Global Health Center
Explore our evidence-based policy initiatives that address the world’s most pressing health challenges and inequities.
Our mission
At the European Society of Medicine’s Global Health Center, we work to address the world’s most pressing health challenges and inequities. Our approach recognizes that sustainable change requires a collaborative approach. The multitude of backgrounds from which our members come allows us to be stronger, speaking with one voice, when advocating for change, and to consider many perspectives and ideas essential to achieve the society’s mission.
Advisory committees
Latest Innitiatives
Position Paper
Protecting Health in a Changing Climate
Climate change represents the greatest health threat of the 21st century, with far-reaching implications for human health across Europe and globally. The European Society of Medicine recognizes the urgent need for coordinated action to protect public health from the escalating risks posed by our changing climate.
Policy Framework
A New Approach to Addressing Undervaccination in Europe
In the face of a persistent public health challenge, Europe confronts a critical juncture in its vaccination strategy. Despite the availability of effective vaccines, undervaccination remains a pressing issue, with significant implications for community health and safety.
Europe must unite in its efforts to address undervaccination. The stakes are high, and the time to act is now.
Research paper
A New Model for Predicting Infectious Disease Outbreaks
This project integrated tools and hybrid methodologies historically used for early warning, intelligence, counter space, public health, informatics, and medical surveillance applications. A multidiscipline team assembled and explored non-medical prediction and analytical techniques that successfully predict critical events for low probability but high-regret national and global scenarios.
Policy Framework
Reducing the Burden of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Europe and Beyond
The European Society of Medicine emphasizes the urgent need to address the increasing burden of neurodegenerative diseases in Europe. This comprehensive policy framework provides a roadmap for tackling these complex conditions through a multifaceted approach that includes advancements in diagnostics, treatment modalities, long-term management strategies, and equitable access to care.
Open letter
Call for a new globally equitable vaccine strategy - An open letter to the World Health Organization
Addressing the highly unequal distribution of vaccines is critically important to putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX was supposed to serve as a lifeline for many countries in the developing world but is failing to deliver even 25% of the doses expected. The time has come to take action to ensure a sustainable vaccine supply across the globe.
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