A call for scientific information on addictiveness and attractiveness of tobacco additives was launched by the European Commission in conjunction with the SCENIHR, with a deadline on 11 January 2010. Call for Information on the Addictiveness and Attractiveness of Tobacco

With the announcement of 'Barroso II', all that remains between a new political leadership in Brussels is the Parliamentary hearings. The designated Commissioners are busy preparing for the scrutiny before the European Parliament, a gruelling three hour process where questions

This is a communication from the European Medicines Agency. The organisation will be introducing some visual identity, web/e-mail adresses and organisational chart changes shortly. New visual identity, web/e-mail addresses and organisation chart of the European Medicines Agency Communication to all

November was another extremely busy month for the Secretariat ; we organised three workshops and participated in another three and a plenary session at the Annual Public Health conference in ódź, Poland, participated in a number of workshops and activities

On 27 November, Mr John Dalli has been named Commissioner-designate for Health and Consumer Policy, pending European Parliament's approval in next January. In this article you will find more information about his career and future activities at the European level.

On Friday 27 November the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, announced the nominations for the new European Commissioners. The portfolio for Health and Consumers has been allocated to the Maltese Commissioner-designate, John Dalli. The current Health Commissioner,

On 8 December 2009, EPHA released its position on counterfeit medicines. This position is developed with the support of EPHA's members, bringing together the views of the broad range of public health actors amongst our members. The paper is a

Who are we ? The European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that represents the physiotherapy profession at the European Level. Who do we represent ? We have a membership of 36

On 2-3 November, EPHA participated in the European Child Home Safety Conference, hosted by RoSPA and the European Child Safety Alliance in Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom. The Conference welcomed experts of child home safety, within the European Union and beyond. The

A representative from the EPHA Secretariat participated in the final meeting of the EURO-PREVOB project as a policy adviser. The meeting brought together project partners and advisers to discuss the work conducted to date and consider strategies for taking this

On 1-2 December 2009, EPHA participated in the first meeting of the newly-reformed European Food Safety Authority Stakeholder Consultative Platform in Parma. Points discussed over the course of the two-day meeting included the health claims assessments, EFSA's risk assessments on

The EPHA Secretariat organised three workshops at the 2nd European Public Health Conference in Lodz, Poland. The workshops focused on the future of public health advocacy in Poland, tackling the wider determinants of health and translating research into policy. On

Who are we ? Health Action International (HAI) is a non-profit, independent, non-governmental organisation established in 1981 that promotes increased access to essential medicines, the essential medicines concept and the rational use of medicines. Who do we represent ? We

On 05 November 2009, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) launched its Annual Report on the on the state of drug problems in Europe. Based on 2007 data from the EU Member States, candidate countries, Croatia,

On 23 November, EPHA participated in the 2nd Alcohol Marketing Conference hosted by EUCAM, the European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing, in Brussels. The main topic of the Conference was How to anticipate on actions by economic operators ?, which

was held on 12 November at the Centre Borschette in Brussels. EPHA, its members and other civil society organisations met for a pre-meeting to discuss the key issues on the agenda. Pre-meeting Based on background documents prepared by the EPHA

As a pre-event of the 2nd joint EUPHA/ASPHER European Public Health Conference in Łódź, Poland, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) organised the workshop, "The Future of Public Health Advocacy in Poland." The Future of Advocacy in Public Health in

Who are we ? The European Shiatsu Federation (ESF) is a not-for-profit federation. Shiatsu is an autonomous natural healthcare system whose aim is to maintain the energetic and biophysical balance in human beings. Who do we represent ? We represent

Who are we ? Fundamed is a not-for-profit organisation based in Spain that acts as the social arm of Contenidos e Información de Salud, a publishing company focused on health information. Who do we represent ? We place ourseves the

The Lisbon Treaty enters into force on 1st December. Although it mainly brings institutional changes to the functioning of the European Union, it will also have an impact on the content and elaboration of future policies. A new name for