by EPHA | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
By Rose Gallagher, MBE, Professional Lead Infection Prevention and Control and AMR, Royal College of Nursing, EPHA Scientific Advisor on AMR Last month a headline in the UK media, “World’s worst’ super-gonorrhoea man cured, took my attention. I am used to seeing...
by EPHA | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
By Leonie Eilers, Policy Assistant, EPHA On 3 May 2018, the Dutch Permanent Representation to the EU, together with the United Kingdom and Sweden, hosted a roundtable discussion on the role of prevention in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Katrina...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
Whilst this year’s major themes were Universal Health Coverage and Non-communicable diseases, there was something for everyone at this year’s World Health Assembly, which took place at the UN in Geneva from 21-26 May. A small EPHA delegation attended the WHA itself as...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
A new Communication from the European Commission, “Enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market: empowering citizens and building a healthier society”, published last month, provides an updated vision for digital health as an...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
By Marius Tudor, Roma Health Project Manager and Myriam Cheddadi, Policy Assistant According to the Roma health report published by the European Commission in 2014, there is consistent evidence demonstrating the Roma population has considerably shorter life expectancy...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2018 | Opinion
When President Juncker singled out vaccine preventable diseases in his September 2017 ‘State of the European Union’ speech, it opened up a vital opportunity for the EU institutions to show what they can do to protect and improve health and to demonstrate...
