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Internship with WFPHA
Internship with WFPHAThe World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) is currently looking for 1 intern in communications. WFPHA offers a unique environment for an internship for students in international health and development. Interns are given substantial...
Should We Still Talk about Crisis?
Should We Still Talk about Crisis?A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Prof. Bettina Borisch The word "crisis" is omnipresent in today’s discourse. There is the COVID-19 crisis, the climate crisis, the Ukraine war crisis, the hunger crisis,...
Barriers to Climate Disaster Risk Management for Public Health
Barriers to Climate Disaster Risk Management for Public HealthAccording to available data, atmospheric warming, sea level rise, mountain glacier loss, and ocean acidification are all happening at unprecedented speeds, leading to extreme weather events such as tropical...
Internship Opportunity with WFPHA
Internship Opportunity with WFPHAThe World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) is currently looking for 2 interns. WFPHA offers a unique environment for an internship for students in international health and development. Interns are given substantial...
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in LICs and LMICs
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in LICs and LMICsSuccessful national immunization programs depend on up-to-date policies and effective strategies at all levels to achieve and maintain coverage targets, as well as to develop understanding and trust in...
Leaders and Leadership in Systemic Approaches to the Challenge Posed by COVID-19
Leaders and Leadership in Systemic Approaches to the Challenge Posed by COVID-19A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. María del Rocío Sáenz Madrigal A single-cause or opportunistic understanding of health contributes to fragmented and...
Largest Continued Backslide in Vaccinations in 3 Decades
Largest Continued Backslide in Vaccinations in 3 DecadesOn 15 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) published new data showing the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in...
Letter to President of the Government of Spain
Letter to President of the Government of SpainSpain was among the most progressive nations in the world in 2010 with the passage of Law 42/2010, which banned smoking in all enclosed public locations, including hospitality venues. It was in accordance with the World...
Could Leadership still Avert Catastrophe?
Could Leadership still Avert Catastrophe?A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. Alejandro R. Jadad I gave them blind hope… and so turned away their eyes from the doom of death. – Aeschylus1 For more than 1200 years, the word "leader" has...
We Are Looking for Interns!
We Are Looking for Interns!The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) is currently looking for 2 interns. WFPHA offers a unique environment for an internship for students in international health and development. Interns are given substantial...