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, […]

European Health Forum Gastein 2014, Bad Hofgastein, Austria The European Health Forum Gastein, held for the 17th time in Bad Hofgastein, Austria, brought together politicians, senior decision-makers, representatives of interest groups, and experts coming from government and administration, business and industry, civil society and science and academia to discuss public health […]

Dr. Martin Cichocki arbeitet als Senior Researcher am Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Gesundheitsförderungsforschung. Er studierte Medizin an der Universität Graz und Public Health an der Universität Lund. 2015 möchte er seine medizinische Karriere in Wien fortsetzen. Wer weiß, was ihm dann noch einfällt… Dezember 2013 – da lud mich der […]

16th to 20th March 2015, Barcelona, Spain WHO/Europe is pleased to announce the 5th annual Barcelona Course on Health Financing, a week-long intensive course offered through its WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening. The deadline for receiving applications is 20 January 2015. Programme Addressing the theme of universal health […]

starts on 18th May 2015, 6 weeks, free online course Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized […]