Becker's Healthcare May 17, 2023
The United States and the European Union have launched a joint health taskforce to expand research and collaboration efforts in three key areas: cancer, global health threats and global health architecture.
The task force’s formation was prompted by statements made in 2022 at the second Global COVID-19 Summit by President Joe Biden and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, which led to the signing of a transatlantic arrangement between both parties.
“Since the signature of our Administrative Agreement one year ago, we have taken the cooperation between our administrations to a new level,” Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety stated in the May 17 joint press release. “With today’s launch of...