WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Public Health Leadership Coalition: Global Launch
Public Health Leadership Coalition: Global LaunchA Public Health Leadership Coalition, gathering world renowned public health experts, has been launched by the WFPHA to help ensure that the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other planetary health concerns...
COVID-19 a Springboard for Immunization for All Ages
COVID-19 a Springboard for Immunization for All AgesThe WFPHA has used World Immunisation Week to call for greater coordination in the vaccination of people of all ages. Past President, and Chair of the WFPHA Global Taskforce on Immunization, Professor Michael Moore...
Public Health Answers: Local Cultural Context in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health Answers: Local Cultural Context in Times of the COVID-19 PandemicHow to advocate for solidarity among communities in times of COVID-19? What impact did cultural context have on the response and behavior of the Portuguese community? In this episode of...
Together We Can Overcome the COVID-19 Pandemic: Letters to G7 & G20
Together We Can Overcome the COVID-19 Pandemic: Letters to G7 & G20The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health issue requiring a global solution with regional, national and local applicability. The extreme COVID-19 fatigue and uncertainty experienced by...
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...
Stop Blocking the Scale-up of Vaccines and Put Health over Profit!
Stop Blocking the Scale-up of Vaccines and Put Health over Profit!On the occasion of World Health Day, WFPHA has joined a broad coalition of civil society organisations across Europe urgently calling on governments and EU institutions to implement a COVID-19 response...
Equity: COVID-19 Vaccines as a Global Public Good?
Equity: COVID-19 Vaccines as a Global Public Good?The outstanding scientific achievement of 2020 was the rapid development of safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. 2021’s challenge is to produce sufficient doses and immunize a planet of nearly 8 billion...
WHO’s Response to WFPHA and SHEM Open Letter on Inequitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
WHO’s Response to WFPHA and SHEM Open Letter on Inequitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines"Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is forefront in my mind." On 3 March 2021, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has responded the...
Public Health Answers: Digital Technology and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health Answers: Digital Technology and the COVID-19 PandemicIn this episode of Public Health Answers, we talk to Audrey Tang, Digital Minister, Taiwan, to know how we can prevent infodemic and how using digital technology to protect population against the...
Now Is the Time for Effective Collaboration!
Now Is the Time for Effective Collaboration!The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed systemic frailties and shortcomings throughout health systems worldwide. Recently, the crisis surpassed a devastating milestone, with over 2.3 million people having died from COVID-19. Many...