Joint purchasing of vaccines and medicines becomes a reality in the EU
by Paola Testori-Coggi, Director General for Health and Consumers
The signing by Health Ministers at the Council of 20 June in Luxembourg of the Joint Procurement Agreement for Medical Countermeasures marks a new achievement in our work to protect European citizens from cross-border health threats such as communicable diseases. The Joint procurement agreement defines the framework for common purchases and enables EU countries to procure pandemic vaccines and other medical countermeasures as a group, rather than individually.
Through the united strength of the signatories, Joint Procurements make it possible for Member States to ensure that pandemic vaccines and me
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