by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 15, 2017 | Opinion
The burning issue at this year’s World Health Summit in Berlin was health security. At this 8th WHS it was clearer than ever that the walls between the traditional disciplines of ‘global health’ and (European) ‘public health’ are rapidly coming down, with health...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 14, 2017 | Opinion
To mark the 10th European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has launched a social media call-to-action #KeepAntibioticsWorking. The initiative prompts all relevant stakeholders – professionals,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion
By Sascha Marshang, Director of Operations and Membership In early September, a workshop organised by the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee, provided a snapshot of different perspectives following the release of the EU...
by EPHA | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion
By Emily Pieterse, Policy Assistant, EPHA In the week of the release of the new EU Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance two conferences were organised by the European Parliament, to discuss how the new plan will be followed-up by actions from all committed...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion, Statements
The European Commission’s Communication on a new EU Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance has been released on 29 June. EPHA welcomes the Commission’s effort to go beyond the previous Action Plan (2011-2016) by adopting a clearer “One...
