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Already in that statement, we had stressed that a vaccination campaign, however effective, would not be enough to eliminate all the damage that the ongoing pandemic could cause in the long term. Not taking into account the direct and indirect damage caused not only by the disease on the brain but also by a year of restrictions affecting mental health, would have caused even more damage.

In the meantime, however, the vaccination campaign has hit several snags, especially in Europe, which has seen a much slower roll-out that has forced Member States to change plans, adding a continued sense of uncertainty. If this can cause more damage, both to the physical and mental health of citizens who will have to continue to live with constraints to their lives, with reduced access to chronic treatment, in isolation from friends and family and more, it will leave us with more long-term consequences to mend.

It is also from these premises that the intervention of Michel Goldman, former Executive Director of the EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and Professor Emeritus at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, published on Science|Business is founded. In this article, Professor Goldman retraces the steps of the vaccination campaign, analysing the mistakes made and proposing a new model for pandemic preparedness in Europe, comparing the situation with the US and the UK. His analysis shows that there is still time to adjust the course and spread the vaccine doses effectively, but that collaboration between the European institutions and the Member States, based on a new clear long-term plan, is essential to do this.

The article has been translated and it is now available in different languages:
English
Spanish

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MULTI-ACT Final Conference
“The MULTI-ACT model: the path forward for participatory governance in health research and innovation”

23 March 2021, 14:00 – 17:00 CET

After years of work, the outcomes of the MULTI-ACT project will be presented at the Final Conference, “The MULTI-ACT model: the path forward for participatory governance in health research and innovation”, to be held virtually on 23 March 2021.

The EU-funded MULTI-ACT project aims to increase the impact of health research on people with brain diseases. It has worked to create and implement a new model allowing for the effective cooperation of all relevant stakeholders, which will be applicable in defining the scope of health research as well as new metrics for the evaluation of its results. The MULTI-ACT project has worked with patients and patient organizations, academics, private and public stakeholders to develop brand new tools to assess the value of research.

Among these tools, the consortium has produced a governance model, a roadmap for patient engagement and impact indicators along five dimensions to foster stakeholder engagement in health research and innovation, which will be presented during the conference. Furthermore, the MULTI-ACT online toolbox will be presented and available for organisations to conduct health research with a multi-stakeholder and co-accountable approach.

EBC has been involved in a number of work packages within the MULTI-ACT project and is pleased to be leading the organisation of the Final Conference. Stay tuned for more details: registration will open at the beginning of March. For programme details, please visit the dedicated Event Page.

Learn more about the MULTI-ACT project by visiting: https://www.multiact.eu/, where a number of project brochures, videos, factsheets and full deliverables are shared!

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The MULTI-ACT Model: The Path Forward for Participatory Governance in Health Research and Innovation

23 March 2021 (14:00-17:00 CET)

After years of work, the outcomes of the MULTI-ACT project will be presented at the Final Conference, “The MULTI-ACT model: the path forward for participatory governance in health research and innovation”, to be held virtually on 23 March 2021.

The EU-funded MULTI-ACT project aims to increase the impact of health research on people with brain diseases. It has worked to create and implement a new model allowing for the effective cooperation of all relevant stakeholders, which will be applicable in defining the scope of health research as well as new metrics for the evaluation of its results. The MULTI-ACT project has worked with patients and patient organizations, academics, private and public stakeholders to develop brand new tools to assess the value of research.

Among these tools, the consortium has produced a governance model, a roadmap for patient engagement and impact indicators along five dimensions to foster stakeholder engagement in health research and innovation, which will be presented during the conference. Furthermore, the MULTI-ACT online toolbox will be presented and available for organisations to conduct health research with a multi-stakeholder and co-accountable approach.

EBC has been involved in a number of work packages within the MULTI-ACT project and is pleased to be leading the organisation of the Final Conference. Stay tuned for more details: registration will open at the beginning of March. For programme details, please see the programme below or visit the dedicated Event Page.

Learn more about the MULTI-ACT project by visiting: https://www.multiact.eu/, where a number of project brochures, videos, factsheets and full deliverables are shared!

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