WFPHA Blog: Insights on Global Public Health
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Protecting Healthcare Workers in Low- & Lower-Middle-Income Countries through Vaccination: Barriers, Leverages, & Next Steps
Protecting Healthcare Workers Through Vaccination in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Barriers and Next StepsHealthcare workers play a vital role in providing medical care to individuals and communities. However, their work puts them at a higher risk of...
Global Public Health Policies: Public Health Associations’ Perspectives
Global Public Health Policies: Public Health Associations’ PerspectivesWhy Public Health Advocacy Matters The definition of advocacy may vary slightly across disciplines. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health advocacy is a combination of social...
Promoting Oral Health for Refugees: A Call to Action
Promoting Oral Health for Refugees: A Call to ActionGlobal forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels. As a result of persecution, armed conflict, generalized violence, natural disasters, famine, and economic instability, millions of people have been forced...
No Public Health Without Planetary Health
No Public Health Without Planetary Health “Fighting climate change today is the best public health opportunity.” – Maria Neira, the World Health Organization “We are all responsible for the health of the planet.” – Emma Te-Patu, World Federation of Public Health...
WFPHA Stands in Solidarity with the Ugandan LGBT Community – Denounces the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023)
Public Health Impact of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act: WFPHA Stands with the Ugandan LGBT CommunityThe World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) stands in solidarity with the Ugandan LGBT community and denounces Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023)....
A Review of Determinants of Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Healthcare & Public Health Professionals
Healthcare Worker Vaccine Hesitancy: What Drives COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance?Healthcare workers were among the first groups prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic. As trusted sources of health information and frontline responders, their attitudes...
Improving Childhood Vaccination Coverage Rates in Europe
Improving Childhood Vaccination Coverage Rates in EuropeChildhood vaccination plays a critical role in reducing mortality and morbidity worldwide, lowering disease incidence, and strengthening public health protection. In short, vaccination remains one of the most...
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major gaps in global health preparedness, coordination, and response. In response, governments around the world began exploring stronger international cooperation to better prevent and...
Statement on Protecting Ecosystems & Supporting Nature-based Solutions for Improved Public Health
Protecting Ecosystems Through Nature-based Solutions for Improved Public HealthThe relationship between the natural world and human health is foundational. From the food we eat and the water we drink to the air we breathe and the environments where we live, human...
Big Tobacco’s Dirty Tricks
Big Tobacco’s Dirty TricksSince its inception, the tobacco industry has been at the forefront of influencing public opinion and disrupting health policy through various sophisticated and deceptive methods. As evidence has mounted supporting the undisputed deadly...