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World Health Day 2012 - EPHA members react

The World Health Day was celebrated last April 07, marking the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. "Ageing and health" was this year’s topic, focused on the theme "Good health adds life to years". Noting the occasion, a number of organisations stressed the importance of the day. On the occasion of World Health Day 2012, Mental Health Europe (MHE) issued a press release on the importance of mental health for growth and called for the EU to include mental health and the (...)

New report on Tuberculosis: "Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2012"

On March 24, 2012, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organisation Europe jointly launched a new report on Tuberculosis (TB) in Europe. It shows a mixed picture in the WHO EURO region and a 7% decrease in the EU. On the World TB Day, the ECDC and the WHO launched the 2012 monitoring report on TB, entitled "Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2012”. In 2010 309,648 new cases were reported in the Regin with 74000 in the EU (...)

WHO Europe series on “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response”

The WHO European Region’s series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” shows that gender differences and inequalities affect various aspects of illness, health and wellbeing in girls and boys in Europe. By addressing gender as a key determinant of adolescent health, this publication aims to support Member States’ work in the framework of the European Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Development. Research shows that boys and (...)

Impact of the crisis on men’s mental health: Starking evidence

The European Men’s Health Forum (EMHF) - EPHA member - has recently brought to light the issue of the recession threatening men’s mental health with an increasing number of male suicide rates in Ireland and the UK. The EMHF also made reference to the report published by the Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Ireland on the impact of the recession and unemployment on men’s health in Ireland. The repercussions of current economic crisis vary and affect different spheres (...)

One death every six seconds due to tobacco - WHO global report 2012

The World Health Organisation published a report providing information on the proportion of adult deaths due to tobacco. It shows that five million people died because of tobacco in 2004: one person every six seconds. It estimates that one billion people are projected to die during the 21st century unless strong actions are taken. WHO global report: mortality attributable to tobacco builds on the WHO’s 2009 report "Global health risks: mortality and burden of disease attributable to (...)

Increasing capacities to deliver effective public health: WHO consults

The World Health Organisation Europe Region consults and draws the European Public Health Action Plan for strengthening public health capacities and services. The deadline to comment is the 6 April 2012. Public health experts have reached a common understanding that there is a need across the region to strengthen public health and capacities to deliver ’public health’. In order to improve the situation, the WHO Europe Region has drafted an European Public Health Action Plan (...)

Mental Health Europe announces 2012 Annual conference on Social Determinants of Mental Health

Mental Health Europe, EPHA member working on Mental Health issues in Brussels has announced the details of its 2012 conference to be held on 14 - 16 June in Split, Croatia. Deadline to submit abstract: 15 March 2012 Abstracts are now being invited for contributions to the Mental Health Europe Annual conference, which this year will focus on the Social Determinants of Mental Health. The conference will feature speakers from the World Health Organisation (WHO), European Commission and the (...)

Environmental health inequalities in Europe. WHO Europe Assessment report

The newly published report from the WHO Center on Environment and Health (ECEH) assessing environmental health inequalities in Europe, emphasizes that interventions to tackle them need to be based on an assessment of their magnitude and on the identification of population groups that are most exposed or most vulnerable to environmental risks. WHO Europe Report: Environmental health inequalities in Europe. Assessment report. In the WHO European Region one citizen out of five dies from (...)

EPHA position on the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region

On 7 October 2011, the Marmot Review Team has launched a consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region. EPHA contributed to the consultation in the framework of our campaign on health equity EPHA Response to the Marmot Review Consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region Visit the website of the UCL Institute of Health Equity (former the (...)

EPHA Briefing on WHO Global Code on International Recruitment of Health Personnel

On 21 May 2010, the World Health Assembly adopted the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel to mitigate the ongoing problem of migration of qualified health professionals. EPHA has developed a briefing on the WHO Code, on its implementation at EU and Member States level and on the challenges that are faced in this area. EPHA also makes recommendations on how the Code can be implemented. So far little tangible progress has been reported by the EU (...)