Communication tips by Nursing on the Move. Are you a medical professional who uses a foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? The focus of verbal communication is generally the content of the message. Using […]

by Kristine Sørensen PhD, MPH. Health literacy is an emerging area of human and societal investment. Moving from the margin to the mainstream – attention has increased worldwide on how to improve the health literacy of people, communities, organizations, systems and societies. Health literacy is linked to literacy and entails […]

Start: anytime, online. If you’ve ever skipped over the results section of a medical paper because terms like “confidence interval” or “p-value” go over your head, then you’re in the right place. You may be a clinical practitioner reading research articles to keep up-to-date with developments in your field or […]

by Katie Gallagher, European Patients’ Forum (EPF). In contrast with the UN Sustainable Development Goal on Health, disparities in access to healthcare in Europe are increasing and while universal health coverage is a well-recognised goal for all healthcare systems in the EU, this basic right is not yet a reality […]

by Olivia Biermann. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health challenge – particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals aim at ending the global TB epidemic by 2035, which will require intensified activity to increase TB case detection […]

24th March 2018, worldwide. Each year we commemorate World TB Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert […]

1st to 14th July 2018, Oxford, United Kingdom. Modern medical practice is kept up-to-date by the important work of medical scientists. The two-week summer course for students aged 19 to 25 focuses on the factors that affect human health, and the development of cutting-edge medicines, treatments and vaccines. The field of medicine and its […]

One Health recognizes that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected. It involves applying a coordinated, collaborative, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to address potential or existing risks that originate at the animal-human-ecosystems interface. The aim is to improve health and well-being through the prevention of risks and the mitigation of […]

What does it mean for a hospital to be ready for disaster? Health systems have learned a few lessons from the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida, but experts say many are currently still not fully prepared to deal with disaster. Disasters — both natural and manmade — are a […]

From 19th to 20th September 2017, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held its Annual Scientific Forum that focused on Nuclear Techniques in Human Health: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Vienna (Austria). To draw attention to the important use of nuclear science and technology and the IAEA’s role in this field May Abdel-Wahab, Director, […]