Or, what is missing at the intersection of primary health care and public health to drive results and ensure health equity? As the European Public Health conference 2023 is revving up its engines in Dublin, I am looking back to the week in Astana. In addition to the...
Guest article by Sara Bertucci, Policy Officer, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) @cancerleagues Beating cancer has been a top public health priority for the current legislative cycle. Despite notable progress since the inception of Europe’s Beating Cancer...
Guest article by Dr Sheila Gilheany, CEO Alcohol Action Ireland In Alcohol Action Ireland we are gearing up for the European Parliament elections in June 2024. Alcohol policy can cover a wide terrain from recommendations on taxation, marketing restrictions and...
Guest article by Belle de Jong In January 2020, I had a psychotic episode. What started as extreme paranoia slowly turned into psychotic delusions; I convinced myself I was patient zero of the COVID-19 virus and thought I was responsible for a global organised crime...
European healthcare systems are in a crisis. They are “underprepared, understaffed and face underinvestment”, and a key component of that crisis not receiving enough attention, is gender: “[health workforce issues] have gender dimensions to them. There’s nothing as...
This year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) focused on health systems in crisis, facing shockwaves and fatigue. One of the current challenges health systems are facing is the healthcare workforce crisis. As highlighted by the OECD, health systems are...