Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH
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WHO/Europe
The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of 6 WHO regional offices around the world. It collaborates with a range of public health stakeholders in the Region.
EU Health - #HealthUnion
EU Commission DG Health & Food Safety (SANTE): building a strong 🇪🇺 #HealthUnion RT ≠ endorsement Food tweets @Food_EU #UnitedInProtection
Hans Kluge
Regional Director @WHO_Europe. Passionate about improving health for all. Dad, husband, runner.
Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Ilona Kickbusch PhD contributes to innovation in global health, health diplomacy and digital health. Always a feminist. Ich bin eine Frau.
EPHA
The European Public Health Alliance is a change agent – Europe’s leading NGO alliance advocating for better health. Retweets are not endorsements. #PublicHealth
Big news from Scotland!
Read more about minimum unit pricing:
journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-…
and public health policies on alcohol:
journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-…
#LiverTwitter Ramon Bataller Juan Pablo (JP) Arab, MD Aleksander Krag Maja Thiele Luis Antonio Díaz, MD Peter Jepsen EASLnews #WorldLiverDay
Britain is moving towards #AssistedDying
The public is supportive. Now the politicians are catching up
Bills are moving forward in Jersey, the Isle of Man and Scotland. Sir Keir Starmer openly supports a change in law at Westminster
Dignity in Dying
economist.com/britain/2024/0…
Visit the #DigitalHealth country profiles for the WHO European Region! Following our regional report from last year, WHO/Europe has taken a closer look at the individual countries.
Discover where our Member States are in their digital health transformation journeys:…
Report: #Medicines shortages now normal in UK and made worse by #Brexit
Shortages imperilling the health and lives of #patients with serious illnesses
Major shortages of drugs to treat #ADHD , type 2 #diabetes and #epilepsy
By Mark Dayan Nuffield Trust
theguardian.com/science/2024/a…
Unequal practices: Report alleges #Nestle adds #sugar to baby foods in low-income countries, while they are sugar-free in Europe.
'By adding sugar to these products, Nestle's sole aim is to create an #addiction or dependency in #children ”
Public Eye
indiatvnews.com/health/nestle-…
'European citizens would like to see the fight against #Poverty and #SocialExclusion (33%) as well as supporting #PublicHealth (32%) as the main issues under discussion during the electoral campaign.'
Eurobarometer #EUelections2024
The use of #AI in #PublicHealth
'must be grounded in the principles of equity and justice...and do not perpetuate unfair biases and risk widening #HealthInequalities '
Kevin Fenton, President of UK Faculty of Public Health Faculty of Public Health
The health and economic costs of ignoring #PublicHealth
“Of our $4.5-trillion annual health spending in the U.S., the vast majority goes to treating people when they are already sick; only 4% supports programs to keep people and workers healthy in the first place.”
🇪🇺The Political Determinants of Health and the European Union - a Special Issue in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
With Ellie Brooks Dr Mary Guy Charlotte Godziewski et al
📖Advance publication: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advance-…
💻Launch webinar 25 April: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0e9bb8b8…
The UK is facing a prolonged and serious health crisis.
With Bob Klaber Dr Annabel Sir Michael Marmot we outline the urgent need for action on the social determinants of health in our The BMJ Future of the NHS Commission piece.
bmj.com/content/385/bm…
✍️ Registered: 'Navigating times of change for public health' - EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 3 June 2024 - Online and in person
🇳🇱 See you in Utrecht with speakers Caroline Costongs Claudia Marinetti Nicoline Tamsma Suzanne Costello Marith Volp Nicolas SCHMIT et al.
📣Open: Join me and register for #EPH2024
🧭Exploring #Innovation in European #PublicHealth
🇵🇹Lisbon, 12-15 November 2024
ephconference.eu/2024-conferenc…
🇮🇪Irish government must stand up to global #alcohol industry #lobbying
Time ‘to put public interest ahead of vested interests’
Sheila Gilheany of AlcoholActionIreland
“Ticking timebomb: Without immediate action, health and care workforce gaps in the European Region could spell disaster”
Dr Hans Kluge of WHO/Europe
World Health Worker Week #WHWweek