by European Public Health Alliance | May 27, 2026 | Newsletters
By Wolfgang Fecke, Executive Director at the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) The European Week Against Cancer, a flagship initiative from the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), is a timely reminder of the urgency to implement the new European...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 27, 2026 | Opinion
By Carolina Espina PhD, MPH, Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) The 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) has been launched this year but why is the ECAC important? And why do we need to keep updating it [1]? In essence,...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 20, 2026 | Consultation Responses
EPHA submitted a response to the European Commission’s consultation on cardiovascular health checks, as a contribution to a call for evidence on strengthening evidence-based, life-course and equity-focused approaches to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 27, 2026 | News Release
Read the press release Cardiovascular diseases continue to claim more lives than any other health condition in Europe. In response, policymakers, clinicians, patient organisations and researchers will gather in Brussels this April (27-28) for the closing event of the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 6, 2026 | Opinion
After more than a decade, the European Code Against Cancer has been updated and its timing could not be more consequential. With cancer remaining one of Europe’s leading causes of premature mortality, and with preventable risk factors still deeply embedded in our...
