CPME Press Release: Doctors and Veterinarians strengthen co-operation and renew their Memorandum of Understanding
23 november 2015
Brussels, 19 November 2015
On 16 November 2015, Dr Katrín Fjeldsted, CPME President and Dr Rafael Laguens, FVE President, signed the CPME-FVE Memorandum of Understanding, which aims to strengthen both organisations’ co-operation framework.
The Memorandum of Understanding sets out an interprofessional co-operation framework to jointly act in recognition of the ‘One Health’ concept[1].
One key area of collaboration is Antimicrobial resistance. The rapid increase of antibiotic resistance constitutes a serious public health threat and necessitates a joint response, both in human and animal health. FVE and CPME also agree to collaborate on issues relating to professional regulation and other cross-sectoral policy areas such as the on-going negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The Memorandum of Understanding is available here.
The video of the signature is available here.
Notes to editors:
The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe. CPME is committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to EU and European policy-making through pro-active cooperation on a wide range of health and healthcare related issues. CPME is registered in the Transparency Register with the ID number 9276943405-41.
CPME www.cpme.eu
For further information, please contact: Birgit Beger - Birgit.beger@cpme.eu
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is an umbrella organisation of 44 veterinary organisations from 38 European countries, representing a total of around 240.000 veterinarians. FVE strives to promote animal health, animal welfare and public health across Europe. FVE is registered in the Transparency Register with the ID number 3959733732-78.
FVE www.fve.org
For further information, please contact: Jan Vaarten – info@fve.org
[1] “One Health” is defined as the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines — working locally, nationally, and globally — to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment.
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