global health

[EPHA Recommendations] Public health priorities towards Horizon 2020

Negotiations among EU Institutions are about to begin on the future research programme after the adoption of the partial general approach by the Competitiveness Council and the report by the Industry, Research and Enegery Committee in the Parliament. EPHA highlights seven ways in which EU leaders can ensure that investing research and innovation brings the greatest possible advancements in health and science, while creating accessible public goods. In its policy document, EPHA provides (...)

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Also about: Civil Society , Research , technology , Innovation , EU budget , data protection

[EPHA Consultation] Response on sustainable development

EPHA took part in the recent consultation on sustainable development. At the meeting, EPHA suggested a number of ways that health could be promoted in the follow up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) 2012. EPHA strongly supports the efforts made by the Council to support sustainable development and the Beyond GDP agenda. Moreover, EPHA calls on the Commission to include a health dimension and to give strong political support for progress measures beyond GDP (...)

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Also about: Sustainable Development , Social Issues , Chronic Diseases , Development and Health , poverty and health , financial , taxation , beyond-GDP

Women and Cardiovascular Disease in the EU

14 February - Valentine’s Day is a good opportunity to think about women’s hearts. On its latest policy briefing, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) highlighted the key differences between women and men in matters of the heart - such as risk factors, symptoms, treatment and biomedical research. Traditionally regarded as a male disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women worldwide. It is also a major cause of serious illness and (...)

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Also about: Gender Issues , Social Issues , Development and Health , poverty and health , Reproductive and sexual health , Millenium Development Goals , sexual , women health

European Commission taken to Court over privileged access for corporates in EU-India free trade talks

Corporate Europe Observatory launched a legal action against the European Commission for witholding information related to the EU free trade negotiations with India, while sharing the same information with corporate lobbyists. The European Court of Justice will hear the case on January 11 2013. CEO accuses the Commission of discriminating in favour of corporate lobby groups and of violating the EU’s transparency rules. The lawsuit (T-93/11) concerns 17 documents related to the (...)

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Also about: Trade and Health , Access to Medicines , Pharmaceuticals and Medicines , Development and Health , Transparency , better regulation , European Commission

New report: Mapping Exclusion - Institutional and community-based services in the mental health field in Europe

A joint initiative of the Open Society Foundations and Mental Health Europe, this recently-launched paper is the first European report of the state of deinstitutionalization and community-based care in the mental health field. Report’s introduction Across Europe, considerable efforts have been made to shift the balance of care from psychiatric hospitals to a varied provision of services in the community for people with severe mental health problems. Deinstitutionalisation and the (...)

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Also about: Social Issues , poverty and health , vulnerable groups , exclusion , social inclusion , Europe 2020 , discrimination , employment , health economics , equality , Fundamental Rights

Promoting health in the future development agenda

EPHA took part in the Commission Consultation on the post-2015 Development Agenda. This was an opportunity to build on EPHA work prior to the UN Non-communicable Disease summit in 2011 and highlight the impact that chronic disease has on social cohesion and on the economy. It is becoming widely understood that there is a need to further elaborate on the role of the environment and environmental sustainability in the post-2015 Development Agenda. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aim (...)

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Also about: Chronic Diseases , Development and Health , poverty and health , beyond-GDP , malnutrition

Eleven countries set to "green light" Financial Transaction Tax

Following the EU Finance Minister meeting in Luxembourg in October, 10 Countries wrote to the Commission to show their support for a financial transaction Tax. On 23 October, the Commission launched its proposal. On the 23 October, The European Commission set forward its proposals for a Financial Transaction Tax through enhanced cooperation with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. Estonia is consulting with its Parliament at the (...)

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Also about: EU Institutions , Civil Society , Development and Health , Transparency , Economic crisis , financial , taxation , EU funds

Saving Lives and Creating Impact: EU Investment in Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases

‘Saving Lives and Creating Impact: EU Investment in poverty-related and neglected diseases’ is a new study by the Independent Research Group, Policy Cures, that argues that European funding for poverty related and neglected diseases will have a direct benefit on both developing countries and on Europe. The benefits are excellence in science, jobs, and health security. The study was commissioned by Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung, a German foundation. Poverty-related and (...)

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Also about: Social Issues , Access to Medicines , Communicable Diseases , Development and Health , Research , poverty and health , Millenium Development Goals

EPHA cited in The Lancet - Universal Health Care for undocumented migrants

In the article, published on September 7 in the renowned medical journal The Lancet, the authors maintain that Universal health coverage (UHC) is increasingly seen by global civil society as a key component of the framework for sustainable development after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and of shaping the kinds of system that promote equity, access, and human rights. In the article, entitled “Civil Society Organisations and Universal Health Care,” Julia Ravenscroft, (...)

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Also about: Social Issues , Development and Health , poverty and health , vulnerable groups , economic policies , exclusion , social inclusion , Europe 2020 , discrimination , health economics , equality , Fundamental Rights , Universal Health Care (UHC)

State of the union- political commitment to FTT and an EU budget for social cohesion

In the State of the Union, President of the Commission Jose-Manuel Barroso unveiled plans for a fiscal union with greater monitoring of the financial sector. He also reiterated the Commissions commitment to support an FTT. Finally, as the Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations intensify, Mr Barroso committed to working with Member States and the Parliament to achieve an ambitious budget. Discussing the long-term EU budget, Mr Barroso described the proposal as “realistic, yet (...)

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Also about: EU Institutions , Civil Society , Social Issues , Development and Health , poverty and health , Economic crisis , Health Inequalities , financial , vulnerable groups , EU budget , taxation , beyond-GDP , social protection