by EPHA | Jun 3, 2012 | Opinion
The Health Council of the Netherlands presented last May 29 its advisory report on ‘Undernutrition in the elderly’ in the Netherlands. The report evaluates the scientific basis for the way protein-energy undernutrition in the elderly is dealt with. –...
by EPHA | Mar 27, 2012 | Opinion
On 14-15 March, the Danish Presidency hosted a conference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human and veterinary medicine in order to tackle the problem at EU level. The conference was the result of a collaboration between the Danish Ministry of Health and the...
by EPHA | Feb 22, 2012 | Opinion
The newly published report from the WHO Center on Environment and Health (ECEH) assessing environmental health inequalities in Europe, emphasizes that interventions to tackle them need to be based on an assessment of their magnitude and on the identification of...
by EPHA | Dec 13, 2011 | Opinion
Air pollution caused more than 100 billion euros in health and environmental damage: the European Environment Agency (EEA) found. This analysis shows the huge impact of fossil-fueled power stations and the very high costs they impose on people’s health and the...
by EPHA | Nov 10, 2011 | Opinion
The European Parliament adopted a resolution requesting tighter controls on the use of antimicrobials – such as antibiotics. The resolution is non-binding on the EU and its Member States but gives a strong signal on what the European Parliament expects on the... by EPHA | May 10, 2011 | Opinion
On 10 May 2011, a new EU Task Force on eHealth, whose function is to carry out an assessment of the role of ICT in health and social care and to suggest how ICT can promote innovation in healthcare, met for the first time on the margins of eHealth week in the...
