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Wemos

Wemos advocates structural change to achieve global health justice.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Marc Botenga (Member of the European Parliament) and GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCATES and

25 Jan 2023 · Covi committee

Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament) and European Public Health Alliance and

20 Jan 2023 · COVI Committee hearings and report

Meeting with István Ujhelyi (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Dec 2022 · European Health Union-Health Workforce

Response to Brain drain communication

21 Jun 2022

Please find the full-text including links to resources and evidence attached. Wemos is a civil society organisation advocating the right to health for all. 'Human resources for health’ has been an advocacy topic since our establishment in 1979. We analyse health workforce policies and strategies and propose changes to national and EU policymakers to improve them. In 2021, Wemos became the penholder and lead organisation of two projects relating to human resources for health issues (particularly on maldistribution and retention of health workers in rural areas) in the EU/European Region: AHEAD and Pillars of Health. More information on both projects can be found in the document, as well as EU level asks and actions we propose to address the maldistribution of health workers, mitigating brain drain and addressing the manifestation of medical deserts in EU countries.
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Response to Towards a more comprehensive EU framework on endocrine disruptors

16 Jul 2018

WEMOS’ RESPONSE TO THE EDC ROADMAP We call on the European Commission to design a comprehensive strategy that minimizes and eventually ends the exposure of European citizens to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). We ingest, absorb and breathe harmful chemicals, like EDCs, on a daily basis. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been detected in the entire population, including pregnant women and new-born babies. Evidence on the adverse health and environmental effects of EDCs is increasing. It is clear that exposure to these chemicals violates our right to health. A CIRCULAR ECONOMY We applaud the Commission’s intention to pursue a roadmap on EDCs. However, we are concerned about the scope of the roadmap and planned communication, as they do not entail a comprehensive approach to EDCs, particularly regarding the circular economy. While the transition to a circular economy is exciting, progress is hampered by the use of chemicals in products that have a negative effect on the environment and human health, and that hinders our recycling efforts. STRATEGY The comprehensive strategy on EDCs should contain the following: - Base the strategy on the precautionary principle. This meets a right to health approach and is required for a well-functioning circular economy. We ask you to act in behalf of public interest, the environment and future generations and to create a truly clean and healthy environment for all. - Create coherent legislation to ban EDCs and to end exposure to EDCs. This means that the lack of overlap between legislation on EDCs in food contact materials, cosmetics, toys and medical devices needs to be addressed urgently. - Ensure that REACH functions well, including for EDCs. Make use of the authorization and restriction principles which REACH has to offer. Besides identification, regulation of new EDCs must be more efficient. - Ensure that the polluter pays for the negative effects of exposure (as this comes with high health costs). For example by taxing the use of EDCs to encourage the use of safe alternatives. - Invest in research on alternatives for EDCs including non-chemical alternatives. While chemical alternatives are needed, often it might be possible to ‘think-out-of-the-box’ and use a truly green alternative. This goes hand in hand with the circular economy and the EU’s plastic strategy. - Take the latest independent peer-reviewed science into account, including evidence on the cocktail effect and non-monotonic dose effects, which are a serious concern. - Include a long-term plan to monitor exposure to EDCs via biomonitoring and to increase understanding of health effects and effective policies. Please also read the collective statement of the EDCfree network, which contains detailed propositions for an ambitious future-proof strategy on EDCs. We hope you will take this opportunity to develop a strategy for a healthy, future-proof Europe and circular economy. With a strong strategy, we can stop exposure to EDCs for all European citizens.
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