by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 12, 2018 | Opinion
By Marcela Adamová, EPHA Roma Health Fellow NCDs cost us a fortune Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world’s leading avoidable killers, but the society we live in is not doing enough to prevent and control their occurrence. NCDs cause most of the early deaths...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 10, 2018 | Statements
This study aims to present the overall picture of Roma health status and the Roma health gap in order to demonstrate that good Roma health outcomes require a holistic, cross sectoral approach.The poor state of health in Roma communities is prevalent—and largely...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion, Reports
For the first time since 2008, Roma health was high on the agenda of the European Roma Platform, which was organised for the 12th time in Brussels by the European Commission on 8-9 October. Health was one of two priority themes of the platform, as well as the topic...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 17, 2018 | Opinion
EPHA has mobilized several organizations, experts and researchers advocating Roma health at EU and national level, to promote and to protect the health of Roma people in Europe as well as to increase Roma people participation in health policy making at EU, national...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 9, 2018 | Opinion, Statements
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is currently undertaking an evidence-based literature review on the Roma life expectancy gap, based on the following indicators: Life expectancy gap between Roma and non-Roma Roma children and infant mortality Determinants of...
