MedTech Europe has endorsed a new plan to strengthen the EU’s response to future pandemics and public health emergencies, with a few caveats.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the plan to create a European Health Union in her state of the union speech on Nov. 11. The plan is a response to lessons learned from the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed that the EU must improve preparedness and response to manage serious cross-border health threats more effectively at both EU and member state level, von der Leyden said.
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