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... by EPHA | Dec 6, 2010 | Opinion
Just 70 years after their introduction Europe faces a future without effective antibiotics. At the launch of this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day there was a broad consensus from a range of EU actors that something must be done to reverse this trend.... by EPHA | Jun 6, 2010 | Opinion
In a Communication published on Wednesday 19 May, the European Commission outlined a Digital Agenda for the EU, with particular reference to eHealth. The Communication is the first of the flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and... by EPHA | Jun 3, 2010 | Opinion
In the context of our work on eHealth and as part of the 2016 European Week Against Cancer (EWAC), on 25 May EPHA attended the event “Unleashing the mHealth potential for cancer patients” organised by the European Patient Cancer Coalition (ECPC) and hosted by MEP...
