by Giulia Vettore | Apr 20, 2020 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, COVID-19
The strong correlation between air pollution and COVID-19 could be explained by the negative impact on the immune system. This was demonstrated for other diseases, and this is likely the case for COVID-19, too. The effect held not just for pollution levels at the time...
by Giulia Vettore | Mar 5, 2020 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air pollution is the number one environmental threat to health in the European region and globally, leading to 400,000 premature deaths and hundreds of billions of euros in health costs in the EU each year. There is a large body of evidence on how air pollution harms...
by Giulia Vettore | Feb 19, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, MEPs fight AMR
New MEP Interest Group on AMR launched today will push for more European cooperation to stop antimicrobial resistance Brussels, 19 February 2020. “Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten global public health threats we currently face. Taking effective action to...
by Giulia Vettore | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brexit_webinar_report
by Giulia Vettore | Dec 10, 2019 | Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
The European Public Health Alliance has joined calls for clear and effective policy proposals and legislation, putting zero pollution and health protection at the heart of the European Commission’s flagship European Green Deal, which will be announced tomorrow....
