When wrapping up last year in EPHA’s December newsletter, I wrote about how we were at a crossroads when it comes to health equity. At that point, we were looking ahead to a year full of ambitious plans to help make healthcare access and health outcomes more equitable...
Guest Article by Patrick Swain – Research and Development Manager, International Longevity Centre (ILC) Europe’s population is ageing – by 2100, almost one in three EU citizens will be aged 65 or over [1]. Longer lives and higher life expectancy is a testament to...
In a context of erosion of democratic processes and challenges to European democracies, civic space consequently finds itself in danger. As highlighted in several reports from the European Civic Forum, and as mentioned in rule of law reports from the European...
Giving Health a Voice The EPHA Podcast COVID-19 has brought health into the spotlight but also revealed that our health systems could not adequately serve everyone in need. On top of the pandemic, people’s health is massively impacted by climate change, energy...
Brussels, 4 March 2024 Dear Environment Minister, On February 20th, a provisional agreement was reached by Parliament and Council in trilogue on updating EU’s clean air standards (revised Ambient Air Quality Directive). Faced with a public health emergency from air...