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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Adaptive Climate Migration as a Public Health Imperative
Adaptive Climate Migration as a Public Health Imperative By Hannah Marcus, WFPHA Environmental Health Working Group In an era of accelerating global climate change, human mobility has reached unprecedented levels. While it is acknowledged that many cases of human...
Climate Change Litigation: Guide for Public Health Professionals
Climate Change Litigation: Guide for Public Health Professionals By Giovanna Mazzola, WFPHA Environmental Health Working Group The past several years have seen a significant increase of litigation over actions or inaction related to climate change. The total number of...
Protecting Healthcare Workers in Low- & Lower-Middle-Income Countries through Vaccination: Barriers, Leverages, & Next Steps
Protecting Healthcare Workers in Low- & Lower-Middle-Income Countries through Vaccination: Barriers, Leverages, & Next Steps Healthcare workers play a vital role in providing medical care to individuals and communities. Compared to the general public,...
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...