by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2021 | Opinion
Guest Article: Fatima Awil, Advocacy & Policy Officer, Mental Health Europe The disproportionate impact of COVID‐19 The right to health and access to healthcare is a basic human right; nevertheless, COVID-19 has laid bare the existing inequalities. Without urgent...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 14, 2021 | Opinion
Guest Article: Tomaž Gorenc, Institute for Health and Environment Air pollution is an important determinant of health, especially among vulnerable groups such as children, people with chronic diseases, elderly people or economically and socially disadvantaged people....
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Opinion
On 18 February, the European Commission launched its long-awaited “Trade Policy Review” laying out their plans for “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy.” The document includes three core objectives: supporting recovery, green and digital transformations....
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Opinion
The Romanian Health Observatory has analysed actions aimed at combating air pollution taken by the 15 largest municipalities in Romania in the past two years. Unfortunately, the findings are not very encouraging. As in the previous 2018 edition of our ranking, none of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article: Dr. Wendy Yared, Association of European Cancer Leagues The latest estimates on the global burden of cancer from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) are startling: the annual newly diagnosed cancer cases (excluding non-melanoma skin...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Opinion
Guest Article: Elisa Baldini, Secretary General, International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations (IVAA) Following the publication of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, Integrative Oncology should be made fully part of its implementation. Integrative...
