by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 2, 2021 | Healthy Environments | Latest Developments, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
EPHA response to the WHO Draft Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030Alcohol 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...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Guest article: Marleen Kestens and Marilena Vrana, European Heart NetworkThe European Union Beating Cancer Plan is putting – rightly so – an important focus on disease prevention. Prevention is far more cost efficient than treatment and cure (needed in...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Guest Article: Helen Oswald, Communication Manager, European Oncology Nursing SocietyThe European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) and Europe’s Beating Cancer PlanCancer nursing education and patient and occupational safety go hand in hand and are critical for...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 10, 2021 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco, Trade for health | Latest Developments
Brussels 10 March 2021 A new report, launched today reveals the continued and extensive contacts between the tobacco industry, its allies and pro-vaping groups and industry associations, and eight separate Directorates-General (DGs) of the European Commission (EC);...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 10, 2021 | COVID-19, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Latest Developments
EPHA has joined a number of organisations led by EPHA member the Anticancer Fund calling for the repurposing of various drugs already widely used for non-cancer diseases which have shown promise for the treatment of cancer, allowing new cancer treatments to be...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 3, 2021 | Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
3 February 2021, Brussels. Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is a major step in EU public health policy. EPHA is encouraged by the Beating Cancer Plan’s comprehensive, multi-pillared approach to tackling cancer, a leading cause of death, human suffering and an increasing...
