WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Barriers to Climate Disaster Risk Management for Public Health
Barriers to Climate Disaster Risk Management for Public HealthAccording to available data, atmospheric warming, sea level rise, mountain glacier loss, and ocean acidification are all happening at unprecedented speeds, leading to extreme weather events such as tropical...
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in LICs and LMICs
Protecting Health Workforce through Vaccination in LICs and LMICsSuccessful national immunization programs depend on up-to-date policies and effective strategies at all levels to achieve and maintain coverage targets, as well as to develop understanding and trust in...
Leaders and Leadership in Systemic Approaches to the Challenge Posed by COVID-19
Leaders and Leadership in Systemic Approaches to the Challenge Posed by COVID-19A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. María del Rocío Sáenz Madrigal A single-cause or opportunistic understanding of health contributes to fragmented and...
WFPHA Has Joined Health Professionals to Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
WFPHA Has Joined Health Professionals to Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation TreatyThe message is clear; to prevent exceeding 1.5ºC of warming and to protect the health and lives of present and future generations, we need a rapid, equitable phase-out of fossil...
Largest Continued Backslide in Vaccinations in 3 Decades
Largest Continued Backslide in Vaccinations in 3 DecadesOn 15 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) published new data showing the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in...
Letter to President of the Government of Spain
Letter to President of the Government of SpainSpain was among the most progressive nations in the world in 2010 with the passage of Law 42/2010, which banned smoking in all enclosed public locations, including hospitality venues. It was in accordance with the World...
Could Leadership still Avert Catastrophe?
Could Leadership still Avert Catastrophe?A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Dr. Alejandro R. Jadad I gave them blind hope… and so turned away their eyes from the doom of death. – Aeschylus1 For more than 1200 years, the word "leader" has...
Primary Dental Care During COVID-19 and Future Airborne Pandemics
Primary Dental Care During COVID-19 and Future Airborne PandemicsBy Hyewon Lee & WFPHA Oral Health Working Group Members Oral health is an integral part of primary care. While oral diseases pose a major health and financial burden globally, oral health is widely...
Economic-Financial Drivers of an Unequal World
Economic-Financial Drivers of an Unequal WorldThe People's Global Summit. Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind starts 29 June to 2 July 2022. The Summit will run 24 hours for four days. During the Summit people will be able to share their...
The People’s Global Summit
The People's Global SummitThe People's Global Summit. Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind has been initiated by 24 diverse global organisations representing different faiths, philosophies, rights movements, workforces, generations, traditions,...