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COVID-19 Pandemic in the Amazon – An Urgent Need for International Solidarity
COVID-19 Pandemic in the Amazon – An Urgent Need for International SolidarityAmazon, a region with so much natural wealth, is the homeland of amongst the poorest people in the Americas, including a high proportion of Indigenous Peoples. The poor and neglected...
Public Health Answers: How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Health Literacy?
Public Health Answers: How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Health Literacy?COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in behavior, reaffirming the need to understand and apply accurate health information. As we spend more time engaging with the world virtually, we are...
Amazonas Needs Oxygen!
Amazonas Needs Oxygen!The state of Amazonas, in Brazil, has 4.2 million inhabitants, of which 2.2 million live in its capital, Manaus. In January 2021, it is registered on a daily basis about 5,000 cases and 50 deaths by COVID-19, reaching a mortality rate of 160...
WFPHA Welcomes the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
WFPHA Welcomes the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsWe must prevent what we cannot cure. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons....
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on Social Determinants of Health
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on Social Determinants of HealthThe 148th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board take place on 18-26 January 2021. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) attended this session with a statement on...
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on Oral Health
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on Oral HealthThe 148th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board take place on 18-26 January 2021. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) attended this session with a statement on Oral Health. WFPHA...
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on COVID-19 Response
WFPHA at EB148: Statement on COVID-19 ResponseThe 148th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board take place on 18-26 January 2021. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) attended this session with a strong statement on...
Norwegian Perspectives on Immunization: A Positive Response to Public Health Advocacy during COVID-19
Norwegian Perspectives on Immunization: A Positive Response to Public Health Advocacy during COVID-19By Alison Hacker Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, health inequity has become increasingly apparent. The public health workforce has rapidly mobilized to advocate for...
COVID-19 Immunization and Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID-19 Immunization and Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy Preventing millions of deaths annually has been attributed to immunization, and its development is regarded as a significant global health achievement (WHO 2020). In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians...
Rejecting All Collaborations of Public Health Organizations with the Tobacco Industry
Rejecting All Collaborations of Public Health Organizations with the Tobacco IndustryThe tobacco epidemic is an urgent public health concern, with tobacco use responsible for more than 8 million deaths annually. In 2003, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO...