Global Public Health Week Day 3 Events
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Mar 24, 2025
Global Public Health Week 2025: Day 3 – Prevention First: From Epidemics to Everyday Health – Wednesday, April 8th
Focus: Immunization, surveillance, and community prevention.
Prevention saves lives and stabilizes societies. Investing in vaccination, disease surveillance, and community prevention mechanisms fosters trust and cooperation, key components of lasting peace.
While we finalize the event list for 2026, have a look at last years events to get an idea of what to expect:
| Time | Event | Format | Link |
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9:00 AM GMT/1:00 AM CEST |
Decolonizing Public Health in History |
Panel Discussion/Roundtable (English) |
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| 9:00 AM GMT +6 / 5:00 AM CEST |
Domestic Resource Mobilization: Addressing Complex Challenges to Decolonize Bangladesh’s Health System | Blog (English) | Read here |
| 9:00 AM CEST | Strengthening collaboration between all health sectors: what are the challenges? | Panel discussion and round table (English and French) | Register here |
| 10:00 AM CEST | Nicotine Poses a Particularly Serious Threat to Public Health | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 10:00 AM CEST | Perspectives from Young Professionals: Insights from Sarah Tan | Video (English) | Watch here |
| 10:00 AM CEST | Perspectives from Young Professionals: Insights from Maya Jones |
Video (English) | Watch here |
| 10:00 AM CEST | Protecting Older Adults from RSV – The Critical Role of Vaccination | Video (English) | Watch here |
| 10:00 AM CEST | Advocating for HPV-Induced Cancer Prevention in the Arab World | Video (Arabic and English) | Watch here |
| 12:00 PM Palestine / 11:00 AM CEST | Voices from Palestine: Young Public Health Researchers Speak Out | Webinar (Arabic and English) | Contact: duhashella@gmail.com |
| 11:00 AM CEST | Lecture on The Importance of Gender-Neutral HPV Vaccination | Lectur (English) | Watch here |
| 11:00 AM YMT/12:00 PM CEST | Patient Ownership of their Health Records | Webinar (English) | Contact: richardpeterfitton7@gmail.com |
| 2:00 PM CEST | Strengthening HIV/AIDS and TB Transition, Linkage, Retention | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 8:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM CEST | Future of Oral Health: Transformative Initiatives | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 2:00 PM CEST | Raising Youth Voices: A Discussion on Equity and Decolonization in Public Health | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 3:00 PM CEST | Fueling Health or Harm? Clean Energy in the Global South | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 4:00 PM CEST | Combatting Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 3:00 PM GMT / 4:00 PM CEST | Public Health Without Borders | Livestream (English) | Join here |
| 4:00 PM BST / 5:00 PM CEST | Global Men’s Health Equity | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 7:00 PM CEST | Sustainable Oral Health | Webinar (English) | Join here (Passcode: 741245) |
| 7:30 PM CEST | The Science and Politics of Planetary Health | Webinar (English) | Register here |
| 6:00 PM BRT / 12:00 AM CEST (April 10th) | Conservatism & Health in South America | Livestream (Portuguese and Spanish) | Join here |
Key Notes
– All events are free and open to global participants.
– CEST = Central European Time (UTC+1).
– Find the other events here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 4, and Day 5
Get Involved
– Follow #GPHW2026 and #Immunization on social media.
– Questions? Contact secretariat@wfpha.org