WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Urgent Global Health Appeal to COP28: Accelerate Fossil Fuel Phase-Out for Public Well-being
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
WFPHA Condemns Attacks on Civilian Populations Everywhere
WFPHA Condemns Attacks on Civilian Populations Everywhere Following the strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks on civilians in Israel perpetrated by Hamas, the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) also strongly condemns the Israeli forces’...
WFPHA Condemns Terrorist Attacks on Civilian Populations
WFPHA Condemns Terrorist Attacks on Civilian Populations The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) strongly condemns the terrorist attacks on civilians in Israel perpetrated by Hamas. To date, Hamas has killed over 900 Israeli and non-Israeli...
Public Mental Health: Joint Statement by WFPHA, WONCA, & WPA
Public Mental Health: Joint Statement by WFPHA, WONCA, & WPA Today is World Mental Health Day. "Mental health is a universal human right" is the main theme of this year. On this occasion, the World Federation of Public Health Associations, the World Organization...