In May 2023, over 3,000 public health professionals and researchers, policymakers, and students will convene in Rome, Italy, for the 17th World Congress on Public Health, a momentous event organised by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) in
Joint Statement to the Special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on Ukraine
10 May 2022 The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), the leading European and
Statement by the European Public Health Association: Health is at stake in the Ukraine invasion
25 February 2022 EUPHA unreservedly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces. As a public health organisation, it notes that the invasion poses important threats to health in the immediate future and the longer term: a) As set out
15th European Public Health Conference – Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected
From European Public Health Conference Welcome to Berlin 2022 The 15th EPH Conference in Berlin will be the first EPH Conference since Marseille 2019 to take place live and in person from 9 – 12 November. The spectacular Hub27 venue provides
14th European Public Health Conference Statement: Public health futures in a changing world
From European Public Health Conference The 14th European Public Health (EPH) Conference is held from 10 – 12 November 2021 as a virtual conference. The theme of the Conference ‘Public health futures in a changing world’ was never as relevant
Report of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response
In May 2021, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response (Independent Panel) presented its findings and recommendations for action to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure that future infectious disease outbreaks do not become catastrophic pandemics. This report
[Video] Value-based Vaccination: What Is the Cost of Non-vaccination for Public Health?
On 30 June, World Federation of Public Health Associations held a webinar to bring together experts from different fields to showcase the value-based decision-making in vaccination by addressing the evidence needed to demonstrate the full value of vaccination. It also
Statement by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPHER) to unite for strong leadership for public health
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of public health leadership. Countries that had strong public health leadership were better able to design and implement rapid and effective responses that reduced the spread of infection, minimized the impact on lives
Video: Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination
This webinar, chaired by Dr Michael Moore and Dr Marta Lomazzi, discussed facts versus misconceptions and disinformation concerning COVID-19 vaccines. It aimed to provide health professionals with the skills and tools to counter those false myths, perform effective advocacy with policy makers, and
COVID-19 Immunization and Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy
6 Jan 2021 World Federation of Public Health AssociationsAdvocay Statement on 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).