COVID-19
The need for strong European action to tackle the flaws in our health systems and support our health workforce have been highlighted by different countries’ ability to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak as effectively as others.
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EPHA supports international calls from over 40 million health professionals in support of a healthy recovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90...
read moreStronger and more ambitious EU Health policy urgently needed following COVID19 says EU4Health coalition
EPHA joins calls from EU4Health for a stronger and more ambitious EU health policy in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic
read moreEPHA joins calls for more support for Romani and traveller children and their families in COVID-19 responses
EPHA joins calls for more support for Romani and traveller children and their families in COVID-19 responses
read moreDigitalisation to support an effective public health response to the COVID-19 emergency
The use of digital tools to support an effective public health response is relevant during the current COVID-19 outbreak and in the future will become even more so.
read moreMental health in the eye of the COVID-19 hurricane
EPHA joins calls for the European Commission to begin a reflection process on measures to support mental health and wellbeing during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
read moreAir Pollution and COVID-19 are worsening existing health inequalities
Air pollution affects everyone, but not the same way. Dirty air has the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities, especially for socially disadvantaged groups that are disproportionately exposed to air pollution.
read moreCOVID-19: EPHA Members Resources
Click on each organisation’s name to discover links to their resources on COVID-19. Bookmark this page for regular updates
AGE Platform Europe
Cancer Research UK
EUROCHILD
European Academy of Paedriatics
European AIDS Treatment Group
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians/European Federation of Salaried Doctors
European CanCer Organisation
European Region of the World Confederation for Physiotherapy
European Heart Network
European Medical Students' Association
European Network for Smoking Prevention
European Respiratory Society
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Health and Europe Centre
Human Rights 360
Mental Health Europe
Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Physicians
Medecins du Monde
Smoke Free Partnership
Key Resources
World Health Organization (WHO) platform
European Commission platform
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) platform
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