EMOs statement on violence against and burnout among doctors and other healthcare professionals in the context of war
The right to health is a fundamental pillar of human rights. It remains applicable in all circumstances and doctors have an ethical duty to ensure they treat the injured and sick.
CEOM Board endorses the Portuguese Medical Association Statement on the quality of medical specialties in Portugal
The CEOM Board expresses its deepest concern having been alerted by its Portuguese member of the risk of lowering the quality of some medical specialties such as the general practitioners.
CEOM endorses the Joint AEMH-FEMS Statement on COVID-19
Given all the reports on the current situation about the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in several EU countries and on the situation of physicians and other healthcare workers, AEMH and FEMS adopted a Joint Statement on COVID-19 that has been endorsed by CEOM.
European healthcare professionals underline the importance of routine vaccination
In July, WHO and UNICEF warned that the global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million children missing out on lifesaving vaccines.