by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 6, 2020 | Opinion
“Never has the threat of antimicrobial resistance been more immediate and the need for solutions more urgent”, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization. The recent Coronavirus outbreak has reminded us that health threats do not stop...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 6, 2020 | Opinion
2020 is a year full of promise. If the European Commission adds ambition to its commitments, it can plant the seeds for real change towards preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – the 21st century’s foremost health threat, and for transitioning towards...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 6, 2020 | Opinion
2020 is a special year for the EU policy world. During the second half of last year, we heard a lot about the overarching themes of the von der Leyen Commission. For the next eleven months, there will be a lot of pushing and turning – and lobbying money spent- to zoom...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 13, 2020 | Opinion
A new report published today by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that the strictest EU diesel car pollution controls are still failing to stop large amounts of health harmful particle pollution. These particle emissions have grave health effects, such as...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 20, 2019 | Opinion
Food environments shape what food we buy and eat. Food environments are the physical, economic, political and socio-cultural contexts in which people engage with the food system to make their decisions about acquiring, preparing and consuming food. Food environments...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 19, 2019 | Opinion
While certain world leaders deny the climate crisis, the European Commission last week published a comprehensive plan to “reboot” the EU’s economy and society towards a sustainable future – the European Green Deal. The Green Deal rides on the back of ever-more...
