WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Public Health Leadership Coalition: A Call to Action
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!
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!
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 2021
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 Hope
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...
26th Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
26th Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons ConventionThe 26th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention takes place on November to 3 December 2021. Deborah Klein Walker, Chair of the WFPHA Women, Adolescent...
Waive Vaccine Intellectual Property Rights Now!
Waive Vaccine Intellectual Property Rights Now!In the current global pandemic, vaccine equity means a fair distribution of vaccine, so that all countries can immunise their populations regardless of their income, pre-existing infrastructure, political context or...
Global Public Health Week 2022
Global Public Health Week 2022The first edition of Global Public Health Week (GPHW) commences on April 4th 2022, with the theme "Public Health Matters: Building the New Future". It will be a hybrid event, combining face to face and digital gatherings worldwide. During...
Evidence-based Leadership Is more Important than ever before!
Evidence-based Leadership Is more Important than ever before!A Reflection by Public Health Leadership Coalition's Member - Prof. Walter Ricciardi The COVID-19 pandemic acted like a global tsunami, exacerbating the existing challenges and focusing attention of new ones...
Nutrition, Alcohol, and Environmental Impact Labels Should Protect Public Interests
Nutrition, Alcohol, and Environmental Impact Labels Should Protect Public InterestsThe WFPHA has signed "Nutrition, Alcohol, and Environmental Impact Labels Should Protect Public Interests, Not Sell Foods that are Harmful to Humans and the Planet" statement urging the...