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Policy Coalition in an open letter...Agriculture & FoodClimate CrisisHealth Systems and EconomyStatementsSustainabilityMarch 4, 2026EPHA Welcomes Member States’ Calls for the Restoration of EU4Health Operating Grants for Civil SocietyLast year, the European Commission decided to halt operating grants under the EU4Health Work Programme...Europe and HealthHealth WorkforceMulti Annual Financial FrameworkPolitics and HealthStatementsFebruary 17, 2026Solidarity Statement in Defense of MSF, Oxfam and NGOs Operating in GazaEPHA stands in solidarity with MSF, Oxfam, and the 37 NGOs that Israel denied operation...Child HealthHuman RightsPolitics and HealthStatementsFebruary 6, 2026EPHA welcomes ECAC5 as it moves cancer prevention beyond personal choice and into the political arenaFor the first time, the Code speaks directly to policy-makers, alongside citizens, acknowledging that individual...CancerEurope and HealthGlobal Public HealthNon Communicable Diseases (NCDs)OpinionFebruary 4, 2026EPHA responds to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the Communication on Better RegulationEPHA has provided detailed feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the Better Regulation Framework.Consultation ResponsesEPHA NewsEurope and HealthHealth Systems and EconomyPolitics and HealthJanuary 28, 2026Meet PUREPOLIS: New Horizon project aims to improve pollution management and protect urban health across EuropePUREPOLIS is a Horizon Europe programme aiming to equip policymakers with data and citizen insights...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisEurope and HealthGlobal Public HealthNews ReleaseDecember 18, 2025Food security beyond production: what Europe’s agri-food debate risks overlookingWithout an integrated food-systems approach that centres long-term sustainability, Europe risks locking in current tensions...Agriculture & FoodEurope and HealthHealthy EnvironmentsOpinionSustainabilityDecember 16, 2025Framing action for cardiovascular health in Europe: Reflections on the new EU Safe Hearts PlanThe European Commission’s unveils much-anticipated “Safe Hearts Plan” aimed at improving cardiovascular health.Agriculture & FoodAlcoholGlobal Public HealthOpinionDecember 16, 2025Civil society at a critical junctureCivil society is being stretched to breaking point precisely when the European Union needs it...Europe and HealthMulti Annual Financial FrameworkNewslettersPartnershipsPolitics and HealthDecember 16, 2025Why civic space is not optional for democratic health governanceAmid polarization, democratic backsliding and persistent health pressures, European CSOs face political pressure, mistrust and...Europe and HealthHuman RightsOpinionPolitics and HealthUniversal Health CoverageDecember 12, 2025Reclaiming Democracy through Civic Association, Imagination and VigilanceIf we are to rebuild a democratic ecosystem capable of resisting these pressures, we must...Human RightsOpinionPolitics and HealthSustainabilityDecember 11, 2025Europe is unwellWithout environmental and health groups, air pollution rises, water becomes undrinkable, ecosystems decline and climate...Climate CrisisEurope and HealthHuman RightsOpinionPolitics and HealthDecember 11, 2025A Long Awaited EU Strategy for Civil SocietyBy restricting civil society’s ability to participate in policymaking, we risk creating an environment where...Europe and HealthHuman RightsMulti Annual Financial FrameworkOpinionPolitics and HealthDecember 10, 2025Health organisations call for decisive 2040 EU climate ambitionHealth sector organisations urge EU officials to place people’s health at the centre of the...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisEurope and HealthHealthy EnvironmentsStatementsDecember 8, 2025EPHA and public health community urge EU countries to uphold 2035 phase-out of internal combustion enginesEPHA joins organisations representing over 85,000 health and medical professionals in issuing an open letter...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisGlobal Public HealthPartnershipsStatementsDecember 3, 2025Health Equity Feed | Inequities and global pressures, overlooked determinants, frontline discriminationThis year’s final feed highlights growing concern over structural inequities, with particular attention to LGBTIQ+...Child HealthDiscriminationHealth EquityNewslettersObesityRoma HealthSocial Determinants of HealthNovember 4, 2025EPHA joins over 170 organisations in signing the Healthy Planet Now Open LetterEPHA has joined more than 150 organisations, experts, and activists worldwide in signing the Healthy...Agriculture & FoodClean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisGlobal Public HealthStatementsOctober 29, 2025EPHA delivers joint statement at WHO Europe RC75The statement commended EPW2’s five strategic priorities and special initiatives, while urging WHO Europe and...Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Europe and HealthStatementsLoad moreGet the EPHA NewsletterThe best of our activities, right in your inbox! 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March 11, 2026Public procurement for public health: EPHA joins 16 organisations in an open letter to Commissioners Séjourné, Hansen, and VárhelyiEPHA joins 16 other members of the EU Food Policy Coalition in an open letter...Agriculture & FoodClimate CrisisHealth Systems and EconomyStatementsSustainability
March 4, 2026EPHA Welcomes Member States’ Calls for the Restoration of EU4Health Operating Grants for Civil SocietyLast year, the European Commission decided to halt operating grants under the EU4Health Work Programme...Europe and HealthHealth WorkforceMulti Annual Financial FrameworkPolitics and HealthStatements
February 17, 2026Solidarity Statement in Defense of MSF, Oxfam and NGOs Operating in GazaEPHA stands in solidarity with MSF, Oxfam, and the 37 NGOs that Israel denied operation...Child HealthHuman RightsPolitics and HealthStatements
February 6, 2026EPHA welcomes ECAC5 as it moves cancer prevention beyond personal choice and into the political arenaFor the first time, the Code speaks directly to policy-makers, alongside citizens, acknowledging that individual...CancerEurope and HealthGlobal Public HealthNon Communicable Diseases (NCDs)Opinion
February 4, 2026EPHA responds to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the Communication on Better RegulationEPHA has provided detailed feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the Better Regulation Framework.Consultation ResponsesEPHA NewsEurope and HealthHealth Systems and EconomyPolitics and Health
January 28, 2026Meet PUREPOLIS: New Horizon project aims to improve pollution management and protect urban health across EuropePUREPOLIS is a Horizon Europe programme aiming to equip policymakers with data and citizen insights...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisEurope and HealthGlobal Public HealthNews Release
December 18, 2025Food security beyond production: what Europe’s agri-food debate risks overlookingWithout an integrated food-systems approach that centres long-term sustainability, Europe risks locking in current tensions...Agriculture & FoodEurope and HealthHealthy EnvironmentsOpinionSustainability
December 16, 2025Framing action for cardiovascular health in Europe: Reflections on the new EU Safe Hearts PlanThe European Commission’s unveils much-anticipated “Safe Hearts Plan” aimed at improving cardiovascular health.Agriculture & FoodAlcoholGlobal Public HealthOpinion
December 16, 2025Civil society at a critical junctureCivil society is being stretched to breaking point precisely when the European Union needs it...Europe and HealthMulti Annual Financial FrameworkNewslettersPartnershipsPolitics and Health
December 16, 2025Why civic space is not optional for democratic health governanceAmid polarization, democratic backsliding and persistent health pressures, European CSOs face political pressure, mistrust and...Europe and HealthHuman RightsOpinionPolitics and HealthUniversal Health Coverage
December 12, 2025Reclaiming Democracy through Civic Association, Imagination and VigilanceIf we are to rebuild a democratic ecosystem capable of resisting these pressures, we must...Human RightsOpinionPolitics and HealthSustainability
December 11, 2025Europe is unwellWithout environmental and health groups, air pollution rises, water becomes undrinkable, ecosystems decline and climate...Climate CrisisEurope and HealthHuman RightsOpinionPolitics and Health
December 11, 2025A Long Awaited EU Strategy for Civil SocietyBy restricting civil society’s ability to participate in policymaking, we risk creating an environment where...Europe and HealthHuman RightsMulti Annual Financial FrameworkOpinionPolitics and Health
December 10, 2025Health organisations call for decisive 2040 EU climate ambitionHealth sector organisations urge EU officials to place people’s health at the centre of the...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisEurope and HealthHealthy EnvironmentsStatements
December 8, 2025EPHA and public health community urge EU countries to uphold 2035 phase-out of internal combustion enginesEPHA joins organisations representing over 85,000 health and medical professionals in issuing an open letter...Clean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisGlobal Public HealthPartnershipsStatements
December 3, 2025Health Equity Feed | Inequities and global pressures, overlooked determinants, frontline discriminationThis year’s final feed highlights growing concern over structural inequities, with particular attention to LGBTIQ+...Child HealthDiscriminationHealth EquityNewslettersObesityRoma HealthSocial Determinants of Health
November 4, 2025EPHA joins over 170 organisations in signing the Healthy Planet Now Open LetterEPHA has joined more than 150 organisations, experts, and activists worldwide in signing the Healthy...Agriculture & FoodClean Air, Transport & CitiesClimate CrisisGlobal Public HealthStatements
October 29, 2025EPHA delivers joint statement at WHO Europe RC75The statement commended EPW2’s five strategic priorities and special initiatives, while urging WHO Europe and...Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Europe and HealthStatements
