WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Healthy Climate Prescription: An Urgent Call for Climate Action from the Health Community ahead of COP26
Healthy Climate Prescription: An Urgent Call for Climate Action from the Health Community ahead of COP26The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November 2021 is a critical moment to raise our voices to protect people worldwide from...
WFPHA Working Groups: Welcoming New Chairs/Co-chairs and Thanking Outgoing Chairs
WFPHA Working Groups: Welcoming New Chairs/Co-chairs and Thanking Outgoing ChairsAt WFPHA, our mission is to protect people, prevent diseases, and promote health and wellbeing. Our 10 diverse Working Groups help us achieve our mission through advocacy, collaborative...
Public Health Professionals’ Education and Training (PET) Policy: Ensuring a Trained Public Health Workforce
Public Health Professionals’ Education and Training (PET) Policy: Ensuring a Trained Public Health WorkforceGlobally, public health training primarily occurs through Master of Public Health (MPH) programs, although undergraduate and doctoral programs also exist....
The Value-Based Vaccination Approach: Strengthening Sustainable Healthcare Systems
The Value-Based Vaccination Approach: Strengthening Sustainable Healthcare SystemsHealthcare systems worldwide are under pressure to optimize resources while still delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Achieving long-term sustainability requires a shift...
Advancing Essential Public Health Functions to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Advancing Essential Public Health Functions to Prevent the Next PandemicThe Essential Public Health Functions (EPHFs) are a set of fundamental actions taken to achieve the public health goal of improving, promoting, protecting, and restoring the health of the...
Advancing COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Through Global Collaboration and Public Health Leadership
Advancing COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Through Global Collaboration and Public Health LeadershipAround the world, governments and health systems continue to grapple with the far-reaching consequences of COVID-19. The virus does not respect borders; instead, it has...
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: A Historic Step for Global Health, Humanitarian Protection, and Planetary Security
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: A Historic Step for Global Health, Humanitarian Protection, and Planetary SecurityAs the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) officially enters into force, international health and humanitarian organizations...
Why Public Health Organizations Must Reject All Collaborations with the Tobacco Industry
Why Public Health Organizations Must Reject All Collaborations with the Tobacco Industry The global tobacco epidemic continues to be one of the most urgent and preventable public health threats of our time. With more than 8 million deaths each year, tobacco use...
Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccination: Why Global Solidarity Still Matters
Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccination: Why Global Solidarity Still Matters As the world continues to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, one lesson stands out: prevention must take precedence over treatment. Immunization has long stood alongside clean water as one of...
Global Cervical Cancer Vaccination: A Path to Eradication in the 21st Century
Global Cervical Cancer Vaccination: A Path to Eradication in the 21st CenturyCervical cancer remains a profound global public health challenge. Each year, 330,000 women die from cervical cancer, most of them in the developing world. While COVID-19 has heightened the...