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Innovative Pharmaceutical Initiative – iF!
Delaying Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists are investigating more than 100 new drugs that could enable patients to live more independently.
More pain‑free days for people with migraines
New therapies in development will reduce migraine attacks and enable patients to enjoy a better quality of life.
Preventing infections
Microbiome therapies can prevent the recurrence of infections caused by Clostridium difficile. The number of cases could be reduced by 90%.
Preventing liver transplantation
Therapies for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can reduce the buildup of fat in the liver. As a result, as many as 12,000 Europeans per year could avoid the need for a liver transplant.
Fight against diabetes
With cell therapies, blood sugar levels could be controlled in nearly 4 million Europeans living with type 1 diabetes.
Creating a world without hemophilia B
Gene therapy can improve the quality of life of people living with disease by reducing the need for intensive, lifelong treatment.
Fighting blood cancer
CAR‑T cell therapy could cure cancers that are currently incurable.
Better prospects for patients with lung cancer
Combination therapy could prevent the deaths of 30,000 people with non-small cell lung cancer.
Fighting bacterial infections
With more than 1,000 medicines in development, antibacterial antibodies could save 25,000 lives every year in Europe.
Bacterial infections
We won't rest until antibacterial monoclonal antibodies succeed in slowing antibiotic resistance and fighting bacterial infections.
Type 1 diabetes
We won't rest until cell therapy replaces regular insulin therapy for patients with diabetes.
Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest public health crises in Europe, but we will not give up until new treatments stop the progression of the disease.
Lung cancer
Using combination treatment increases their effectiveness, helping people with lung cancer live longer; there will be no respite until non‑small cell lung cancer can be brought under control or even cured.
Haemophilia
Gene therapy offers the potential to transform the lives of patients with haemophilia B, and we will not relent until similar rare diseases can be eased or cured.
Blood cancer
We won't rest until CAR‑T cell therapy helps patients avoid lifelong treatment.
> Source of information on vaccines and vaccination
Source of information on vaccines and vaccination
Laws and Regulations in the Field of Communicable Disease Protection and Prevention
Laws:
- Act on the Protection of the Population from Communicable Diseases (»Narodne novine« br.79/07, 113/08 i 43/09,130/17, 114/18)
- Health Care Act (»Narodne novine« br.150/08, 71/10, 139/10, 22/11, 84/11, 12/12, 35/12, 70/12, 144/12, 82/13, 159/13, 22/14, 154/14 i 70/16, 100/2018)
- Act on the Protection of Patients’ Rights (»Narodne novine« br. 169/04 i 37/08)
Regulations:
- List of Communicable Diseases Whose Prevention and Control Is of Interest to the Republic of Croatia (»Narodne novine« br. 60/14)
- Regulation on the Method of Conducting Immunization, Seroprophylaxis, Chemoprophylaxis Against Communicable Diseases, and on Persons Required to Undergo These Obligations (»Narodne novine« br. 103/13).
Vaccination Programmes in the Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Health. Vaccination Programmes.
Statistics on Communicable Diseases in the Republic of Croatia
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Department for Communicable Disease Surveillance with the Communicable Disease Registry.
Vaccination Statistics for the Republic of Croatia
Reports on vaccinations carried out, vaccination coverage according to the vaccination programme, vaccination coverage.
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Vaccination Department.
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Croatian Health Statistics Yearbook.
World Health Organization. Vaccines.
Frequently Asked Questions About Vaccines
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Vaccination Department.
Croatian Institute of Public Health. List of References on Vaccines.
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Gripa.hr.
Vaccine Composition
List of approved (registered) vaccines in the Republic of Croatia, Summaries of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflets containing information on vaccine composition, indications, side effects, production location, and more:
Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Croatia. Medicines Database.
Information on Requirements for Import and Market Authorization of Vaccines; Vaccines on the Market in the Republic of Croatia
Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Croatia. Series of Vaccines and Medicinal Products Derived from Human Blood or Plasma on the Market.
Official Reports on Adverse Effects in the Republic of Croatia
Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Croatia. Reports on Adverse Effects.
Croatian Institute of Public Health. Vaccination Department.
General Information – International Sources
World Health Organization. On Diseases and Vaccination.
Available Vaccines, Vaccines in Development.
European and Global Vaccination Action Plan, Vaccination Programmes Worldwide.
World Health Organization. Policy Recommendations. Vaccine Position Papers.
Vaccine Safety and Manufacturing Standards
Data, recommendations, and standards of quality, efficacy, and safety of vaccines.
World Health Organization. Vaccine Standardization.
Statistics on Communicable Diseases in Europe and Vaccination Coverage
Trends of vaccine-preventable communicable diseases in the European Union. Outbreaks in Europe. European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Publications & Data. Infectious Diseases.
Vaccine Hesitancy
Description of the issue, research on attitudes and knowledge, interventions.
European Center for Disease Prevention and Control
European Vaccine Manufacturers Association (Vaccines Europe)
Key facts about vaccines and their impact on health and the healthcare system. Vaccines Europe.
European Commission
Regulatory Framework and Initiatives in the Field of Vaccination, Joint Action on Vaccination, research on vaccination attitudes and knowledge in the EU.
Unicef
Unicef: Vaccines
Child healthcare. Children’s rights.
Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI)
Vaccines and immunization in developing countries. https://www.gavi.org/
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)