Guest article by Natalia Skogberg, chief researcher, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare for the EU JACARDI consortium Reduction of health inequities and improving health of groups in vulnerable situations are priority themes in EU health and social policies. But...
Guest article by Rebecka Öberg and Otto Nermo, IOGT.NTO Apologies to our colleagues for the heading – we in the sobriety movement do not toast to successes. Celebrate, yes – drink, no. Yet, although we are approaching the end of a tough year for the Swedish alcohol...
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) expresses strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Swedish Alcohol Act, which suggest permitting farm gate sales of alcohol. EPHA highlights the following key concerns: Misalignment with EU Treaties: The proposed...
Our voice matters! Actions that citizens and civil society can take to tackle the commercial determinants of NCDs On June 12th, the WHO Regional Office for Europe released a pivotal report on the Commercial Determinants of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). This...
Brussels, 22 April 2024 Urgent Call for Advancing Public Health Policies in Tobacco and Alcohol Control EPHA, together with its most active members dedicated to combating cancer and its risk factors, stands united in expressing our shared concern over the recent,...