While climate change is established as a growing global crisis, the impact on human health and well-being are only more recently being explored. The World Health Organization is creating momentum in this regard, with a recently issued health-driven call for climate...
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the vision and architecture of Global Health have dramatically evolved, particularly in relation to the EU 2010 Global Health Communication. Against this backdrop, the European Commission launched a public consultation to feed into...
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change published on 26 October 2022 the new 2022 Policy Brief for Europe. Climate change threatens to reverse the progress made over the last 50 years in global health and development. This is the reason why the European...
The environment is an important factor in the development, transmission, and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to humans, animals, and plants. In 2017, the UN Environment Programme recognised increasing AMR linked to the discharge of drugs and particular...
This article has been updated on 21 June 2022. On 30 May, a group of over 50 NGOs from across Europe have co-signed a letter addressed to MEPs ahead of their vote on car and van CO2 laws on June 7. They appeal for higher CO2 targets for carmakers as a mean to speed up...