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Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD
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Medical Doctor, PhD, research science & technology / policy maker, health+food+AI, European Commission HaDEA.
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🕊️😢#WorldPeace #humanity #health
August 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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😱 MANMADE FAMINE THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED:
More than half a million people in #Gaza are trapped in #famine, marked by widespread #starvation, destitution & preventable deaths👇🏼

#humanrights #peace #humanity #food #health #crisis

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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza | World Food Programme
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition Joint FAO/UNICEF/WHO/WFP News Release ROME/GENEVA/NEW YOR...
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August 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A new financial and political boost for #lifesciences in #Europe 👏🏽🇪🇺💪🏽

#OneHealth #microbiome #research #innovation

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Commission launches new strategy to make Europe a global leader in life sciences by 2030
Today, the European Commission has launched a new strategy to make Europe the most attractive place in the world for life sciences by 2030.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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#Ciudades #Regiones #Municipios: Este jueves abre la convocatoria de Capital Europea del Comercio de Proximidad 💪🏽🇪🇺🇪🇸 #Europa #economia

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Jueves 3 de julio, 15h00: El Parlamento Europeo abre oficialmente la convocatoria de la Capital Europea del Comercio de Proximidad | Oficina de Barcelona | Parlamento Europeo
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July 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#COVID virus variant NB.1.8.1 detected in #USA.
Cases could stem from travellers from sites including #Japan, #SouthKorea, #France, #Thailand, the #Netherlands, #Spain, #Vietnam, #China & #Taiwan.

#health #pandemics #pandemicoreparedness

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U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China
Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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The European Commission invests over €7.3 billion through its newly adopted #HorizonEurope work programme for 2025 to strengthen Europe's #research and #innovation engine and global edge 👏🏽🇪🇺

Support for #researchers in #Ukraine and #Gaza is also included. 👇🏼

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EU invests €7.3 billion from Horizon Europe to enhance its competitiveness and talent growth
The European Commission is investing over €7.3 billion through its newly adopted Horizon Europe work programme for 2025 to strengthen Europe\'s research and innovation engine and global edge.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”

EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.

In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
May 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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How #EU laws are made 👇🏼

#Europe #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺#consensus #democracy #citizens #publicinterest #commongood #publicpolicy #civilsociety #industry #legislation #policy #society #democraticvalues

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How EU laws are made
Discover how EU laws are made, who is involved, and how you can engage in the process.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Viernes 9 de mayo: Jornada Informativa de Actualización en Investigación y Atención Sanitaria en pacientes con COVID Persistente 👇🏼🇪🇸
#longCOVID #COVID #medicinainterna #medicinadefamilia #enfermedadesinfecciosas #salud

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Jornada Informativa de Actualización en Investigación y Atención Sanitaria en pacientes con COVID Persistente - Formulario de inscripción
Viernes, 9 de mayo de 2025 Aula 1, Centro Nacional de Microbiología - Instituto de Salud Carlos III Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo km2 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid Programa 9:30 - 9:40 h - Apertura y b...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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#LONGCOVID biomarkers linked with respiratory problems: new European study published in Nature 👇🏼

#infectiousdiseases #health #healthresearch #respiratory #infections #covid #internalmedicine #publichealth #medicine #virus #viralinfections

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Long COVID biomarkers found – associated with respiratory problems
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified biomarkers in the blood associated with symptoms of long COVID, particularly severe respiratory disorders. The discovery can pave the way for futur...
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May 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD
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Almost 1 in 4 young people aged 15-19 drink alcohol. Those who have access to alcohol at home are more likely to drink earlier in life. Early drinking is linked to:

⚠️Poor mental health
⚠️Lower academic achievement
⚠️Lifelong risks

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3S60G7i
WHO poster stating early drinking is linked to lower academic achievement, lifelong risks, and poor mental health. Includes an image of a wine bottle and glass.
April 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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EUROPEAN FUNDS FOR RESEARCH:

📌Research infrastruc.
📌Health
📌Culture, creativity &inclusive society
📌Civil Security 4Society
📌Digital, Industry &Space
📌Climate, Energy &Mobility
📌Food, Bioeconomy, Agriculture &Environment
& more!

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Horizon Europe work programmes
What the work programmes cover in Horizon Europe and where to view them.
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April 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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VACCINES WORK & ARE GLOBALLY SAFE: An excellent text 👇🏼with proven facts, advocating for a rational approach in debates about #vaccines & our global need to invest much more on #vaccineresearch.

#health #healthresearch #publichealth #globalhealth #prevention

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Vaccines work… and do not cause autism | Vanessa CAMPO-RUIZ, MD PhD
VACCINES WORK & ARE GLOBALLY SAFE: An excellent text 👇🏼by PLOS Editor-in-Chief Prof. Nonia Pariente Pariente filled up with facts proven time and again, and advocating for a more rational approach...
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April 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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WE MUST PREPARE TOGETHER FOR A SAFER AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW

Thoughts on our work on pandemic #preparedness in the #EuropeanUnion, including the upcoming European Partnership on Pandemic Preparedness co-financed by the EU & Member States

⁦‪#infectiousdiseases

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#pandemicpreparedness #europeanpartnership #europeanunion | Vanessa CAMPO-RUIZ, MD PhD
WE MUST PREPARE TOGETHER FOR A SAFER AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW Last week I contributed to the excellent meeting organised by the BE READY consortium working on #pandemicpreparedness, where we had the opp...
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April 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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WHY WE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN HEALTH RESEARCH NOW:
Continuing to invest in #health and #healthresearch is the basis for attaining economic prosperity & sociopolitical stability.

Reasons why I think investing in health #research and #innovation pays off 🧵

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#health #healthresearch | Vanessa CAMPO-RUIZ, MD PhD
WHY WE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN HEALTH RESEARCH NOW: Continuing to invest in #health and #healthresearch is the basis for attaining economic prosperity and sociopolitical stability, Investing in health...
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April 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#AI CAN BOOST HOW WE WORK IN PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, SURVEILLANCE AND #PUBLICHEALTH : 👇🏼

To anticipate where outbreaks will start, using climatic & socio-economic data.
To predict impact on individuals by studying the immune system-pathogens links.

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Advances in AI can help prepare the world for the next pandemic
In the first study of this kind, PSI and Oxford researchers partner with global colleagues to outline how Artificial Intelligence can transform infectious disease research and save more lives.
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March 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that occurs primarily in #poultry and wild water birds 👇🏼 check out the latest data from Europe 🇪🇺

#avianinfluenza #birdflu #food

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Avian influenza
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease which occurs primarily in poultry and wild water birds.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND PREPARE YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
💡By registering to the #HorizonEurope #Brokerage Event on the 2025 Health funding opportunities, on 5-6 May. 🇪🇺

💎pitch yr idea, search for partners & prepare yr proposal.

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CLUSTER Health Horizon Europe Brokerage Event 2025
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March 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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“Now in its 6th year of circulation, SARS-CoV-2)—the virus that causes #COVID-19—continues to evolve and infect people, leading to serious disease, #LongCovid) & death” 👇🏼

Forgetting the evidence only makes us more vulnerable. Let’s not.

#health

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Don’t pretend COVID-19 didn’t happen
Just over 5 years ago, on New Year’s Eve 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) became aware of the first cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China. A massive global infectious disease...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Hello! I share information & updates about #EuropeanUnion #programmes & #funding opportunities, as well as subjects linked to #health and #medicine, such as #food #nutrition #medicaltechnologies #AI #artificialintelligence #digital #environment.

Let's connect & cheers! 👋
November 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM