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.
HEAL has sent a letter to EU environment ministers on European Environment Action Programme (8EAP) for adoption at the June Environment Council.
HEAL and its over 80 members call on ministers to step up in taking measures to implement the 8EAP objectives, recognising the urgency to act for health on the multiple crises including those from global heating, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss.. They further urge them to underline the importance of protecting health from the triple crises of climate change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss with your Heads of State, for prioritisation in the EU strategic agenda.
Read the full letter here
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