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EPHA Reaction to the 2025 State of the Union Address

Today’s State of the Union speech left us with mixed feelings. With the right choices, this mandate could truly deliver ...
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Shifting the Focus: A Case for a Positive Mental Health Framework in Europe

EPHA authors an open letter advocating for a paradigm shift in European mental health policy by proposing the adoption of a ...
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New Infographic: Health Impacts of Air Pollution and the Urgency to Reduce Emissions

The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) brings together non-profit health organizations across Europe to advocate for policies ...
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EPHA responds to European Commission’s Call for Evidence and Public Consultation on the EU Civil Society Strategy

Civil society organisations are vital to Europe’s democracy, social cohesion, and resilience. EPHA underscores this in a ...
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EPHA joins public health community urging the EU to stick to 2035 engine phase-out

EPHA together with organisations representing over 60,000 medical professionals signed an open letter to Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, urging the European Commission to stand firm on the 2035 phase-out ...
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European Public Health Alliance calls to strengthen the High-Level Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health through stronger commitment to fiscal policies, to promote ...

As the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs approaches, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) has issued an open letter urging governments in the WHO European Region to stand firm against diluted ...
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EU Public Health Civil Society Urges UN Negotiators to Strengthen Commitment to NCDs Best Buys and Fiscal Policies in High Level Political Declaration on Non-Communicable ...

Brussels / New York, 21 August 2025 – As negotiations on the United Nations Political Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) enter their final phase, EU public health advocates are calling on ...