The Hague, January 3, 2022  –EHA Congratulates seven talented researchers in Hematology on their receipt of an EHA Kick-Off Grant 2021 after a rigorous selection process.

As the year closes, is with great pleasure that I reflect on 2021, six months into my Presidency of the European Hematology Association (EHA).

Picture: Ineke Oostveen   On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Anneke Brand, MD, PhD, emeritus professor at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), passed away suddenly.

EHA-PTHiT Mini Hematology Tutorial November 15-16, 2021 Meeting chairs: Prof G Gaidano (European Hematology Association) Prof I Hus (Polish Society of Hematology and Transfusion) Prof T Robak (Polish Society of Hematology and Transfusion)  After a successful…

 EHA-AHA-GBMTA Mini Hematology Tutorial November 10-11, 2021 Meeting chairs: Prof G Gaidano (European Hematology Association) Prof YK Hakobyan (Armenian Hematology Association) Dr T Kvatchadze (Georgian Association For Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation) EHA, the Armenian Hematology…

March – October 2021 In a series of six webinar courses chairs Gianluca Gaidano (EHA) and Ali Taher (LSHBT) were joined by several experts that gave lectures and interactive patient cases…

November 17- 18 marks the first anniversary of EHA’s membership to the European Cancer Organisation (ECO), as well as the event dates for the 2021 European Cancer Summit. The summit brings together the European cancer community: oncology experts, experienced patient advocates, opinion leaders, policymakers, and politicians.

Spurred by COVID-19 and rising challenges to the financial sustainability of Europe’s health systems, a flurry of new EU policies and programs in health has sprung up since last year. Some of the most eye-catching initiatives are highly relevant for hematology: the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the Pharmaceutical Strategy and the European Health Data Space.

The European Hematology Association (EHA) is pleased to inform the conference and meeting community that it will release an Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the appointment of a Professional Conference…

The EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Patient-centered Geriatric Hematology took place on October 6-7, 2021. Here is a report of the meeting.

The first European Hematology Association (EHA) Blood Cancer Awareness Month digital campaign aimed to raise awareness of hematological malignancies and EHA’s commitment “towards a cure for all blood disorders”.

On September 28, EHA President Elizabeth Macintyre addressed an audience that included Members of the European Parliament, and officials of the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency, as well as members of the Rare Cancers Europe (RCE) partnership. Expressing support for the Call to Action launched by RCE, ‘Rare Cancers in All Policies’, Prof Macintyre highlighted the contribution and the commitment of hematologists to improving diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with rare cancers. 

Highlights of Past EHA (HOPE) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2021 took place virtually on September 23-24, 2021. The the meeting report is now available.

The Highlights of Past EHA (HOPE) Asia 2021 meeting took place in a virtual setting. The report of this meeting is now available.

EHA Launches Digital Campaign In September 2021, the European Hematology Association (EHA) will honor Blood Cancer Awareness Month with an extensive digital campaign.