Statements

NCDs statement

The WFPHA issued a statement on Non-Communicable Diseases during the WHO Executive Board’s 128th session held in Geneva in January 2011. The Federation urges that particular attention be paid to strengthening national public health systems and functions of national health systems and expand the health sector workforce. WFPHA also advocates for a strong civil society voice and the active participation of national public health associations and allied groups in national and global response to NCDs.

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The Addis Ababa Declaration

At the conclusion of the 13th World Congress on Public Health, held 22 – 27 April 2012 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the WFPHA issued the Addis Ababa Declaration, a call on Global Health Equity.

The Istanbul Declaration

WFPHA’s Istanbul Declaration. At the conclusion of the 12th World Congress on Public Health, held 18 – 23 April 2009 in Istanbul (Turkey), the WFPHA issued the Istanbul Declaration, a call for Health as a basic Human Right.