Ferrara, Italy – “COPMA welcomes the European Court of Auditors decision to conduct an audit of EU action against superbugs” said Mario Pinca, CEO of Italian hospital sanitation services company, COPMA. The auditors will examineContinue reading
Category: Health
Health Intelligence, Europe’s Superbug Fight
The European Commission has launched its new anti-microbial resistance Action Plan. Anti-microbial resistance is responsible for an estimated 25,000 deaths per year in the European Union and a financial loss of around 1.5 billion euros,Continue reading
“Maternal health for refugee women needed” says Malta’s President
Parliamentarians from across Europe and other relevant stakeholders gathered in Malta in a high-level meeting on maternal health and refugee women organised by the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) and the President of Malta,Continue reading
Una Nuova Resistenza Contro la Sfida Globale dei Superbatteri
L’Italia porta ancora alcuni nuovi contributi nel dibattito e nelle azioni di lotta e contrasto alle multi resistenze. Perchè? Questa è stata la domanda discussa la scorsa settimana, a Roma, al quartier generale del SenatoContinue reading
Il costo della resistenza Antimicrobica – 10 Milioni di Morti, $100 Miliardi Persi
La resistenza antimicrobica ucciderà 10 milioni di persone ogni anno, con una perdita del PIL mondiale totale di 100 miliardi di dollari entro il 2050. Questo è ciò che l’economista britannico, Lord O’Neill, ha dettoContinue reading
The Cost of Anti-Microbial Resistance – 10 Million Dead, $100 Trillion Lost
Antimicrobial resistance will kill 10 million people each year, with a total global GDP loss of 100 TRILLION dollars by 2050. That’s what UK economist, Lord O’Neill, told delegates at a recent health conference hostedContinue reading
EBX Health Intelligence – Europe Gets Real About Superbugs
On Health Intelligence this week, Europe gets real about superbugs. This month in the European Parliament the Public Health Committee is focused on tackling superbugs; in part, MEPs want to curb the use of antibiotics toContinue reading
Europe’s New Innovation Principle, Making Policy Fighting Fit
“It’s time to put The Innovation Principle’ at the heart of Europe’s economic revival,” that was the key message at a recent high-level industry conference in Brussels. Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, ScienceContinue reading
Is 2016 the Year of the Pandemic?
What if ISIS is the least of our worries this year? What if bacteria pose the greatest threat to Europe in 2016? Much like the rise of jihadi chaos, microbial resistance has been steadily, almostContinue reading
“Can superbacteria be defeated? Let’s try “says Mario Pinca of Copma,” There is evidence that cannot be ignored.”
Relentless and alarming scientific research, and a succession of sensational newspaper articles on multi-resistant bacteria have reached a climax. Academic and political concern for the consequences of multi-resistant bacteria on people’s health is increasing. WorstContinue reading
