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EUPHA – European Public Health Association
đHealth is a political choice! Today, we are honoured to hear from the Executive Director of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, Prof Bettina Borisch, who shares with us an example of how health has always been political. âDisease is not a choice. Health is.â Reflecting on past crises like the AIDS pandemic, she emphasises the [...]
War has never brought anything except harm and suffering transmitted to the next generations!
War has never brought anything except harm and suffering transmitted to the next generations! View article on Twitter
Interview concerning global and gender health with Tanya König.
Prof. Bettina Borisch will discuss the important issues of global and gender health with our moderator Tanya König. She explains the importance of so-called «women's diseases» in our society. Iron deficiency is also often mistakenly viewed from such a one-sided perspective. Prof. Borisch also addresses what we should pay attention to in order to promote equality [...]
“International cooperation is a necessity”
"International cooperation is a necessity" The Covid-19 pandemic clearly shows that global health problems can only be solved if all countries cooperate. That is why the WHO should be strengthened, says Bettina Borisch, expert on global health care. She is convinced: "We won't get very far on our own." open PDF article (Language [...]
ZUKUNFTSREPUBLIK – 80 Vorausdenker*innen springen in das Jahr 2020
Um ein Land zukunftsfĂ€hig zu machen, braucht es vor allem eines: kreative Köpfe, die ĂŒber das Morgen hinausdenken. Darum haben die Herausgeberinnen und Herausgeber 80 herausragende Persönlichkeiten zusammengebracht, die unsere Zukunft mit ihren Ideen entscheidend prĂ€gen werden. Das Buch ist ein Feuerwerk an Zukunftsvisionen, persönlichen EinschĂ€tzungen und Wegweisern fĂŒr die sechs Kategorien Bildung, Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Gesundheit, Politik [...]
Interview with WFPHA
Taiwan has been very effective in managing the COVID pandemic. One of the persons behind this success is Audrey Tang. Initially  a free software programmer and recently appointed digital minister of Taiwan. I had the possibility to  talk to her about democracy in a digital world.
Radio interview – SRF1
Should we in Western European countries recrute health care professionals in foreign countries such as South Africa? Answers from Prof Bettina Borisch in an interview with Swiss radio SRF1. (Language German) open source from SRF1
How and why do we stay healthy?
The question of what is important in people's lives is examined regularly. It always leads to the same result: health takes first or second place. If health is so high on the value scale, why is it often neglected? Could it be because we only perceive health when it is no longer there, i.e. when we suffer [...]
The Impact of Major Pandemics on Societies
At the start of the COVID pandemic I send a message to my colleagues. We need to stay together â this is the way out! Please listen! I did this as the CEO of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). The WFPHA is the umbrella organization of all national public health associations â 5 million professionals. [...]
Sylt News – Endurance test for all health systems
What does such a pandemic mean for a country and its population? At the beginning of the pandemic any guesses of how Germany reacted? KAMPEN / GENEVA The corona crisis shows how important functioning health systems are. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), based in Geneva, is the global umbrella organization of all national societies [...]
WFPHA Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the start of the COVID pandemic I send a message to my colleagues. We need to staytogether â this is the way out! Please listen! I did this as the CEO of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). The WFPHA is the umbrella organization of all national public health associations â 5 million [...]
