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Health inequalities: a public health challenge for European policy-makers
All key policies should include health perspectives in order to successfully reduce health inequalities and prevent such disparities in the future.
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Making best use of Big Data and AI: There’s nothing artificial about people’s health needs
A new EPHA Reflection Paper explores the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – and the Big Data on which it relies – in the context of the evolving digital transformation...
Discussion paper I Public procurement for sustainable food environments
A new paper by EPHA and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe discusses how the EU ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy can contribute to the roll-out of sustainable public food procurement...
Roadmap for action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Here are the AMR Stakeholder Network's 5 key strategies and targets to tackle AMR.
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EPHA Response to public consultation on EMA Regulatory Science to 2025
Read EPHA's Response to public consultation on EMA Regulatory Science to 2025
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Joint Paper I Towards an EU strategic framework for the prevention of NCDs
This papers sets out principles, priorities and actions for a new EU-level strategy to prevent NCDs, the 21st century's foremost health threat.
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EPHA co-signs response to the public consultation on draft recommendations of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on AMR
An urgent response to the challenge of AMR, increased investment, measurable targets and accountability mechanisms are needed.
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EPHA’s response to the EU Ombudsman consultation on the EMA’s pre-submission activities
Read EPHA’s response to the public consultation "How the European Medicines Agency engages with medicine producers before they apply for authorisations to market their medicines in the EU - Invitation to...
Digital health for all?
Patient empowerment and supporting healthcare professionals through digital solutions must involve much more than making available the technology itself: new skills must be developed to increase digital health literacy, safeguard...
The Global Charter for the Public’s Health: how can we use it to tackle AMR?
The joint EPHA and WFPHA paper presents the Charter and the current state of play for each of the services and functions from the prism of AMR. It also offers...
Closing the life expectancy gap of Roma in Europe
This study aims to present the overall picture of Roma health status and the Roma health gap in order to demonstrate that good Roma health outcomes require a holistic, cross...
Briefing | Eliminating trans fats in the European Union
This briefing, based on previous inputs by EPHA and its members, notably the European Heart Network, examines once again the need for the introduction of such legislative limits on...
Health in the EU Budget 2021-2027: briefing and position
EPHA outlined a briefing on the state of play of the ESF+ discussions. A document clarifying EPHA's position on health in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has also been released.
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Policy Briefing I CAP: 11 Ways to Deliver for Better Health
Drawing on the links between public health and agriculture, this briefing identifies 11 main ways in which the CAP can leverage change for better health. The briefing aims to encourage...
EPHA Joins Call for Public Return on Public Investment: Ensuring sustainable societal impact of EU-funded Biomedical Research and Innovation
EPHA joins call for public return on public investment in civil society's proposal for Horizon Europe, the next EU research framework programme
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Protecting public health in EU and post-Brexit trade agreements
An introduction to trade and investment policy and its relevance to public health.
... Indicators for the surveillance of AMR and antimicrobial consumption
AMR surveillance outcome indicators: proposed indicators, potential gaps and makes recommendations
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Getting it right: EPHA recommendations on how to improve the European Commission proposal on Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
EPHA recommendations aim to strengthen the EC’s proposal and to contribute to a robust, independent and transparent future HTA system which serves all patients in the European Union.
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