Anniek de Ruijter

After 2 years into our existence, and proud to share our Biannual Report 2022–2024 🎉

👉 170+ publications
👉 €2.4M research funding
👉 Innovated our Master in Health Law & started a Minor in Bioethics & Law
👉 Service to society

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#HealthLaw #Impact #UvA

With @PramitiParwani & @katperehudoff.bsky.social, we explored EU pharma regulators’ role in access to medicines in low-income countries. Trust remains one-way, reinforcing dependencies; building regional regulatory capacity is key for global health 💫

Hoe kunnen Europese landen beter samenwerken om hun zorgsystemen toekomstbestendig te maken? @deruijter.bsky.social schoof aan bij @bnr.nl om het daarover te hebben 📻 @lawhealthlife.bsky.social‬ https://bit.ly/3YQlOCz

The euro as a safe haven: Is it here to stay? While the euro's rise as a safe haven is promising, sustaining this trend requires more than just fiscal stimulus, S&P Global Ratings' Sylvain Broyer writes in a Euroviews exclusive.

While the euro's rise as a safe haven is promising, sustaining this trend requires more than just fiscal stimulus, S&P Global Ratings' Sylvain Broyer writes in a Euroviews exclusive.

📢 Exciting News!

UvA ELSA Lab AI for health equity, led by Prof. Julia van Weert (ASCoR, Health Communication) and Prof. @deruijter.bsky.social (Health Law), has been awarded €2.3 million in funding from the #NWO (Dutch Research Council)! Congratulations! 🎉

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NWO-subsidie voor UvA ELSA Lab AI voor rechtvaardige zorg De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) heeft 2,3 miljoen toegekend aan een nieuw onderzoeksinitiatief over kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) in de gezondheidszorg. Het ELSA Lab,...

Happy and proud of this recognition of our ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity with @juliavanweert.bsky.social from @lawhealthlife.bsky.social at @uvalawschool.bsky.social and so many other wonderful researchers, people, organizations and communities🌿🌿 www.uva.nl/content/nieu...

Patient Rights in the Age of AI: Hannah van Kolfschooten Defends Her PhD at the UvA - LHL On March 6, 2025, Hannah van Kolfschooten from Law for Health and Life defended her dissertation, "Patients’ Rights Protection and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in the European Union."

Congratulations to Dr. @hvkolfschooten.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD on ‘Patients’ Rights Protection and AI in Healthcare in the EU’ at UVA under the guidance of Johan Legemaate, @deruijter.bsky.social, and Kristina Irion. bit.ly/3F5Qad6

#zonderdiversiteitgeenzorg
#zondermigratiegeenzorg

Ook in NL is de zorg in groeiende mate afhankelijk van migratie. Hier wordt onvoldoende rekening mee gehouden in ons huidige beleid!

As the US exits the WHO, can the EU fill the gap in global health? With Donald Trump’s plans to cut ties with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the international agency stands to lose not only $1 billion but one of the most influential actors on global health. Wil...

Last week I spoke with @euronews.com about the potential changing role of the EU in #globalhealth as a result of the US position on the WHO www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Last week I spoke with @marianneguenot.bsky.social of the @thelancet.bsky.social about the new Commissioner for Health of the EU from Hungary, Olivér Várhelyi:

What can we expect from this experienced EU law-maker, lawyer and civil servant, who has a history in the EU with some spots on his record?

Anniek de Ruijter and Barbara Prainsack on solidarity in health governance and health policy in the EU - The Lancet Regional Health in conversation with Prof. Anniek de Ruijter and Prof. Barbara Prainsack join Rafael Cardoso from The Lancet Regional Health – Europe to discuss their Personal View on solidarity and trust in EU health governance and futu...

@bprainsack.bsky.social on @thelancet.bsky.social Regional Health Europe about the paper we wrote with @tamarahervey.bsky.social 🌿

On EU health politics, the European Health Union, institutional shifs (or not) and #solidarity in EU health.

✅ Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2223483/epis...

‼️in het rapport van @rivm-nl.bsky.social wordt wederom de noodklok geluid over toenemende gezondheidsschade die het gevolg is van een steeds ongezondere voedselomgeving. Samen met @liesbethvanrossum reageerde ik op dit nieuws in @trouw.bsky.social

De tijd van praten aan preventietafels is voorbij⏱️

Together with @martinmckee.bsky.social and @tamarahervey.bsky.social we added the outline of the missing health chapter to the Draghi report in @thelancet.bsky.social reg Europe.

No productivity without strong health systems and healthy people.

👇🏼out now, open access 🌿