Whilst this year’s major themes were Universal Health Coverage and Non-communicable diseases, there was something for everyone at this year’s World Health Assembly, which took place at the UN in Geneva from 21-26 May. A small EPHA delegation attended the WHA itself as...
A new Communication from the European Commission, “Enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market: empowering citizens and building a healthier society”, published last month, provides an updated vision for digital health as an...
By Marius Tudor, Roma Health Project Manager and Myriam Cheddadi, Policy Assistant According to the Roma health report published by the European Commission in 2014, there is consistent evidence demonstrating the Roma population has considerably shorter life expectancy...
When President Juncker singled out vaccine preventable diseases in his September 2017 ‘State of the European Union’ speech, it opened up a vital opportunity for the EU institutions to show what they can do to protect and improve health and to demonstrate...
In an important breakthrough, the recently leaked legislative proposal for a reformed EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) contains something public health organisations have been pursuing for years: better health as a CAP objective. But it is far too early to...
April was an exceptionally busy month for the European public health community, with some important victories including the entry into force of a soft drinks levy in the UK, and the final preparations for the Scottish minimum unit price for alcohol, which kicked in on...
