by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 29, 2022 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
By Phil Cain, Eurocare The Oslo Declaration on alcohol harm resulting from Eurocare’s conference in July has around 80 signatories to date, and rising, making it a powerful advocacy tool. Senior Communications and Policy Manager Phil Cain tells the story of its...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 26, 2022 | Alcohol and Drugs, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Europe has the highest rates of alcohol consumption per person, the highest prevalence of heavy episodic alcohol use, and the lowest rates of alcohol abstention in the world. Against this backdrop, and in the context of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, a...
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 17, 2022 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
EPHA joins more than 80 International, European, and National civil society organisations and the World Health Organization in supporting the Oslo Declaration, which calls for urgent policy action to address alcohol-related harm. Florence Berteletti,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 22, 2022 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Universal Access and Affordable Medicines
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...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 20, 2022 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion, COVID-19, Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion, Healthy Economic Policy | Analysis & Opinion, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Analysis & Opinion
The European Parliament is undertaking an extremely important task of examining how the European Union has dealt with the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We know that its impact on almost every aspect of our lives and livelihoods has been and often...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Guest article by Emil Juslin, European Policy Officer at IOGT-NTO, and Runa Neely, European Liasion Officer at IOGT-NTOThe question of alcohol labelling has been a topic of discussion in the EU since the 1970s, yet there is still no legislation in place. Since the...
