Last week, EU health ministers gathered in Sweden to discuss accessibility to drugs at a time when shortages of medicines across the bloc are still perceived as a tangible threat that could materialise at any moment.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament keep calling for stepping up workers' protection from asbestos, despite a more cautious approach from the EU executive and member states.
Despite the availability of various family planning tools, worldwide 121 million unintended pregnancies occur every year, or 331,000 per day on average, revealing striking disparities in contraceptive provision and accessibility.
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