2015 WHO Humanitarian Response: Summary of health priorities and WHO projects in interagency strategic response plans for humanitarian assistance to protracted emergencies In 2014, WHO and humanitarian health partners responded to an unprecedented number of concurrent major humanitarian crises. Fuelled by conflict, the crises in the Central African Republic, Iraq, […]

28. und 29. Mai 2015, St. Pölten, Österreich Unstoppable Public Health – Denken über Grenzen hinweg Die Jahrestagung der ÖGPH hat sich als die österreichische Konferenz in Sachen Public Health entwickelt. Jahr für Jahr trifft sich die heimische Public Health Community, die in den Bereichen  Forschung, Lehre, Praxis und Policy tätig ist. […]

  30th September to 2nd October 2015, Bad Hofgastein, Austria This month we are excited to share the main theme for this year’s conference with you: Securing Health in Europe Balancing priorities, sharing responsibilities Current health systems need to safeguard past gains in health while responding to new threats and opportunities which […]

30th March to 24th April 2015, online course by TechChange Mobile technologies and networks are increasingly expanding in their sophistication and capacity, and new applications are enhancing the ways in which individuals interact and engage in transactions – resulting in widespread systems disruption. In global health, mobile technologies are beginning […]

European Health Forum Gastein 2014 Conference Report Electing health – the Europe we want! We are pleased to share the finalised Conference Report from last year’s EHFG with you. For those who took part as well as those who missed it, the report captures what happened during three eventful days […]

Deadline: 24th April 2015 Meeting theme: Health in All Policies The Global Public Health Film Festival features public health films of all varieties (feature films, documentaries, narratives, public service announcements, educational videos, short clips, etc.) and related multimedia that demonstrate, educate, inspire, and encourage change for a healthier future. The […]

September 2015, London, UK Do you want to understand how infectious diseases such as Ebola can be controlled? Are you concerned about healthcare issues in Europe? Do you want to improve health worldwide? Then join us at the London School for Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the world-leading centre for research […]

5. und 6. März 2015, Berlin, Deutschland Der Kongress Armut und Gesundheit wird ein ganz Besonderer: Wir begehen sein 20-jähriges Jubiläum. In den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten konnte sich der Kongress von einer einst studentischen Bewegung hin zur größten in Deutschland stattfindenden Public Health-Veranstaltung entwickeln. Vom diesjährigen Kongressmotto „Gesundheit gemeinsam verantworten“ erhoffen […]

7th April 2015, worldwide, by WHO Background Unsafe food is linked to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people annually – including many children. Food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances is responsible for more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. New threats to food […]

2nd edition, by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), January 2015 Immunisation is one of the most efficient ways to reduce child mortality. Yet, every year 1 out of every 5 children (under the age of 1 year) is not fully vaccinated, puttingthem at risk of dying of preventable diseases such as measles, […]