To mark World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) called on European Union member states to fully implement the revised...
By David Byrne (pictured below), former European commissioner for health and consumer protection We live, today, in a multi-state Europe that celebrates a rich diversity in...
185 (25%) of newly elected members of the 751-seat European Parliament have signed ILGA-Europe’s European Elections 2014 Come Out Pledge, committing themselves to advancing human rights...
A few days ago, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released the annual report on pesticides residues in food. While the authority claims that 93% of...
A robust set of hospital pharmacy practice standards for Europe has been agreed at an international summit in Brussels. These standards should be met across European...
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has today (20 May) announced that the EU will provide €25 million per year in the period 2014-2020 to fund vaccines...
By Wen-Ta Chiu, M.D., Ph.D., Taiwan Minister of Health and Welfare By launching the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme in 1995, Taiwan has realized the goal...