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...
by EPHA | Oct 9, 2015 | Opinion
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one cause of death for females in the world and often has notable effect on an individual’s life. Previous studies suggest that biological and physiological changes during pregnancy may affect the risk of cardiovascular...
by EPHA | Oct 9, 2015 | Opinion
The General Data Protection Reform (GDPR) entered into the trilogue phase in June with the aim of concluding discussions at the end of 2015 or soon thereafter. A new EPHA progress report describes the challenges of the GDPR experienced so far and confirms the crucial... by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion
EPHA has recently contributed to the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) handbook for trade agreements. This guides organisations through the process of assessments necessary for their final reports. EPHA feels that the qualitative and quantitative analysis set out...
