GPHW2023: Health Policies and Public Health During the Pandemic Crisis in Latin America: The Use of Politics to Reject the Global Consensus Against COVID-19

Theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Date and Time: 04 April 2023 | 15:30 (CEST)

Event Description: In Latin America, politics has historically been claimed as a fundamental dimension for the identification of the context, design, and implementation of public health policies. Politics should illuminate the technical debate by contributing to the understanding of the interests and agendas that mobilize actors to facilitate or obstruct public health policy. However, a contemporary trend gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic: some relevant political leaders in the region used political instruments and mechanisms to forge false narratives against scientific evidence, promoting hesitation regarding preventive methods, and the dissemination of misguided alternatives for disease prevention and treatment. The combination of vocal leaders and new ways of disseminating these alternative narratives has caused serious damage to efforts to combat the disease in the region. The panel will cover the experiences of Brazil, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, exploring similarities and differences in political narratives and strategies towards pandemics. Panelists will be encouraged to analyze the contemporary roles of politics in relation to health policy and public health.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

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Organiser(s): Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva

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GPHW2023: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Date and Time: 04 April 2023 | 15:00 – 16:00 (CEST)

Event Description: Public Health Association of Bangladesh (PHAB) will observe the Global Public Health Week (GPHW) which is a initiative of the World Federation of Public Health Association (WFPHA) that will take place on 3 -7 April 2023. On the eve of this week, a ‘Webinar’ will be organized with the theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis by PHAB in collaboration with National Heart Foundation (NHF), Center for Injury Prevention & Research of Bangladesh (CIPRB), Obstetrical & Gynecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), Bangladesh Nursing Association (BNA), Bangladesh Society of Midwives (BSMW). The participants will be from the mentioned organizations. The webinar will be facilitated by Prof. Shah Monir Hossain, President, PHAB. A keynote presentation will be made by Prof. Dr. Iqbal Kabir, Director, Climate Change, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh. A report will be generated after the webinar.

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English and Bangla

Organiser(s): Public Health Association of Bangladesh (PHAB)

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GPHW2023: Strengthening Climate Change Education for the Public Health Workforce

Theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Date and Time: 04 April 2023 | 15:00 – 16:00 (CEST)

Event Description: The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) will be hosting an online seminar with climate-health partners to learn about the role of public health professionals in the climate crisis. This seminar will also include a summary of climate-health education resources across ASPHER partners, with future insights on how schools of public health can move forward from advocacy to action.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region

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How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

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GPHW2023: Climate Change: A Public Health Crisis with a Health-centred Solution

Theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Date and Time: 04 April 2023 | 14:00 – 14:45 (CEST)

Event Description: Climate change threatens to undermine the last 50 years of gains in public health. We are experiencing intensifying heatwaves and extreme weather events, worsening flood and drought, the spread of infectious diseases, and exacerbated poverty and mental ill-health, all connected to the climate crisis. However, an aligned, global and equitable response to climate change will bring immense benefits for human health, with cleaner air, healthier diets, and more liveable cities. The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change exists to monitor this transition from threat to opportunity. We are a collaboration of over 300 leading experts from academic institutions and UN agencies across the globe, bringing together climate scientists, engineers, energy specialists, economists, political scientists, public health professionals and doctors. Each year our findings are published annually in medical journal The Lancet ahead of the UN climate change negotiations. Our data makes clear how climate change is affecting our health, the consequences of delayed action and the health benefits of a robust response. During GPHW 2023, join this webinar with Lancet Countdown experts to explore:

• The latest evidence on the links between climate change and public health, using data from the 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels.
• The role of Public Health associations in helping avoid the worst health impacts of climate change, and achieving a healthy, thriving future – including how global public health actors can use Lancet Countdown indicators and data.

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change

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How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UIBvVtvKS02Ng5MVrjIdtg 

GPHW2023: One Tree at a Time!

Theme: Tackling the Climate Crisis

Date and Time: 04 April 2023 | 12:00 – 13:00 (CEST)

Event Description: On the 4th of April, Students’ Day of the University of Belgrade, we will organize a community activity to raise awareness about climate change and health. In that regard, we will be planting a tree in front of the building of the Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Students and teachers of the Center- School of Public Health and Health Management will be invited to attend. After planting the tree, interested students and teachers will gather at the Institute of Social Medicine to discuss climate health and plan new activities for the following period.

Event Type: Community Activity

Event Format: In-person

Language(s): Serbian

Organiser(s): School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

How to Attend In-person: Dr Subotića 15, Belgrade, Serbia

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