HEAL was honoured to host renowned epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan in Brussels in May 2025. She met with different stakeholders to discuss impact of pollution to reproductive health. To specifically assess sperm decline, Dr. Swan has examined hundreds of scientific studies and conducted her own, which all indicate that sperm count is declining globally. This is the case even when controlling for all variables such as genetic and lifestyle factors.
French President Emmanuel Macron will be addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 April 2018 about the future of Europe.
Ahead of this important debate, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) sent a letter to President Macron highlighting the decisive role France is playing in the European Union and asking him to act in favour of a European transition towards a non-toxic environment, as outlined in the 7th Environment Action Program (EAP).