HEAL’s work in the Balkan region focuses on air pollution, climate change, and coal power’s contribution to health damages. We work with the main health actors such as Public Health Institutes, Ministries of Health, health organisations, and grassroots initiatives working towards clean air.
We also run the Unmask My City campaign in the region, continuously raise awareness on the health toll caused by fossil fuel energy and call for fair, efficient and sustainable energy systems that will cut down air pollution and energy poverty in the region.
Contact person:
Vlatka Matkovic Puljic, vlatka@env-health.org, +32 (0)2 329 00 82
Chronic Coal Pollution Serbia – Making the case for health promoting investments for zero pollution in Serbia
22nd June 2020
Coal combustion is the dominant form of energy generation in Serbia and the Western Balkans,…
A healthy, green and just response to the COVID-19 crisis in the Western Balkans
6th May 2020
The Western Balkan countries are faced with an unprecedented crisis, and the magnitude of public…
Climate action for our health and planetary health
2nd December 2019
by Genon K. Jensen, Executive Director at HEAL We hope that world leaders meeting in…
Launch of 2019 Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
13th November 2019
Today, the 2019 Lancet Countdown report has been published, with a focus on children's health and climate change, but also on the potential of transforming children's health through climate action for the better.
The climate emergency is a medical one – health sector issues prescription for a healthy energy future
24th September 2019
Today, HEAL launches the Prescription for a Healthy Energy Future for Europe, to shine a light on the health benefits the transformation of the energy sector will bring, and bring to the forefront those areas where change is urgently needed. We will eventually include transport and food production as well.
