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Facing Leadership that Kills receives the Best Paper Award at APHA 2023 Join us in congratulating Dr. Alex Jadad, a member of our Public Health Leadership Coalition, for ‘Facing Leadership that Kills’, which received the Best Paper Award sponsored by the Journal of...

5th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury Edited from the Earth Negotiations Bulletin The Minamata Convention on Mercury, which is an international treaty, was adopted on October 10, 2013 and entered into force on August 16,...

Global Public Health Week 2024 The 3rd edition of Global Public Health Week (GPHW) commences on April 8, 2024, with the theme "Fostering Peace as a Prerequisite for Equitable Health". It will be a hybrid event, combining face to face and digital gatherings worldwide....

Urgent Global Health Appeal to COP28: Accelerate Fossil Fuel Phase-Out for Public Well-being On the occasion of the first ever health day at COP, an open letter from health professionals around the world urges the COP28 presidency and world leadership for a commitment...

Physicians under bombardment: In solidarity with frontline health heroes and heroines   By: Dr. Duha Shellah, Medical & Health Sciences Division, Palestine Academy for Science & Technology As a physician, Palestinian and voice of physicians in Palestine and...

Call for Fellows: WFPHA Fellowship Program 2024 The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) is pleased to announce the WFPHA Fellowship Program 2024, hosted by the Norwegian Public Health Association (NOPHA). This fellowship program aims to strengthen...

Leaving No One Behind: Integrating Oral Health into Primary Healthcare for Refugee Populations  In a world that has been marred by conflict and turmoil, the devastating impact of wars and conflicts on daily life and health cannot be ignored. This year, the World...

Translating the Essential Public Health Functions into Public Health Curricula On October 26, 2023, at 13:00 (CEST), the WFPHA held a webinar that provided an overview of the work the WFPHA's Public Health Professionals’ Education and Training Working Group has been...

Urgent Appeal for Humanitarian Action in Gaza - Join the Call for Peace  The most lethal attack ever registered against a hospital happened on Oct 17, 2023 in the Gaza Strip (or Gaza), with hundreds of people dead and injured. The World Health Organization issued...

Plea for Peace: A Call to Protect Innocent Lives The ongoing war between Hamas and the State of Israel has taken a devastating toll on the lives of innocent civilians in the region. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) has taken a bold and...