by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
On 20 November Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the rights of the child. The European Parliament organised a high-level conference attended by the Belgian Queen Mathilde, EU officials, international human rights bodies, and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Position & Policy Papers, Consultation Responses, Opinion
In the context of an economically-growing and dynamic European society, health becomes a prerequisite for competitiveness, positive demographic change and progress within European countries. Health is a crucial factor that defines an individual European’s personal...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
In October 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the economy of well-being, one of the priorities of the Finnish Presidency. The Council acknowledges the welfare impact on the economic “sustainability and social stability” of Europe showing...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 28, 2019 | Opinion
If we heed its outcomes, the new ’The Lancet Countdown 2019’ report provides evidence to transform the health of children born today for the better The climate emergency is undermining the foundations of good health; threatening the food we eat, the air we breathe,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 26, 2019 | Opinion
by Vlad Mixich, EPHA Board Member, Romanian Health Observatory The most influential European publication in the health policy area, POLITICO Europe, dedicated an entire panel to the East – West Health Divide during their annual Health Care Summit in...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 20, 2019 | Opinion
In April 2011, Mohammed, a software developer based in the United Kingdom and Egypt, developed acute myeloid leukaemia, and while receiving chemotherapy, developed an E.Coli infection. Thanks to a specific combination of high-dose antibiotics, doctors were able to...
