by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2021 | Opinion
Inspired by the Superillas in Barcelona, we wondered how Kiezblocks would work for Berlin. The Superillas or superblocks are a way to reclaim the streets from motorized traffic, reducing noise and pollution, and saving hundreds of lives that might otherwise be lost...
by EPHA | May 21, 2021 | Opinion, Position & Policy Papers
“When my son was diagnosed with cancer, he was treated with old, off-label drugs. The same happened two years later when he relapsed two years later, despite a poor prognosis. Not a single experimental drug was on trial to give us hope. We have to change this...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 20, 2021 | Opinion
Following the release of Edelman’s EU Health Special Edition 2021 Trust Barometer, in this long read, Dr Milka Sokolović, EPHA Director General writes on the role of the public health community in building trust, which must be a cornerstone of the proposed...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 18, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article : Eva Zemmour, Les chercheurs d’air, Belgium Air pollution kills hundreds of people in Brussels every year by triggering or aggravating many respiratory (asthma, chronic bronchitis) and cardiovascular (hypertension, strokes) diseases. By impacting their...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article Borjan Pavlovski, Programme Coordinator Public Health and Women’s Health, Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women, North Macedonia Since the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at the beginning of 2021, major inequity issues have...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article: Daniel La Parra-Casado, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alicante, Spain In the context of this worldwide pandemic, ethnic minority groups in every country, both native and because of immigration processes, have consistently...
