WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Public Health and the Duty to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Public Health and the Duty to Abolish Nuclear WeaponsThe first Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) took place in Vienna, Austria, in June 2022. Several side events were organised during this meeting. On...
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: A Report
Intersection between Climate Change, Public Health, and International Law: A ReportBy Hannah Marcus Recently, our Environmental Health Working Group published a new report titled "Legal implications of the climate-health crisis: a case study analysis of the role of...
Governments Must Break Big Pharma-WTO Stranglehold on Access to Medicine: A Global Call to Action
Governments Must Break Big Pharma-WTO Stranglehold on Access to Medicine: A Global Call to ActionIn June 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) concludes its most significant decision-making meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WTO’s 12th...
The Casebook on Advocacy in Public Health Is Now Available in Chinese!
The Casebook on Advocacy in Public Health Is Now Available in Chinese!In June 2021, WFPHA published the Casebook on Advocacy in Public Health to highlight the importance of advocacy as a core function of public health. The Casebook brings together 18 cases of...
WFPHA Statement during INB Public Hearings
WFPHA Statement during INB Public HearingsThe World Health Assembly Special Session (WHASS) which took place in December 2021 established an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument...
IC2PerMed Meeting in Rome
IC2PerMed Meeting in RomeWFPHA is one of the partners of the project Integrating China in the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (IC2PerMed). This project aims to support EU-China collaboration on different aspects of personalised cancer medicine, such...
COVID-19 and Disability
COVID-19 and DisabilityA Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition’s Member – Jeff Smith In "The Disability Pandemic", El Gibbs lays bare the reality of COVID-19 for many people with disability. The piece is both intensely honest, searingly analytical and, at...
Letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusOn 30 May 2022, WFPHA sends a letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to congratulate him on his well-deserved re-election as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). WFPHA remains available to support the...
Thank You to Outgoing President, Prof. Walter Ricciardi
Thank You to Outgoing President, Prof. Walter RicciardiThe WFPHA expresses its sincere thanks to its outgoing President, Prof. Walter Ricciardi, for his important work over the past two years. Prof. Ricciardi led the Federation during the COVID-19 pandemic, setting an...
Thank You to Outgoing Governing Council Members
Thank You to Outgoing Governing Council MembersThe WFPHA expresses its sincere thanks to its Outgoing Governing Council (GC) members, Dr Saber Perdes and Adrian Te Patu, for their valued contributions and commitments over the years. Saber, a Public Health specialist...