WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
Stay informed with the latest global public health updates, insights, and perspectives through the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) blog. Our articles cover key topics in public health advocacy, policy, and innovation, highlighting the work of experts, member associations, and ongoing initiatives.
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Global Public Health Policies: Public Health Associations’ Perspectives
Global Public Health Policies: Public Health Associations' Perspectives The definition of advocacy may exhibit slight variations across different disciplines. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health advocacy is a combination of social actions designed...
IC2PerMed: Roadmap
IC2PerMed: Roadmap Integrating China in the International Consortium for Personalized Medicine (IC2PerMed) project aims to support the European Union (EU)-China collaboration over the developments of personalized medicine research, innovations, and policies through...
Promoting Oral Health for Refugees: A Call to Action
Promoting Oral Health for Refugees: A Call to Action The scale of global forced displacement is increasing worldwide as a result of persecution, armed conflict, generalized violence, natural disasters, famine, and economic changes. Refugees are one of the most...
IC2PerMed: Healthcare Professionals’ Education and Citizens’ Empowerment in Personalized Medicine
IC2PerMed: Healthcare Professionals' Education and Citizens' Empowerment in Personalized Medicine Technological and medical advancements have played a significant role in fostering personalized medicine. Nonetheless, for successful implementation of personalized...
Personalized Medicine Landscape in the EU & China: A Survey of Experts
Personalized Medicine Landscape in the EU & China: A Survey of Experts Personalized Medicine is one of the main priorities of the research agenda of the European Commission and the focus of the Integrating China in the International Consortium for Personalized...
Thank You to the Outgoing Member of Our Governing Council
Thank You to Outgoing Governing Council Member The WFPHA recognizes the outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment of its Outgoing Governing Council (GC) member, Dr Jesus Gonzalez. Dr Gonzalez, a surgeon from the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous...
Achieving Health Equity through Stronger Actions Against Racism & Discrimination
Achieving Health Equity through Stronger Actions Against Racism & DiscriminationRacism and discrimination are fundamental determinants of health. Despite the increasing evidence for the impact of racism and discrimination on both mental and physical health...
Conflict and Public Health: Prevention, Responses, Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconciliation
Conflict and Public Health: Prevention, Responses, Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconciliation"War is a man-made public health problem and it is preventable." - Borisch (WFPHA) "It will take decades for Ukraine to bring its public health system to the prewar level."...
The Role of Thought Experiments as Sources of Insight and Lessons to Tackle Pandemics and Other Existential Challenges
The Role of Thought Experiments as Sources of Insight and Lessons to Tackle Pandemics and Other Existential Challenges"We invite people to exercise their imagination and think collectively on the failures of the current global health governance." - De Souza (WFPHA)...
COVID-19: Any Lessons Learned?
COVID-19: Any Lessons Learned?"We are not ready to face a new pandemic." - Ricciardi (UNICATT) "No country is safe until all countries are safe." - Krech (WHO) The 17th World Congress on Public Health, taking place in Rome from May 2nd to May 6th, coincides with a...