AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMental Health & Culture: Slovenia’s “Museum of Madness” in Trate (a former psychiatric ward) has won a major European Museum Forum award, spotlighting how communities can challenge stigma around mental illness. Pharma & Jobs: Novartis has launched a new 17,000 m² aseptic manufacturing facility in Ljubljana, aiming to produce and package liquid and freeze-dried medicines, with an initial workforce of about 300. Work & Health Policy: Germany plans tighter sick-leave rules, requiring an in-person doctor visit on the first day of illness and ending phone sick notes—part of a broader health and social security reform package. Public Health & Travel Safety: Slovenia’s consular guidance stresses that help abroad covers emergencies like hospitalisation or detention, but not costs like treatment or lawyers—so travel health insurance and document checks are key, with the eLastovka app highlighted for security and contact info. Nutrition & Mental Health Research: A Horizon Europe project, NUTRIMIND, is set to study how diet, gut microbiome and lifestyle factors interact with mental health across ages. Heat Risk: Europe’s extreme June heatwave is linked to record temperatures and thousands of deaths, raising urgent health concerns for vulnerable groups.
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