WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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#WorldinTurmoil: A Timely Reflection on COVID-19 & Lessons Learned
#WorldinTurmoil: A Timely Reflection on COVID-19 & Lessons LearnedThe new publication of the #WorldinTurmoil series is out! Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization (WHO), is interviewed by Prof. Bettina...
Public Health Is Not Ensured Once Forever!
Public Health Is Not Ensured Once Forever!By Geir Sverre Braut "A world in turmoil" is the unifying headline of the upcoming World Congress on Public Health (WCPH 2023) in Italy in May 2023. This somewhat pessimistic statement is followed by a considerably more...
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on human lives, economies, and societies. To avoid a repeat of the past, the international community should collaborate to be much better prepared and aligned in...
FIP Commitment to Leveraging Pharmacists to Build Vaccine Confidence & Address Vaccine Hesitancy & Complacency
FIP Commitment to Leveraging Pharmacists to Build Vaccine Confidence & Address Vaccine Hesitancy & ComplacencyVaccine hesitancy is a major threat to global health and an important barrier to the success of vaccination strategies worldwide. Addressing this...
WFPHA Supports the International Hospital Federation Statement on Sustainability
WFPHA Supports the International Hospital Federation Statement on SustainabilityOn November 8, 2022, the General Assembly of the International Hospital Federation approved a statement that focuses on the role of hospitals and healthcare organizations in addressing...
The New Operating Environment for Public Health
The New Operating Environment for Public HealthBy Georges Benjamin The COVID-19 pandemic has brought clarity to the fact that public health practitioners worldwide are now working in a new operating environment. Many components of this changing environment have been...
Decision-Making in Public Health: A Reflection
Decision-Making in Public Health: A ReflectionBy Tarun Weeramanthri Public health is a complex business to be in at the best of times. Most of us work in or with governments, where we need to make and advocate for sensible policy, or with communities or civil society...
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in Low-income & Low-Middle-income Countries
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in Low-income & Low-Middle-income CountriesProtecting people worldwide with the appropriate vaccinations is a priority to save millions of lives. This is even more true for the healthcare and public health workforce,...
Has the Pandemic Had an Impact on Your Attitude Toward Vaccination?
Has the Pandemic Had an Impact on Your Attitude Toward Vaccination?The WFPHA is starting a project to analyse if and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare and public health workers' sentiment towards vaccination. In particular, the WFPHA seeks to...
Global Public Health Week 2023
Global Public Health Week 2023The 2nd edition of Global Public Health Week (GPHW) commences on April 3rd 2023, with the theme "Building a More Equitable, Sustainable, and Resilient Health System". It will be a hybrid event, combining face to face and digital...