Annual Report 2012

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The 2012 Annual Report is now available, to read it click here.

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2013 General Assembly

The 47th WFPHA General Assembly will take place on Sunday, 19th May 2013 at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, from 9 am to 1 pm, the day before the opening Ceremony of the World Health Assembly (WHA).

To read the Preliminary Agenda of the WHA, click here.

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The Graduate Institute

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The Millennium Development Goals survey

MDGs – A public health professional’s perspective from 71 countries

Lomazzi M, Theisling M, Tapia L, Borisch B, Laaser U (2013)
Journal of Public Health Policy, Federations’ Pages Online Supplement, 34, e1–e22; doi:10.1057/jphp.2012.69

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are nowadays discussed at several levels from governments to grassroots advocacy.

The WFPHA has executed a quali-quantitative survey to explore the opinion of public health professionals worldwide and their experience concerning the implementation and achievement of the MDGs with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. We received 427 completed questionnaires, from 71 countries.

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9th PHASA conference and the inaugural conference of the AFPHA

http://www.phasaconference.org.za/images/phasa2013.jpgThe 9th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) conference and the inaugural conference of the African Federation of Public Health Associations (AFPHA) will be held jointly in Cape Town, South Africa, from 24 -27 September 2013.

 

Conference venue
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

Theme
Africa’s Public Health Legacy - Beyond the MDGs

For more information, click here.

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4th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health

Sample imageThe Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health is convened annually. In 2013, the Vietnam Public Health Association (VPHA) will be the host of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health from 21 – 22 November, 2013 in Nha Trang. The theme for the Conference is "Climate change and Population Health".

All World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) members, VPHA members, scientists, individuals and organizations in and out of Vietnam interested in the field of public health are kindly invited to participate in the Conference. Presentations of scientific researches, training programs and community-based intervention models are welcome.

On-line registration and abstract submission can be made through the Conference website.

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Palgrave Macmillan Journals - Free Access in April

From April 1-30, 2013 Palgrave Macmillan will be running its Access All Areas promotion, in which ALL journals, including Journal of Public Health Policy, have been made free to view online. WFPHA members and journal contributors are encouraged to explore topics from the journal’s 30+ years of content - and share the promotion, and their work, with colleagues and contacts.

For more information, click here.

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Dr. Carissa F. Etienne is installed as 10th Director of the PAHO, Regional Office of the WHO

On behalf of the WFPHA, J. Chauvin offered to Dr. Carissa F. Etienne the Federation's congratulations for her election and assured the Federation commitment to work closely with WHO and PAHO on advocacy for Universal Health Coverage and other priority issues.

Dr. Carissa F. Etienne expressed her interest in exploring how PAHO can partner with the WFPHA in the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage and more broadly in advocating for health in all policies and in addressing the social determinant of health.

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Health: the greatest wealth

Prof. Bettina Borisch joins International Innovation to discuss what public health means for different parts of the world in 2013 (www.researchmedia.eu).

To read the article, click here.

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