by EPHA | Dec 28, 2015 | Opinion
Partners of the ENS4Care project presented the final guidelines for the deployment of eHealth by nurses and social workers to policymakers on 8 December 2015 in the context of the European Innovation Summit,. The acceptance of eHealth by health and social care... by EPHA | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion
An important chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade negotiations between the EU and US deals with ‘Regulatory Cooperation’. Whilst it may sound dull and harmless it poses and extremely serious threat to national...
by EPHA | Nov 9, 2015 | Consultation Responses, Opinion
The European Commission and the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health (EXPH) have launched a public consultation on the preliminary opinion on the ‘Access to health services in the European Union’. EPHA facilitated a joint submission of EPHA Roma... by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 25, 2015 | Opinion
Regulatory cooperation, as it is proposed in TTIP, has the potential to induce a regulatory chill in the area of health if it is based on the assessment that regulations are barriers to trade. Whilst regulatory cooperation could help to reduce the ‘red... by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 14, 2015 | Opinion
Public health campaigners including EPHA insist that trade agreements should not undermine either the quality standards of public services or the affordability of those services, regardless of their financing. The Trade strategy should ensure that European, national...
by EPHA | Oct 9, 2015 | Opinion
According to the EU founding treaty, ensuring human health and promoting solidarity towards equitable and universal coverage of quality health services should be part of all EU policies. That health should be a priority for EU policies is also confirmed by the Europe...
