As consumption of antimicrobials has increased, the natural processes of adaptation and mutation have resulted in new, resistant strains of common diseases. Unresponsive to traditional treatments, these pose a major threat to public health, as demonstrated by the...
The European Commission (DG Connect) organised a public consultation on a “Code for Effective Open Voluntarism: Good design principles for self- and co-regulation and other multi-stakeholder actions.” EPHA responded to the Consultation to highlight the...
The evaluation of the School Fruit Scheme (SFS) in the European Union (1), published this week, is a welcome push for public health. The report emphasises the increasing outreach of the scheme, its positive impact on children’s diets, and the programme’s significance...
16 October 2012, Brussels – The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) World Food Day provides an opportunity to highlight the plight of the millions of undernourished people in the World, BUT also the increasing problem of overconsumption and...
On the occasion of the World Food Day 2012 themed “Agricultural cooperatives key to feeding the world” on 16 October 2012, the European Public Health and Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC) issued a press release highlighting the plight of millions...
In the run to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council of 4 October 2012, EPHA has sent an Open Letter to the Health and Social Affairs Ministers of the EU Member States to urge them to strengthen the children’s health dimension...
