by EPHA | Aug 3, 2015 | Opinion
The adoption of the WHO Global Action Plan on AMR at the 2015 World Health Assembly one week prior to the Uppsala Health Summit, combined with national commitments made at the highest level (including by US President Obama, German Chancellor Merkel and British Prime...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 28, 2015 | Opinion
Four MEPs send a letter to European Commission President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans urging them to make progress on a comprehensive EU alcohol policy and questioning the continuation of the Alcohol and Health Forum without public health groups. On...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 1, 2015 | Opinion
On 2 June, nearly all NGOs resigned from the European Alcohol and Health Forum as patience with the lack of effective action ran out. The resignation letter to the European Commission outlined different concerns, including the unwillingness to introduce a new alcohol... by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 15, 2015 | Opinion
The increasing urgency of sustainable food systems for improving population health was a key message of the Good Food and Good Farming joint conference on 10-11 February. Civil society groups called for greener and fairer agriculture, sustainable food systems and...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2015 | Opinion
The 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) took place between 18 and 26 May in Geneva, where key stakeholders met to discuss among other things, the health impact of air pollution, the West Africa Ebola outbreak, the health and humanitarian crisis in Nepal following the... by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2015 | Opinion
On 1 January, the EU-funded research project FRESHER was launched, and the kick off meeting was held on 2 and 3 March. Representatives from all project partner organisations were present: Austrian Institute of Technology (AU), University of Aix-Marseille (FR),...
