WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Primary Dental Care During COVID-19 and Future Airborne Pandemics
Primary Dental Care During COVID-19: Global Guidance for Safe Oral Health Services Oral health is an integral part of primary care. While oral diseases pose a major health and financial burden globally, oral health is widely neglected and considered optional or...
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: A Report
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: Litigation, Liability, and Legal ReformThe Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law is no longer theoretical; it is unfolding in courtrooms around the world....
COVID-19 and Disability
The Disability Pandemic: What COVID Revealed About Who Gets to LiveThe pandemic has been a brutal reminder that disabled people don’t matter. Living through this, as a disabled person with a wonky immune system, has been a reminder that my life doesn’t matter to most....
Welcoming New Members
Welcoming New MembersOn May 19, 2022, during the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, member organizations have welcomed 3 new members; the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), the European Network of Medical...
Welcoming New President
Welcoming New PresidentOn May 19, 2022, the WFPHA formally welcomes its new President Prof. Luis Eugenio de Souza. He will hold the role of President for the next two years. Luis is a professor at the Federal University of Bahia and a leader in health equity and...
Meet Our New President-elect, Emma Rawson-Te Patu
Meet Our New President-elect, Emma Rawson-Te Patu On May 19, 2022, during the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, member organizations have elected Emma Rawson-Te Patu as President-elect. She will be the first Indigenous president...
Provision of Oral Health Care for the Institutionalized Elderly
Oral Health Care for the Institutionalized ElderlyLife expectancy has risen significantly across most countries over the past two decades, according to the World Health Organization Global Health Estimates. At the same time, older adults (particularly in countries...
We Are Hiring!
We Are Hiring!The World Federation of Public Health Associations is currently looking for a Communication Officer (30%) for the International Office in Geneva, Switzerland. The WFPHA is an international, non-profit, nongovernmental organization composed of over 130...
Mental Health: A Priority
Mental Health a Priority for the Global Healthcare Workforce[et_pb_text content_tablet="The COVID-19 pandemic placed extraordinary pressure on health systems worldwide, and nowhere has this strain been more visible than in the mental health and well-being of...
End the Genocide of the Yanomami People!
End the Genocide of the Yanomami People!The Genocide of the Yanomami People is unfolding in real time. Indigenous communities in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (TIY), located on the Brazil–Venezuela border, are facing systemic violence driven by illegal mining,...