WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health

Inequality: A Threat to Humanity and the PlanetAn Article by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. Melissa Sweet Oxfam International recently released a report, "Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the...

Ensuring Vaccine Equity"Vaccine equity means that all countries should be able to immunize their populations." How can we ensure vaccine equity? Prof. Alison McCallum of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and Usher Institute,...

Public Health Leadership Coalition: A Call to ActionGlobal challenges can only be overcome through global efforts and the adoption of appropriate global approaches to address health threats at the animal, human, and environmental interfaces. Global public health...

Facing Leadership that Kills!An Article by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. Alejandro R. Jadad Despite the growing number of reports describing myriad ways in which leaders failed the populations they were meant to protect during the COVID-19...

End the Genocide of the Yanomami People!The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (ABRASCO) and the Brazilian Association of Anthropology (ABA) denounce the Brazilian Federal Government's omissive and...

Human Rights Day 2021On Human Rights Day 2021, we are aware of the persistence of enormous inequities in the world, which are a flagrant disregard for human rights. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic not only revealed these inequalities but also contributed to their...

1st WHO-recommended Malaria Vaccine: A New HopeMalaria is a life-threatening disease which has a devastating impact on people’s health around the world. Despite being preventable and treatable, more than 400 000 people die from malaria annually.1 In 2019, 94% of...

Waive Vaccine Intellectual Property Rights NowIn the current global pandemic, vaccine equity requires more than supply; it requires fair and timely access to vaccination for all countries, regardless of income level, infrastructure, political context, or stage of...

Nutrition, Alcohol, and Environmental Impact Labels Must Protect Public Interests, Not Market Harmful FoodsWhy Nutrition, Alcohol, and Environmental Labels Matter Since 2016, a United Nations–mandated body responsible for setting international food trade standards has...

Functioning of the International Health Regulations During the COVID-19 PandemicThe International Health Regulations (IHR), which entered into force in 2007, were designed to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. Framed...