In 2025, HEAL welcomed several new organisations into its international network of over 70 members committed to advancing health through environmental action. These new members bring valuable expertise in public health, environmental justice, and sustainable policy, further strengthening the capacity of the alliance to help face the challenges from biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. Learn more about their missions and work below.
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is currently considering the proposal to revise the EU’s ambient air quality directives (AAQD), a cornerstone for the protection of people’s health and the environment from air pollution.
Today, HEAL, together with the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM), Mutualités Libres/Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen, the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA) and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) has written to members of the committee, urging them tostep up on the European Commission’s proposal, to reduce ill-health and health cost swiftly and significantly.
Read the full letter here
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