GPHW2024: Tobacco Endgame Strategies- Interview with Dr. Paul Kavanagh

Theme: Rethinking Public Health Paradigms

Date and Time: 8th April 2024 | 14:00-15:00 (CET)

Event Description: For this event, we will share a pre-recorded interview with a member of the WFPHA Tobacco Control Working Group:

Dr. Paul Kavanagh is a consultant in Public Health Medicine at the National Health Intelligence Unit in Ireland, and a Public Health Medical Advisor to the Health Service Executive Tobacco-Free Ireland Programme.

This interview will explore the concept of tobacco endgame strategies and what is being done globally to reduce tobacco usage to new lows.

Survey: Link

Event Type: Interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

How to Attend Virtually: Pre-recorded video

Registration: Link

GPHW2024: Sustainability in Oral Health

Theme: Promoting a Sustainable Life for Thriving Communities

Date and Time: 11 April 2024 | 17:00-18:00 EST

Event Description: We aim to disseminate our expertise on sustainability in oral health to a global audience. The webinar will feature multiple presenters offering insights into the state of oral health in their respective countries, supported by scientific data. Attendees are encouraged to engage in a rich discussion on the topic.

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Youth for Sustainable Oral Health

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom link

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Future Directions in Oral Health: Global Perspectives

Theme: Rethinking Public Health Paradigms

Date and Time: 8th April 2024 |06:30-07:30 (EDT)

Event Description: Explore the future of oral health from a global perspective in our upcoming webinar “Future Directions in Oral Health: Global Perspectives”.
Presented by the WFPHA Oral Health Workgroup members, World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Join us as our diverse panel of speakers, hailing from various regions around the world, share their insights and experiences, offering unique perspectives on the future landscape of oral health.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and engage in a stimulating panel discussion. Register now and be part of this enlightening session shaping the future of global oral health. All presenters are members of the WFPHA Oral Health Workgroup.

For questions, please contact Dr. Kiran Nagdeo: kn2293@nyu.edu

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Hyewon Lee DMD, MPH, DrPH  – South Korea

Dr. Sonia Groisman DSc, PhD, MSc, DDS – Brazil

Dr. Kenneth Eaton BDS, MSc, PhD, LDS, MGDS RCS (Eng), FFGDP(UK), FFPH, FHEA, FICD, DHC – England

Dr. Aarthi Shanmugavel BDS, MPH, DHI (ABD) – USA

Dr. Rachel Martin BDSc, Grad Dip Ed, MPH – Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Seema Kumar: BDS, MSc Paed, PGC Orthod., PGCTT, PG Dip. Med Edu. – Cook Islands

Dr. Pascaline Talla DMD, PhD – Montreal, Canada

Dr. Kiran Nagdeo BDS, MPH, PhD Student – USA

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Dr. Kiran Nagdeo

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link 

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Speech from Prof. Michael Baker on allocating sustainable funding for resilient health systems

Theme: Enhancing and Democratizing Governance in Global Health

Date and Time: 9th April 2024 | 10:00-10:20 (CET)

Event Description: The lecture is about allocating sustainable funding for resilient health systems and the insights that Prof. Michael Baker provides really are important for those who are interested in not only health, but how we get there, and how we manage our policies in dealing with our general political masters and bureaucracy.

Professor Michael Baker, from Otago University in Wellington, New Zealand, has an extraordinary background as a public health physician and as a professor of public health. He was the key leader in the fight in New Zealand against COVID-19.

This webinar is part of the International Immunization Policy Task Force activities led by the WFPHA. 

Event Type: Video

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): International Immunization Policy Task Force

How to Attend Virtually: Youtube Link

Registration: N/A

Shaping the Future of Public Health Sustainable Investments

On January 23, 2024, the WFPHA Immunization Taskforce hosted an insightful conversation on Shaping the Future of Public Health Sustainable Investments.

This webinar is part of the Immunization Taskforce activities led by the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Anuradha Gupta, President of Global Immunization at the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Hugo Marín Piva, Head of the Pharmaco-economy Area at the Pharmacoepidemiology Department at Costa Rican Social Security Fund explored real-world cases, emphasizing the critical need for strategic and impactful investments in the realm of global health.