HEAL Poland at a Polish senate hearing on climate
HEAL’s Weronika Michalak recently presented on climate change and health at a hearing in the Senate, Poland’s upper chamber. The meeting explored the direction in which Polish climate policy should…
Recommendations from Turkish Health Sector regarding Climate Action and COP 26
Turkey's ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement by November 10, 2021 and announcing its net zero emission target until 2053 are among the positive developments considering we have been feeling…
Restriction on harmful chemicals in single-use diapers: an opportunity to protect children’s health that Europe is on the verge of missing
Single-use diapers are a familiar product for most families. But unfortunately, nappies can contain a range of chemicals that can harm human health. A restriction on such substances is an opportunity to protect health that might never see the light of day.
Experts highly concerned as EU body rejects proposal to exclude hazardous chemicals in diapers
Health and environmental groups have reacted with severe concern after the European Chemicals Agency's scientific committees today rejected an attempt to eliminate hazardous chemicals from single-use babies' diapers.
Air pollution and health in Western Balkan cities
A new series of HEAL briefings showcases the sources of air pollution in four cities in the Western Balkan region, and highlights why a phase out of coal power generation and fossil fuels in general would be beneficial especially for city residents.
