WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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High-Level Symposium on Health Policy & Personalized Medicine for Cancer: Projecting Europe-China Collaboration in the Global Arena
High-Level Symposium on Health Policy & Personalized Medicine for Cancer: Projecting Europe-China Collaboration in the Global ArenaThe World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) organizes the High-Level Symposium on Health Policy and Personalized...
WFPHA at WHA76: Constituency Statement on Universal Health Coverage
WFPHA at WHA76: Constituency Statement on Universal Health CoverageThe 76th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 21–30, 2023. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) joins several non-State actors in...
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...
Dr Annapaola Rizzoli’s Speech at the WFPHA Awards Ceremony 2023
Dr Annapaola Rizzoli's Speech at the WFPHA Awards Ceremony 2023 The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) recognizes outstanding contributions to public health through its annual awards program. The program aims to acknowledge and honor individuals...
Prof. Ulrich Laaser’s Inspiring Speech at the WFPHA Awards Ceremony 2023
Prof. Ulrich Laaser's Inspiring Speech at the WFPHA Awards Ceremony 2023 The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) recognizes outstanding contributions to public health through its annual awards program. The program aims to acknowledge and honor...
Meeting Our New Members
Meeting Our New Members On May 2, 2023, during the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, member organizations welcomed 5 new members: the Emirates Public Health Association, the College of Public Health Malaysia, the Somaliland Public...
The WFPHA General Assembly 2023
The WFPHA General Assembly 2023 After being held virtually last year, the General Assembly of the World Federation of Public Health Associations was able to be held hybrid on May 2, 2023, in Rome, Italy, during the 17th World Congress on Public Health. A total of 101...
Hugh R. Leavell Award 2023
Hugh R. Leavell Award 2023The Hugh R. Leavell Award is the highest honor bestowed by WFPHA. It is a true accolade of the profession, the recognition by an individual’s colleagues of her or his outstanding accomplishments in the field of global public 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."...
EUPHA Joined WFPHA to Stand in Solidarity with the Ugandan LGBT Community – Denounce the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023)
EUPHA Joined WFPHA to Stand in Solidarity with the Ugandan LGBT Community – Denounce the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023)On March 21, 2023, the Ugandan Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023). By criminalizing same-sex conduct, the Act criminalizes...