EPRUMA welcomes DG SANTE’s initiative to strengthen EU citizens’ awareness about the benefits of vaccination, and notices that the current public consultation on ‘Strengthened cooperation against vaccine preventable diseases’ does not cover vaccination in veterinary medicine, an essential element of a One Health approach.

We call on the EU institutions

• to support research and innovation for veterinary vaccines
• to increase their availability in all Member States for all species, including minor ones, and
• to increase public awareness of the benefits of animal vaccination as part of a One Health strategy.

Brussels, 14 December 2017: EPRUMA recently presented ongoing activities to promote the responsible use of veterinary medicines at the European Parliament in Brussels. In a meeting hosted by Françoise Grossetête, a leading member of the European Parliament in animal health matters, EPRUMA emphasised its sustained commitment to responsible use, and called on the Parliament to support initiatives aimed at increasing medicines availability. 

Brussels, 15 November 2017: EPRUMA welcomes the 10th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, and pledges to promote the responsible use of antibiotics, as part of the veterinarians’ toolbox, and fight antimicrobial resistance with a One Health approach.

EPRUMA's Chairman, Rens van Dobbenburgh, explains what our platform is doing to keep antibiotics working.

Watch the video and spread the word!.

For more details visit the EAAD website.

Hetty van Beers, Managing Director of the Dutch Veterinary Medicines Authority (SDa), and associate partner of EPRUMA, was recently appointed as merit member by the Royal Dutch Veterinary Association (KNMvD). The award comes in recognition of her remarkable work with SDa, and her contribution to the KNMvD and the veterinary profession as a whole.

EPRUMA joins the KNMvD in congratulating her for this well-deserved award.

Mrs van Beers graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht in 1988 and completed her PhD in 1996. Before joining the Dutch Veterinary Medicines Authority in 2012, she worked at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, at the Animal Health Service in Deventer, and as a veterinary practitioner.

For further details, see the KNMvD website

Brussels, 18 November 2016: EPRUMA welcomes the 9th edition of European Antibiotic Awareness Day, and takes the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to promoting the responsible use of all veterinary medicines, including antibiotics.

Cooperation between EU institutions, national authorities and key stakeholders - working in both human and animal health - is critical to ensure the responsible use of all antibiotics from a truly One-Health approach, and to fight antimicrobial resistance.  On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, EPRUMA reconfirms its firm commitment to promoting the responsible use of veterinary medicines through the collaborative work of its 10 member organisations. This includes facilitating information exchange on best practices, developing best-practice framework documents, and supporting transparency on antibiotic use through surveillance and resistance monitoring.

EPRUMA/Slovak Presidency workshop on 'Creating a common understanding on the responsible use of veterinary medicines'

Download the presentations:

• EPRUMA: Setting the scene
  Rens van Dobbenburgh, EPRUMA Chair
• The Slovak Presidency's views on the responsible use of veterinary medicines
  Jozef Bires, Slovak Chief Veterinary Officer
• Benefits of sharing best practices
  Koen Van Dyck, DG SANTE
• EU-level survey: Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing habits
  Nancy de Briyne, FVE
• EU-level citizens' survey on attitudes towards veterinary medicines
  Roxane Feller, IFAH-Europe
• Case study: ECOANTIBIO (France)
  Bruno Ferreira, French Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• Case study: Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (United Kingdom)
  Gwyn Jones, RUMA
• Top successes in Belgium
  Fabiana Dal Pozzo, AMCRA
• Top successes in the Netherlands
  Hetty van Beers, SDa
• Top successes in Spain
  María Jaureguízar, VETRESPONSABLE
• Signature of EPRUMA declaration

Exchange of information on best practices, critical to ensuring the responsible use of veterinary medicines across the EU

Brussels, 13 October 2016 – EPRUMA and the Slovak Presidency of the EU held a workshop today to create a common understanding on the responsible use of veterinary medicines in the EU. The event highlighted the need to increase the exchange of information and dialogue on best practices between public authorities and the private sector across the EU.

Brussels, 11 March 2016 – EPRUMA welcomes the European Parliament’s vote of yesterday on the proposal for a Regulation on veterinary medicinal products, which recognises that the responsible use of veterinary medicines goes hand in hand with good animal husbandry. EPRUMA partners will continue to advance their common agenda to increase awareness, understanding and implementation of the best animal health practices including responsible use across the EU for the benefit of animal health and welfare, as well as public health.

Brussels, 24 February 2016 – EPRUMA is happy to announce the appointment of FVE-Vice President Rens van Dobbenburgh as new Chairman. Mr van Dobbenburgh also chairs the FVE/UEVP  Medicines Working Group. He will lead EPRUMA for a 3-year period, succeeding Gwyn Jones (Copa-Cogeca/NFU).