by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 15, 2016 | Opinion
2016 eHealth Week took place on 8-10 June in Amsterdam, organised under the Dutch Council Presidency. Under the banner “You, at the heart of transition”, the event displayed a much stronger focus on the needs of patients and vulnerable groups than previous editions....
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 9, 2016 | Opinion
9 June 2016 Brussels: EPHA has been campaigning to mitigate the negative public health impacts of TTIP, including the impact of reducing tariffs on the growing rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs); the potential impact on public healthcare services; and the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 2, 2016 | Opinion
BRUSSELS—The signing Civil Society organisations call on Member States to resist pressure from the pharmaceutical industry to eliminate critical elements of proposed European Union (EU) Council Conclusions that would improve the balance between innovation and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 1, 2016 | Opinion
By Zoltán Massay-Kosubek, @EU_ZMK, Policy Coordinator for Healthy Trade and Health Equity, EPHA EPHA believes that greater transparency is vital to ensure proper democratic and public debate about the impact of trade policy on population health, following Greenpeace...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 1, 2016 | Opinion
The London School of Economics and Political Science study Free trade agreements (FTAs) have the declared aim of seeking to increase global trade and promote economic growth. Historically, economic growth has led to improved population health. Yet this link is now...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 30, 2016 | Opinion
Looking for technical guidance by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Commission feels that now is the right time to act and develop guidelines on prudent use of antimicrobials in human medicine, similar to those that already...
