The emergence of COVID-19 as a public health emergency by the World Health Organization has led to a number of precautionary measures such as quarantines, social distancing or in some cases total ...
Guest article by Johanna Schima (Vice President & Head of EU Team), Make Mothers Matter ...
On brake pollution, conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars mainly use disc brakes to slow the car down, which emits particle pollution. In contrast, EVs use “regenerative braking” as it ...
In the face of an unprecedented public health catastrophe in Gaza, three leading European and international public health organisations – the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European ...
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) deeply regrets the European Commission’s decision to eliminate operating grants for civil society from the EU4Health 2025 Work Programme. This marks a ...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death and disability in Europe, costing the EU an estimated €282 billion annually. CVDs are interconnected with other – often preventable – ...
Food environments shape what food we buy and eat. Food environments are the physical, economic, political and socio-cultural contexts in which people engage with the food system to make their ...
Guest article by Anca del Río, Consultant Data and Digital Health at WHO, Member of the Public Policy Committee at HIMSS As digital transformation accelerates, we must ensure that it is built by and ...
Achieving deep reductions in farm antibiotics use will require widespread changes in animal husbandry practices towards higher animal welfare, argues a new paper written for EPHA. On 28 January 2022, ...
Today, women still suffer worse health outcomes than men in many scenarios. They experience higher mortality rates after a heart attack, poorer self-reported health due to chronic conditions, and ...
Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution in Europe, contributing to chronic respiratory and cardiovascular illness, pregnancy complications, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life ...
On May 22, the European Commission adopted a Communication on the European Health Union. This document, presented by the Commissioner for Health (DG SANTE), Stella Kyriakides, highlights the ...