by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 3, 2018 | Opinion
By Sian Copley, Veronica Said Pullicino, Lenneke Schrier, Stefano del Torso European Academy of Paediatrics and Young EAP Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major cause of mortality worldwide – in 2015 NCDs accounted for 70% of global mortality, with 80% of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 3, 2018 | Opinion
By Nina Renshaw, Policy and Advocacy Director, NCD Alliance On 27th September 2018, Heads of State and Government from around the world will meet at the United Nations in New York to discuss non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This will be the third global High level...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 3, 2018 | Opinion
By Alexandra Kaczmarek, Eurocare There is a casual relationship between the harmful use of alcohol and heart diseases, cancers, liver diseases, mental health disorders and other noncommunicable conditions. Approximately 5.9% of all deaths worldwide were attributable...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 3, 2018 | Opinion
Everyone seems to be talking about trade. Normally a niche issue relegated to newspapers’ financial pages, it has been catapulted back to the top of the political agenda by a combination of President Trump’s zero-sum trade war, supposedly targeting China, but also...
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 31, 2018 | Opinion
The first Global Week for Action on NCDs – from Monday 3 September to Sunday 9 September 2018 – is a global opportunity to talk about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and what needs to change to improve people’s health. The week is launched in light...
