Roma Health
Working towards a Europe where all Roma can benefit from an improved standard of physical, mental and social well-being to contribute to the development of their home communities and host societies.
Publications
Closing the life expectancy gap of Roma in Europe
Post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
EPHA’s Response to EU Evaluation of the National Roma Integration Strategies
Latest Developments
More than words: European Union must step up action on social policies, starting from early childhood
Investing in early childhood development is unavoidable means to tackle health inequalities
read moreMaking the Roma voice heard in the European Parliament | Roma Week 2019
The fourth EU Roma Week took place on 18- 21 March, under the patronage of the European Commission and the European...
read moreAs the NRIS reaches its half-way point, what next for the EU Roma framework?
The European Commission has published its evaluation of the Roma Framework – what are the implications for Roma living in the EU?
read moreAnalysis & Opinion
MEPs call for new measures to improve Roma health after 2020
A new non-legislative resolution on the need for a strengthened post-2020 strategic EU framework for national Roma inclusion strategies (NRIS), which stepped up the fight against anti-gypsyism , was adopted on 12th February 2019 by the European Parliament.
read moreInfluencing policies to better deliver for Roma and other vulnerable groups
On 10-11 December 2018, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) organised a capacity building training in Romania, aimed at representatives of vulnerable groups, including Roma.
read moreFree movement for all: Intra-EU mobility of European Roma citizens
On 10 December 2018, EPHA brought together representatives of the relevant European and national institutions, municipalities, NGOs and members of Roma communities to discuss the issue of Roma mobility within the Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU).
read moreBy our Roma Fellows
Benefitting children, parents and community: the Sure Start Programme in Hungary
The positive effects are already observed in local kindergartens with children showing improvement in social skills, adaptability, vocabulary and mobility.
read moreFree dental medicine for children from disadvantaged families
Why must children suffer from infected teeth because they are poor and their families receive social welfare?
read moreHealth mediators in action in Slovak hospitals
Roma Health Mediators (RHM) in hospitals to develop and implement temporary affirmative action for the most vulnerable groups in the area of health.
read morePast Events
Every child deserves to thrive
14 May 2019
The role of the EU in promoting and encouraging investment in early childhood development.
Roma contribution to a healthy Europe
12 April 2018
Antigypsysm: combating negative attitudes about Roma in Romania
6 September 2017