by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
By Vladimir Kolev, Policy Assistant, EPHA Undoubtedly, vaccination is one of the biggest achievements in modern medicine, protecting us against infectious diseases, saving many lives and reducing illness. At the same time, it is a way to fight one of the biggest...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s single largest financing mechanism, set to distribute €365 billion over its next seven-year period. As a rule, the CAP does not regulate, but provides incentives to farmers and the wider agri-food sector. The European...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
Ber Oomen, Executive Director, ESNO, European Specialist Nurses Organisation Despite the many meetings at European level, and funding for research and data collection Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) continues to concern many health stakeholders. The initiatives at EU...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
Daniela Pereira, Policy Assistant, EPHA An economic crisis usually leads to general poor public health: not only do governments cut their spending in public health, but people also tend to adopt less healthy behaviours such as eating inexpensive, low quality food...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
Stephanie Kohl Policy & Advocacy Officer, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Antimicrobial Resistance threatens to endanger many patients’ lives. The loss of effective antimicrobials is pushing modern medicine back into the pre-antibiotic area. Hospital...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 11, 2018 | Opinion
By Claudia Silvia ISPAS, EMSA Medical Science Director Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the most concerning challenges facing today’s healthcare providers. The spread of drug resistance and evolution of multi-drug diseases affects the work of all health...
