by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
Guest article by Amanda Banda and Corinne Hinlopen, WEMOS It is striking what a crisis such as the COVID-19 outbreak can bring about. Five years ago, budget cuts severely restricted funding for long-term care, home care and youth care in the Netherlands. Many care...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
By Louise Lamatsch, Policy Assistant, EPHA Nurses, midwives and healthcare workers in general play a vital role in providing essential health services. As well as providing essential health care, every minute of every day, they play a crucial role in health...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
Guest article by John Middleton, President and Robert Otok, Director, The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region The current COVID-19 pandemic crisis has brought to bear the urgency of a strong and concerted effort to cultivate training,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
Guest article by Andreas Charalambous, President, European Oncology Nursing Society European Cancer Nursing Day (ECND) is a celebration of cancer nursing across Europe every year on 18 May, led by the European Oncology Nursing Society. ECND2020 will be special because...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 20, 2020 | Opinion
A comprehensive set of satellite images revealed how air pollution has fallen dramatically in cities across the world due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. While fully respecting lockdown measures, encouraging cycling and walking supports the public health goal of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 20, 2020 | Opinion
Patients with chronic lung and heart conditions caused or worsened by long-term exposure to air pollution are less able to fight off lung infections and more likely to die. Air pollution can cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory diseases, conditions that...
