by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 24, 2020 | Opinion
The EU has the chance to reduce transport pollution costs of people living in cities by withdrawing the ‘backdoor to pollute’ exception for dirty diesel vehicles, EPHA says Is the EU helping or hindering cities’ fight against air pollution? The European Environment...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 20, 2020 | Opinion
Guest article by Daniela E. Miranda, Universidad de Sevilla, CESPYDOn World Children’s Day in the climate of COVID-19 we must highlight the urgent challenge to protect the rights of Roma girls across Europe. COVID-19 has marked a grim time in which Roma girls have...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 16, 2020 | Opinion
Governments should renew their narrative and priorities, and start promoting “human, ecological and animal health” as a core focus of sustainable food systems. This is the central theme of a recently published guide to government action by the Global Alliance for the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 14, 2020 | Opinion
Pharmaceutical policies and access to medicines top the policy agenda especially as the COVID19 challenges bring issues such as transparency in pharma, affordability of therapeutics, role of public support in biomedical innovation to the forefront. It is now more...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 14, 2020 | Opinion, Statements
Persistent disparities between Roma and non-Roma are observed in EU Member States and Candidate countries regardless of the social and economic situation within the countries. Inequalities in employment, access to decent housing, quality education and healthcare, but...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 14, 2020 | Opinion
Guest article | Lydie Meheus PhD, Managing Director, Belgian Anticancer FundCancer patients want to have access to the best available treatment and they want it fast, as in many cases they expect it to be lifesaving.Unfortunately, the current system to bring a new...