Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and additional risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. On World No Tobacco Day 2017, WHO was highlighting how tobacco threatens the […]

Appeal to support the population affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. On 4 October 2016, Hurricane Matthew violently struck Haiti and affected at least 20 percent of the territory mainly in Grande-Anse and Sud Departments, as well as Nippes, Sud-Est, Ouest and Nord Ouest Departments. Being a category 4 hurricane […]

This fourth edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents key indicators of health and health systems in the 28 EU countries, 5 candidate countries to the EU and 3 EFTA countries. This 2016 edition contains two main new features: two thematic chapters analyse the links between population health and labour […]

By Bianca Klee. Waking up every morning with a beautiful sunrise over the green mountains has been a dream come true for me. Every morning, I appreciate the marvelous view from my window on the mountains of Thaba-Tseka (Lesotho). One can observe the fascinating play of the sun and the […]

By Bianca Klee. Waking up every morning with a beautiful sunrise over the green mountains has been a dream come true for me. Every morning, I appreciate the marvelous view from my window on the mountains of Thaba-Tseka (Lesotho). One can observe the fascinating play of the sun and the […]

Erfahrungsbericht von Christoph Eckharter. Da ich aufgrund meiner durch Famulaturen gewonnenen Einblicke sowie durch Medienberichte gegenüber einer ärztlichen Weiterbildung in Österreich negativ gestimmt war, wollte ich mich im klinisch praktischen Jahr nach Alternativen umschauen und habe sowohl in der Schweiz (Universitätsklinikum Basel), als auch in den USA (Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia) in […]

  Get Tested! Know your HIV Status! Slogans we hear a lot from the ambitious treatment target “90-90-90” introduced by UNAIDS in 2013. It means 90% of people who are HIV infected will be diagnosed, 90% of people who are diagnosed will be on antiretroviral treatment and 90% of those […]

UNICEF and TB Alliance invite you to join us on World TB Day 2017 to participate in an interactive installation developed by the Louder than TB Campaign and listen to leaders in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), including people whose lives have been directly affected by TB. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused […]

The Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), a not-for profit, autonomous organization for research located in Palermo, Italy, moved to new headquarters on June 13, 2016. Palermo is one of the most important cities on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is a burgeoning metropolis of nearly one million […]

In the run-up to the 20th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), this year themed “Health in All Politics – a better future for Europe”, we are welcoming applications for the European Health Award (EHA). The award of €10,000 will be sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and FOPI, the […]