an interview. The sustainability of pharma companies is at stake, threatening 86,000 jobs, he said.

Health 10-07-2018

Investment in digital health and access to drugs at the core of Austrian Presidency

Est. 11min

Austria's EU Presidency will focus on "strong" investment in digital health as well as on regulatory issues when it comes to access to medicines, Dr Clemens Martin Auer told EURACTIV.com in an interview. Dr Clemens Martin Auer is the president of the European …

Health 10-10-2017

Pharma boss: Targeting drugs won’t make healthcare systems more sustainable

Est. 9min

“Salami-slicing” the cost of medicines, which represent almost one-fifth of health system budgets and are subject to rigorous value assessments, won’t make healthcare systems more sustainable in the future, Nathalie Moll told EURACTIV.com in an interview.

Health 22-02-2017

Greek pharma boss: Patients are punished when innovation is penalised

Est. 13min

Patients are “punished” due to a lack of innovation-driven structural reforms in a crisis-hit public health system, the head of the Greek pharma industry said in an interview with Euractiv Greece.

Health 16-12-2016

Diabetes expert: Urgent need for education ‘at every level’

Est. 9min

There is a great need to raise awareness and enhance education on diabetes and a healthier lifestyle “at every level”, Stella de Sabata, head of the International Diabetes Federation, told EURACTIV.com.

Health 09-12-2016

Health minister: Drugs pricing will top Malta’s EU presidency

Est. 8min

The Maltese EU presidency will seek more transparency in the way pharmaceutical companies negotiate with member states on medicines’ pricing, Health Minister Chris Fearne said in an interview with EURACTIV.

Health 03-11-2016

Alzheimer Europe chief: Holistic approach needed to tackle dementia

Est. 7min

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia remain underdiagnosed in most European countries, Jean Georges told EURACTIV.

Health 15-09-2016

Bulgarian health minister: Drugs availability part of regional cooperation

Est. 7min

Bulgaria and Romania will soon sign an intergovernmental agreement to jointly negotiate the pricing and availability of medicines with pharmaceutical companies, Bulgarian Health Minister Petar Moskov said in an interview with EURACTIV.com.

Health 26-07-2016

Pharma expert: new ‘value added medicines’ offer cheaper, customised treatment

Est. 9min

A new breed of drugs, called “value added medicines”, could help patients improve their everyday life while in treatment, without increasing healthcare budgets, Christoph Stoller said in an interview with EURACTIV.com