Interview with Governors on COVID-19
HOPE representatives in several European Union Member States were interviewed on the most significant changes that have happened in their respective countries with COVID-19.
HOPE Strategic Note: COVID 19 – Cross-border threat – European Union
On 30 March 2020, HOPE released a Strategic Note “COVID 19 – Cross-border threat – European Union“.
On the basis of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 168(5), the European Union (EU) action in this area is primarily intended to support and complement actions taken by individual EU countries. Monitoring, early warning, and responsive measures to combat serious cross-border threats to health are considered essential elements to ensuring a high level of health protection in the European Union.
HOPE Press Release on COVID-19
On March 26 2020, HOPE published a press release, to emphasise its support to professionals.
Joint letter to the European Commission on COVID-19
On 18 March 2020, HOPE, AIM (International Association of health care mutuals and health care funds), CPME (Standing Committee of European Doctors) and ESIP (European Social Insurance Platform) sent a joint letter to the European Commission concerning the Covid19 pandemic.
The document welcomes the Commission’s efforts and measures taken to get out of the crisis as well as the commitment of healthcare professionals, welcoming the European Commission’s intentions to overview stocks of essential protective clothing for those frontline healthcare workers. The organisations also underline the need for structured discussion with the healthcare community once the crisis has passed in order to discuss issues such as medicines shortages or investments in research and development, and to ensure a better response for future similar crises.