A new report “Assessing Health and Co-benefits in European Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans” published today sheds light on the current state of health considerations within Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). It emphasises that the mere presence of...
As the European Parliament prepares for the vote on the Subcommittee on Health (SANT)’s Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) report, leading health organisations across the EU are actively highlighting the need for more robust public health policies in Europe. These...
While high in the public and political discourse, as well as in public health, other environmental stressors, such as noise pollution, are much less researched, talked about and visible. However, the impact of noise pollution on public health is significant, across...
Anthropogenic climate change is happening. Fossil fuel burning and atmospheric trapping of greenhouses gases is impacting our climate and affecting public health. Life on this planet, including human life, societies and civilisation, relies on a delicate balance of...
The next European elections will take place between the 6th and 9th of June 2024. These elections will be decisive for the EU in addressing public health challenges, as well as climate change and other dire issues in a permacrisis context. Ahead of the elections,...
EPHA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposed pharmaceutical package (proposed Regulation and Directive). The proposed pharmaceutical package is a very positive step towards addressing unequal access to medicines across the...
