by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 14, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
The EU’s food system is faced with multiple and interrelated crises affecting our health, environment, and societal construct. The way we produce and consume food is driving climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse. The Farm to Fork Strategy is the EU’s first-ever...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 12, 2021 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities
On the 14th of June 2021, EU Member States took a historic decision by unanimously adopting the Council Recommendation establishing the European Child Guarantee. By calling on EU Member States to guarantee access to basic rights and services for children in need, this...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 23, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments, Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal
The most recent IPCC report is clear about the threats posed by the climate crisis and the need for action, both to revert global warming, and to prepare for some of its now inevitable effects. The new World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines, released...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 22, 2021 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Following the revision of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs), a statement issued by the European Respiratory Society together and endorsed by over 100 medical, public health, and scientific societies including EPHA, was issued, thus expressing their support...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 5, 2021 | Universal Access and Affordable Medicines | Latest Developments
Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for an operational Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), to ensure better EU preparedness and response to serious cross border health threats, the European Public Health...
