by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 1, 2021 | Opinion
On 16 September 2021, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made good on her promise by announcing the creation of the European Health Emergency Preparedness Authority (HERA), one of the key deliverables of the European Health Union package she undertook to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 1, 2021 | Opinion
The European Commission recently launched the new EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA) and unveiled its proposal for a new framework to be used in times of health emergencies. HERA will be an internal service within the European Commission – rather...
by Bhavani Srinivasan | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinion
EPHA analysis of President von der Leyen’s State of the European Union speech 2021 On 15 September, European Commission President von der Leyen gave the annual State of the European Union speech. A flagship address, she highlighted five priorities, setting out her...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 30, 2021 | Statements
The European Public Health Alliance today welcomed Commissioner Kyriakides’ commitment to support European health civil society to continue operating in their independent capacity, following a meeting to discuss funding for EU Health NGOs. The proposed abandonment of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 24, 2021 | Statements
EPHA together with a number of European health and patient NGOs has expressed its deep regret that the operating grant mechanism, which helps build capacity and supports the long-term contribution of civil society health organisations has been discontinued in the...
