13th World Congress on Public Health

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Jointly organised by the World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Ethiopian Public Health Association

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CALL FOR MODERATORS
Deadline is Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Midnight Pacific

Click here to volunteer as Session Moderator

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DELEGATE REGISTRATION

Registration for the 13th World Congress on Public Health is now open.

All registration forms must be submitted by email or by fax to the Congress Secretariat in Addis Ababa or the WFPHA Secretariat in Geneva. Although on-site registration will be available, it is recommended to register early.

Registration Dates

Early bird registration: EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 29TH 2012

Regular registration: Received by 18h00 GMT, 14 April, 2012On-site registration: Received between April 15-27, 2012.

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The 13th World Congress on Public Health will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from April 23-27, 2012. The Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) will host the Congress. Approximately 2,000 public health researchers, academics, scientists, educators, programmers, policy makers and student representatives from around the world are expected to take part in the Congress.

The theme of the Congress is “Towards Global Health Equity: Opportunities and Threats.”

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Rio Declarations

The role of public health associations to move forward action towards health equity through a “social determinants of health” lens

In late September 2011, in preparation for the WHO Conference on the Social Determinants of Health, the WFPHA surveyed its Full Member national public health associations to gain an understanding of how they view the concepts of health equity and the social determinants of health. The survey also examined the opportunities and challenges they perceive for national public health associations and the WFPHA to contribute to the achievement of health equity for all through a social determinants of health approach, both nationally and globally. James Chauvin, WFPHA Vice President and President-Elect, made a presentation about the survey’s results during the American Public Health Association’s 139th Conference in Washington, DC. An article about the survey’s results will be published soon.

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The Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health expresses global political commitment for the implementation of a social determinants of health approach to reduce health inequities and to achieve other global priorities. It will help to build momentum within WHO Member States for the development of dedicated national action plans and strategies.

To read the Official Declaration, click here

To read the Alternative Civil Society Declaration, click here

To read the Medical students’ perspective on the Rio Declaration, click here.

WFPHA Survey - Results

The results of the WFPHA Survey on Main global health agenda items & Main expectations from the WFPHA and of the Health Policy Pilot Study are now available.

To see the results, current activities and action plan of the WFPHA , click here (Poster presented at the EUPHA meeting in Copenhagen, November 2011).

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