by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Cancer, Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
Guest article: Dr. Wendy Yared, Association of European Cancer LeaguesThe latest estimates on the global burden of cancer from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) are startling: the annual newly diagnosed cancer cases (excluding non-melanoma skin...
by Sascha Marschang | Dec 2, 2020 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
EPHA’s keynote at the Polish eHealth ForumEPHA Acting Secretary General, Sascha Marschang, gave a keynote speech to the “From reactivity to prevention” session at the 2020 Polish eHealth Forum. The presentation focused on the e-transformation in public health as...
by Sascha Marschang | Jul 13, 2020 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
Following the release of the European Commission’s digital package in February 2020, the digital transformation of health and care received an unanticipated yet powerful push as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For example, whereas previously, many healthcare...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 30, 2020 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion, Health Workforce
By Louise Lamatsch, Policy Assistant, EPHA Nurses, midwives and healthcare workers in general play a vital role in providing essential health services. As well as providing essential health care, every minute of every day, they play a crucial role in health...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 3, 2020 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
By Louise Lamatsch, Policy Assistant, EPHA Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging digital technologies have the potential to build up public health capacity to deliver equitable solutions by improving screening, diagnosis, and treatments across many medical...
by Sascha Marschang | Dec 2, 2019 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion, Health Inequalities
An event organised on 15 October by EPHA members the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) explored the potential of using digital solutions in the fight against social and digital exclusion of homeless people. A number of...
