by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 4, 2020 | Children and Youth, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco
Guest article by Rana Orhan and Nick Xifaras, European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) @emsa_europe Every year on May 31st, we celebrate World No Tobacco Day. This global campaign was introduced to keep reminding us of the achievements the world has made in the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 28, 2019 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco
About: Plain packaging – an evidence-based policy in support of people’s health Brussels, 28 June 2019 Dear Dr. Franc Trček, In light of the recent discussions in the Parliament of Slovenia about the desirability of plain packaging of tobacco products, the...
by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek | May 31, 2019 | Tobacco, Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Tobacco and Trade: an unhealthy and harmful marriage On 31st May, we celebrate the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated World No Tobacco Day which this year focuses on tobacco and lung health. While the health-harmful nature of traditional tobacco products is...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2019 | Tobacco
Image by https://rebcenter-moscow.ru/ (Own work) CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Marine Faure & Charlotta Pisinger, European Respiratory Society Back in the 1960s, when smoking was more popular, cigarettes were used as fashion accessories and models,...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2019 | Tobacco, Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
George Thurley, Alternate Public Health Member of the European Commission Expert Group on EU Trade Agreements; May van Schalkwyk, Policy Assistant, EPHA As tobacco control measures continue to be strengthened, both within EU national governments as well as across the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 31, 2019 | Tobacco, Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Warwick & EPHA Scientific Advisor on Trade Policy Significant concerns have been raised regarding the risks posed by investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) for tobacco regulation....
