As of 2026, Japanese entities will be eligible to apply to #HorizonEU calls in Pillar 2, including #health research. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🧠🚭💊 For the first time, global targets for #NCDs & mental health are aligned: 150M fewer tobacco users 150M more people with controlled hypertension 150M more with access to mental health care by 2030 ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @worldheart.org @msf.org @un.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏

🧵 1/ Public health is under siege. Populism, disinformation & weakened global institutions threaten trust in science. Here’s how we fight back using the tools of diplomacy. Our new paper, with @charlottemar.bsky.social and colleagues from Europe & US, is just out in Public Health Reviews

🇪🇺President von der Leyen's VP once again criticising her leadership - this time on the "red-tape-cutting" omnibus exercise which is being partly driven by VDL's promises to Trump in Scotland. We saw what happened to the last person who dared to do that (Breton).

🗓️ Mon 1/12, 15.00 CET - debates in @sant.europarl.europa.eu 💶Discharge 2024 EU General budget (opinions) 🧪Panel for the Future of Science & technology 🏥Rare Diseases - study results presentation 🎥Watch live multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/sant-comm...

What is the European Parliament's role in cancer control action plans and cancer policies? 🩺 Read the study on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation findings: link.europa.eu/9qRVCb @sant.europarl.europa.eu

💰 “The rich had a very good pandemic,” says @michaelmarmot.bsky.social While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself. ⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier. @panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org

The Trump Action Tracker has an update! Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions. www.trumpactiontracker.info? 1/2

Now out in Party Politics 🎉 Our study (@jbpilet.bsky.social)suggests that when a mainstream right-wing party signals willingness to rule with the radical right, support for the radical right rises — while the mainstream gains nothing. 👉 A legitimisation effect. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Parliament study praises EU Cancer Plan, but laments ‘legislative inaction’

Missed #WHS2025? A quick 5-point recap: katribertram.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/w... #globalhealth

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health. Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

This article on Healthy Cities by @evdle.bsky.social might seem like ancient history but I really like it because it's so rare to find a clear articulation of the program theory, process, and outcomes of an agenda like Healthy Cities. I wish more people would do exactly this. We'd learn a lot.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises. When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care. Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp

Dutch government @minbz.bsky.social to cut its contribution to multilateral #globalhealth organisations (Gavi, Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNFPA and GFF) by almost 20% as of coming year.

No, VP Vance- the reason our emergency rooms are crowded isn't due to illegal immigrants. It's due to our for-profit health care system which leaves many Americans unable to afford healthcare insurance so the emergency room is their only option. (cartoon from the archives)

If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen

“As a medical doctor by training, I’m appalled by the disinformation that threatens global progress on everything from measles to polio…today I can announce that the EU will head a new Global Health Resilience Initiative” Welcome words from President von der Leyen in today’s State of the EU address

Presented at #ESC2025, a new Series in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe proposes actionable, evidence-based strategies to promote equity in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular diseases. Read now 👉 tinyurl.com/mdmcr4ks

I joined eight former CDC directors—spanning Republican and Democratic administrations—to share this warning: our nation’s health is at risk. The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled.

Let's say it louder for those at the back: Routine childhood vaccines do not cause autism, a major study in Denmark confirmed Wednesday, countering a myth that has been trumpeted for decades. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Trump is working on regime change in Europe My latest for @euobserver.com euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

📣 We are excited to launch the programme & open registration for the hybrid #EHFG2025! Join us 30 Sep–3 Oct to explore how we can heal Europe’s fractured social contract for health & well-being. 🔍 Explore sessions & stay tuned for updates 👉 www.ehfg.org

Very insightful piece on health system impact of Trump admin measures. Thanks, @scottlgreer.bsky.social and colleagues!

‘The belief that decreasing public health budgets in this way can lead to cost saving is immoral and misguided’. Urgent call from Collaborating Centre leaders in support of WHO. Good to see #RIVM colleagues among the signatories.

🎟️ Early bird registration is open for #EHFG2025 ➡️ www.ehfg.org Join us in Gastein 30 Sept–3 Oct to explore how health can heal Europe’s fractured social contract. ⚡Register early to benefit from reduced onsite rates until 30 June, ahead of the full programme launch & online registration in July.

🗳️ The #health determinants of #politics: The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding #trust in democratic institutions By @scottlgreer.bsky.social @matthiaswismar.bsky.social et al in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Proposed simplification of EU chemicals legislation masks deregulation

Parliament’s health committee sets ambitious agenda on rare diseases, women’s health, and cancer

@evdle.bsky.social didn’t just ‘write a thing’, but an urgent call to action to the wider public health community: ‘leave the rhetoric and actively engage in politics’.

The US National Institutes of Health will no longer approve research grants that involve “subawards” to foreign researchers, potentially spelling an end to the type of international multicentre studies that have delivered breakthroughs in many diseases www.bmj.com/content/389/...

It’s nearly European Mental Health Week. While 89% of EU citizens agree that mental health is as important as physical health, stigma can make it harder to get support. The #InThisTogether campaign aims to increase understanding & challenge misconceptions. health.ec.europa.eu/inthistogeth...

Sadly predictable impact of Brexit, see docs.iza.org/dp17797.pdf for publication

🌡️2024 was the warmest year on record. To explore how we can take action, join our Annual Seminar 2025: Climate change & health. We'll present the health impacts of climate change, highlight the costs of inaction, and discuss key policies. 📅 11 June 2025 🔗 Register: eurohealthnet.eu//annual-semi...

❤️‍🩹 | NEW REPORT: Voters want bold action on health – and don’t see it as 'nanny statism'. Our new research with Public First shows that smarter public health policy isn’t just good for the nation – it could be a vote-winner too. www.ippr.org/articles/the...

➡️ @ecdc.europa.eu report on #SDG3.3 progress in #EU published today shows many areas where #HIV, #Hep, #TB and #STI prevention, testing & treatment must improve. www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

🚨 The Young Forum Gastein (YFG) 2025 call for applications is OPEN! 🤗 ✨ Join a passionate community 🎤 Participate in the #EHFG2025 🤝 Network with top experts & decision-makers 💡 Strengthen skills in advocacy, communication, & partnership-building 📅 Apply by 12 May: bit.ly/3xzogT7 #YFG2025

New WHO #MentalHealth guidance provides all countries with practical tools to strengthen policies & services. It tackles social factors that affect mental health like poverty & housing, ensures people with lived experience have a voice, & promotes rights-based care. Learn more: bit.ly/4lgVjjk

MEPs seek guarantees from Várhelyi to protect health funding: Concern was not limited to the left side of the house, as doubts about the funding of major initiatives also arose within the centre-right EPP bloc.

My latest post is now out. I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook. This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must! christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

When people say science isn’t political, point them to this story. A clear example of political interference - directing money towards a study to which we already know the answer. There is no link. www.theguardian.com/...

📣 The #EU4HealthCSA is concerned about restrictions of activities under the #LIFE programme, and potential spillover effects this could have on CSOs from other sectors, including #health. 🔗Read more: eu4health.eu/letter-of-co... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

🔔 Just published: Quality of life in the EU in 2024 What are the key challenges affecting European workers? 🔸 cost of living 🔸 health and #mentalhealth 🔸 access to healthcare 🔸 #worklifebalance 🔸 changes in #telework opportunities Read more 👉 ow.ly/Rp0A50UF9V3

💡 Resilience in crisis: Lessons from Ukraine In an interview by Young Gasteiner Lynn Al Tayara at the #EHFG2024, Jarno Habicht, WHO Ukraine shared how health system reforms before and during the war are keeping care accessible amidst immense challenges. 👉 Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4gmFDbk

We are delighted to announce the winner of the Ilona Kickbusch Award 2024 for best paper @healthpromint.bsky.social by an Early Career Researcher. Congratulations @ambervandenakker.bsky.social for Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

🔔 NEW at Health Promotion International Reclaiming the narrative: countering harmful commercial discourses ✍️ May C I van Schalkwyk, Nason Maani, Benjamin Hawkins, Mark Petticrew & Kent Buse OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae182

Great new @who.int resource on monitoring health inequalities: www.who.int/publications...

The new edition of EuroHealthNets magazine is about the Commercial Determinants of Health. Most of our disease burden is due to unjust economic systems prioritising shareholders profits. An increasingly important topic for public health & not to be ignored! eurohealthnet-magazine.eu/acting-on-th...