EPHA calls on all health organisations, health professionals, and other concerned individuals to engage in shaping a new European law on sustainable food systems. This law provides an unprecedented opportunity to overcome the deficiencies of the current food system...
WHO has been seeking public input to support the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) in drafting and negotiating an international instrument to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. In their first round of public hearings on 12-13...
In an effort to maintain the effectiveness of antimicrobials for humans and animals, and to support the development of new therapeutic and diagnostic tools, the European Commission is working on a proposal for a Council Recommendation on AMR. This initiative is a...
As the past 2 years have been dominated by COVID-19, the upcoming revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation could not come at a more critical time. The pandemic increased the relevance and power of the pharmaceutical industry as a key provider of vaccines and...
EPHA response to the WHO Draft Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030 Alcohol is not an ordinary commodity; it is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties. The European Region is not spared by alcohol-related harms with alcohol consumption being one...
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November will be crucial for international climate action. It will have far-reaching consequences for the long-term health of our societies. As the Lancet Countdown 2020 Report explained, no...
