European Public Health Alliance

Today at 17:00 CET, EPHA’s Tomas de Jong joins the ERN ITHACA webinar on “Genetics and Unique Populations: the Finnish, Roma & Irish Travellers”. Bringing a #HealthEquity lens to how EU policy can make genetic screening inclusive.

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What needs to happen? EU and national decision makers should:

💡 Accelerate the binding pace of emissions reduction
💡 Introduce binding methane emissions reduction targets
💡 End subsidies for fossil fuels and ammonia emitting practices
💡 Remove “renewable” label from biomass

👶 👨 👩 We are all affected by pollluted air, but pregnant people, children, elderly, those with pre-existing health conditions and socio-economic disadvantages face the greatest risks.

💵 Hundreds of billions of euros annually in health care, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life in Europe.

EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) brings together non-profit health expert voices in the EU advocating for better health for all.

🏭 🚗🐄 Air Pollution is Europe’s biggest environmental threat to health, linked to all major diseases and harmful even at low levels.

Today is @unep.org International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies!

🔗 Learn more in EUHAC's brand-new infographic! epha.org/new-infograp...

#CleanAirDay

@hai-org.bsky.social, Infectious Disease Alliance, ISCA, Lungs Europe, @pareascience.bsky.social, TB Europe Coalition, SFP)

Endorsed by:

AIDS Action Europe, ASPHER, ECL, Childhood Cancer International - Europe, @correlationnet.bsky.social, @digestivecancerseu.bsky.social, EATG, Eurocare, European Association for Palliative Care, EHMA, EHN, ELPA, ENSP, EPF, @eupha.bsky.social, EPHA, EURORDIS, Fertility Europe (1/2)

We call on the Commission to:

1. Immediately publish the 2025 EU4Health operating grant call.
2. Restore and guarantee operating grant support for all FPA holders.
3. Engage in dialogue with civil society, participation, and administrative integrity in future funding cycles.

Bureaucratic adjustment?

Operating grants were 1% of EU4Health in 2024, but are key in supporting the work of health CSOs.

Their sudden disappearance, and the weakened predictability and stability of EU funding, jeopardises the very fabric of European cooperation in health policy.

Why now?

Despite Framework Partnership Agreements (FPAs) signed in 2024, no operating grant call has been published.

Institutional silence shatters legitimate expectations of good administration and transparency.

Health NGOs forced to cover months of costs, risking layoffs and closures.

📣 on 02.09.2025, a coalition of 25 health and patient-advocacy civil society organisations has submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission regarding the withholding of 2025 EU4Health operating grants.

#CSOfunding #EU4HealthCSA #EU4Health #PublicHealth #EUBudget

Formal complaint to the @ec.europa.eu on the 2025 #EU4Health operating grant procedure!

🔗 Read the letter: eu4health.eu/formal-compl...

Shifting the Focus: A Case for a Positive Mental Health Framework in Europe

The Open Letter from the @epha-eu.bsky.social members Jaisalmer de Frutos Lucas - PhD, MPH, Alessandro L. Gallina, and Brigid Transon:

mentalhealthopen.eu/index.php/mh...

#MentalHealthOpen #GlobalInMind #EPHA

What does equitable digital transformation look like?

A new article co-authored by EPHA explores Roma girls’ health, digital inclusion & EU policy 💻

🔗 Read the full article: www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...

📄 Read our open letter here: epha.org/european-pub...

📰 Press release: epha.org/eu-public-he...

As the @un.org Meeting on NCDs approaches EPHA has issued an open letter urging governments in the @who.int European Region to stand firm against diluted commitments and deliver bold, evidence-based action

#NCDs #MentalHealth #UNGA2025 #HealthTaxes #Equity #PublicHealth

🚨 EPHA calls on UN negotiators to strengthen the Political Declaration on NCDs & Mental Health

📄 Read our open letter here: epha.org/european-pub...

With the right vision and political will, the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan can deliver high impact: cut preventable deaths, reduce health inequalities, and build a healthier, more resilient Europe!

EPHA responds to @ec.europa.eu Call for Evidence on EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. 🫀
📝 Paper: epha.org/ephas-vision...
📰 Press release: epha.org/epha-urges-e...

#EU4Health #CivilSociety #CSOfunding #EU4HealthCSA #PublicHealth #EUBudget

❗#EU4Health 2025 drops operating grants for health NGOs. 30 orgs left without funding, despite @ec.europa.eu agreements.

This is a blow to democracy, equity & transparency.

📣 We call on the European Commission to restore support & defend public health.

🔗 Full reaction: epha.org/epha-stateme...

EPHA responded to the EU’s public consultation on the 2026–2030 Anti-Racism Strategy, calling for action on racism as a driver of health inequity. ⚖️

Key demands: recognition, data, accountability, and community participation.

🔗 Read our full submission here: epha.org/epha-respond...

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@europeancancer.bsky.social, @idfe.bsky.social, @jacquelinebowman.bsky.social, @eiwh.bsky.social, @picumofficial.bsky.social, @eurohealthnet.bsky.social, @mentalhealtheurope.bsky.social

📢 July’s #HealthEquity newsfeed is here!
Challenges are deepening, but solutions are emerging.

This edition features:

🔶 A new WHO equity report
🔶 An MEP call for action on #WomensHealth
🔶 Research on disparities across key groups

🔗 Read more: epha.org/health-equit...

#CeasefireNow #Gaza #PublicHealth #HealthJustice #NotNeutral #HumanRights #EPHA #WFPHA #EUPHA

Three public health orgs - @epha-eu.bsky.social al @eupha.bsky.social @wfpha.bsky.social - signed a joint statement calling for:

▪️ Immediate ceasefire
▪️ Protection of civilians & health workers
▪️ Urgent restoration of public health systems
▪️ Justice & international accountability

Public health must not be silent.

Gaza is facing a catastrophic collapse of health systems, infrastructure, and basic determinants of life.

📣 Health requires peace. Silence is not neutrality.

🔗 epha.org/joint-public...

“Our diets are shaped by what’s available, affordable, and socially reinforced. If we don’t change our food environments, we cannot expect healthier choices.” says @erikmathijs.bsky.social, professor at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

🚨 EPHA project PLAN’EAT publishes first key findings!

#FoodSystems and dietary shifts could dramatically reduce disease burden and environmental damage in Europe.

📰 Read more: epha.org/whats-on-you...

@truecostaccounting.bsky.social
@erikmathijs.bsky.social

Warm welcome to JOGG joining EPHA’s growing membership! 🎉

Since 2010, this Dutch public health org has worked to enable every child can grow up with access to healthy food, physical activity, and relaxation. 🚲

#ChildHealth #HealthyCommunities #PublicHealth #EPHAMembers #Prevention #EUHealth