WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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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,...
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...