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Call for Applications: Public Pharma for Europe Conference – PHM Europe Support

PHM Europe invites active members and close allies residing in the European continent to apply for support to participate in the “Public Pharma for Europe: Strengthening Public Health and Advancing Equity” conference, scheduled to be held on March 15th – March 16th, 2024, in Mundo Madou, Brussels, Belgium.

Eligible participants that wish to apply for support, should fill out the following form by February 12th 2024, at 23:59 (CET): https://forms.gle/zhCPhnpSRyv1mrpj9

For more information about the conference, visit: https://publicpharmaeurope.taplink.ws/

Who Can Apply?

Any active member of PHM Europe and close allies residing in the European continent. We welcome activists who are not yet part of PHM Europe—especially students and early-career health workers and researchers—applying if they would like to remain involved in the network after the conference.

Selection Criteria

Engagement with PHM Europe activities (activity in country, regional, or thematic groups of PHM or willingness to remain active after the conference).
Willingness to advocate for a public infrastructure for research, development, production, and distribution of health technologies.
Diversity (gender, racial, regional).
Estimated transportation costs.

Support Offered by PHM*

PHM support will mainly focus on covering transportation costs. We encourage participants who can obtain financial support for registration, accommodation, and food through their academic affiliation or local solidarity networks to do so. In case you cannot obtain funding through other channels, we can offer partial support for these expenses. Please indicate if you would need such support in the form below.

*Note: PHM support will be provided through reimbursement after the event’s completion.

Timeline

Application Deadline: 12 February 2024 (Monday), at 23:59 (CET)
Estimated Result Announcement: 19 February 2024 (Monday)

If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact alan.silva@tutanota.com

19th IAHPE Conference: Recordings of key presentations

We are delighted to announce that recordings of select presentations from the recent 19th IAHPE Conference are now accessible on the official YouTube channel of the IAHPE. These recordings feature insights from distinguished speakers, providing valuable perspectives on critical aspects of public health challenges under capitalism.

We invite you to explore and share these presentations within your networks to stimulate insightful discussions and catalyze ongoing research initiatives in contemporary and future public health issues.

You can access the recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@IAHPE

“Public Pharma for Europe” Conference, 15-16 March 2024

The functionality of the pharmateutical system in Europe is highly affeced by variables related to its private property regime, posing great threats to its sustainability and the equitable meeting of people’s health needs. A transition towards the strategic development of a public pharmateutical infrastracture, in line with public health needs, could be an alternative solution to the above issues. For this purpose, intense and consistent political mobilization by civil society members and organizations is a vital prerequisite.

Organized with the support of many progressive health organization in Europe, the “Public Pharma for Europe: Strengthening Public Health and Advancing Equity” conference offers an opportunity for advocates, activists, civil society and all other stakeholders interested in public pharmateutical infrastructure to review current proposals and ideas, seek innovative solutions, and co-develop strategic plans for future action towards this goal.

The conference will take place on March 15th – March 16th 2024. Participants can attend in person in Mundo Madou (Avenue des arts 7-8, 1210), Brussels, Belgium, or online.

The deadline for the registration is March 1st 2024, 23:59 CET. You can register through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeuYTvP_jHm9bCKbYCw1tll3cUuojmB7jUczQLi4wxSMWq3g/viewform?fbclid=PAAaaY3yfw85igXc9ii5NbodHgtcCL_rlEHBcmCXl2vXYxeG4Y7H3Y872ppuo

For more information about the conference, visit: https://publicpharmaeurope.taplink.ws/

Live Stream of the 19th IAHPE Conference

We are looking forward to welcome all the participants to the 19th IAHPE Conference. The opening ceremony and social event will take place today (21st September 2023) at ‘Manolis Anagnostakis’ Lecture Theatre of the Thessaloniki City Hall.

The rest of the conference (22nd-24th September 2023) will take place at Kedea Building of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

For those not able to attend in person, the live streaming of the 19th IAHPE Conference is available below in this post and from the University’s website from Thursday 21st September 5.30pm (EEST) until Sunday 24th September 2.30pm (EEST).

The programme of the conference is available here or can be downloaded using the button below.

To get the latest updates from the conference on X (former Twitter) follow @IAHP_Europe or use the hashtag #IAHPE23

Download the Programme

Live: 19th Conference of the International Association of Health Policy in Europe (IAHPE) “Capitalism, pandemics and public health”

Final programme of the 19th IAHPE Conference

Click here to download the final programme of the 19th IAHPE Conference

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Registration portal for the 19th IAHPE Conference is now open

The registration window for the conference is now open. Please click here or scan the QR code below to access the registration form. Early registration is highly appreciated for catering and other logistic preparations. The final programme will be released in the upcoming days.

19th IAHPE Conference: Capitalism, Pandemics, and Public Health (21-24 September 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece) | All you need to know about IAHPE before the Conference

The registrations portal for the 19th IAHPE Conference is now open. Please click here to register. Early registration is highly appreciated for catering and logistic preparations

THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS – 19th IAHPE Conference: Capitalism, Pandemics, and Public Health (21-24 September 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece) | Deadline on 30 June 2023

Submission’s deadline extended until 30 June 2023

To submit the abstract for the 19th IAHPE Conference please fill the form here or use the QR code below.

Download the 3rd call

Every capitalist epoch presents distinct struggles for health, social justice, and access to health care. The onset of this decade has been characterised by growing health and health care disparities. In addition to having increased the class divide in accessing health services, healthcare, and vaccines worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the global public health crisis within the context of a planetary health emergency. Both have been propelled by a cynical economic system that prioritizes profit-making at the detriment of planetary needs. Furthermore, ongoing conflicts and wars over resources – which exacerbate nationalism amidst an increasingly unstable climate – continue to shape the political economy of health worldwide.

Human engagement with the planet is imperative for understanding and strengthening public health and health care systems against future threats.

Within the above context, the 19th IAHPE Conference will focus on looking forward to preparing for future public health challenges, addressing the following themes, but not exclusively:

Health care inequities and the struggle for health.
Planetary health, climate change, and health.
War and conflict and health.
Migration, forced migration, and health.
Universal health care and health services privatization.
Access and distribution of vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
Academic freedom and commodification of public health education.
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and public health preparedness
Challenges and opportunities for public health.
Social movements, solidarity, and public health activism.

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS – 19th IAHPE Conference: Capitalism, Pandemics, and Public Health (21-24 September 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece) | Deadline on 31 May 2023

Submissions for papers’ presentations are now open. To submit the abstract for the 19th IAHPE Conference please fill the form here or use the QR code below.

Every capitalist epoch has its own characteristics of struggles for health, social justice, and access to health care. The beginning of the decade has been over-shadowed by increased and exaggerated inequities and inequalities of peoples’ health and access to healthcare worldwide.

Vicente Navarro: The predictable resurgence of Fascism and Nazism on both sides of the North Atlantic and its consequences

THE ORIGIN OF FASCISM AND NAZISM: THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Fascism and Nazism were the product of the Great Depression. The enormous deterioration of the economic situation, which had a very negative effect on the quality of life and well-being of the popular classes, created a severe problem with the credibility and legitimacy of the democratic systems and governments. Fascism (in southern Europe and the US) and Nazism (in central and northern Europe and also in the US) capitalized on this discontent, which grew substantially in the pre-World War II period. They bothacquire significant influence on both sides of the North Atlantic, governing several countries of Western Europe.