Global Network for Academic Public (GNAPH) and World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Joint Statement:

Waive Vaccine Intellectual Property Rights Now!

Vaccine equity means a fair distribution of vaccine, so that all countries can immunise their populations.

There must be a Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver now and change in the future intellectual property environment for all current and future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

Read the summary statement, and ASPHER's report.

The Vaccine Waiver statement has been sent in a letter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in advance of its Minsterial Conference.

To endorse the statement, contact office@aspher.org.

Global Network for Academic Health Declaration:

Global governance for improved human, animal, and planetary health: the essential role of schools and programs of public health

Schools and programs of public health have a crucial role in the current pandemic and in developing standards and competence for better public health as well as the public health knowledge and skills shown by the pandemic to be in need of massive expansion.

We hope our member schools and programs of public health will use the declaration in their evidence to national governments, and health and education ministries, to make the case for enhanced public health education. 

Download the Declaration here.

ASPHER is launching Climate and Health Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Europe!

You are invited to join us on Monday 25 October for the launch webinar.

Learn more and register: here

'Adaptation Actions on Climate Change and Health through Public Health education and training' has been selected to become one of three 2021 Thematic Networks on the EU Health Policy Platform!  

Congratulations to ASPHER Fellow Rana Orhan and tremendous thanks to all of you who mobilised and voted for the iniative!

Find more information about the HPP network here. 

The 2021 ASPHER Young Researchers’ Forum (YRF) was held on Friday, October 8th, 12:45-16:10 as part of the 30th Anniversary of the Krakow School of Public Health – Jagiellonian University Medical College. 

This was the first edition of the YRF to held online and offered via an ASPHER member event.

Well done to all who participated with presentations of their original research! We most especially congratulate the 2021 best presentation winner, Alejandro Gonzalez Aquines with his study on Health Corruption in Western and Central-Eastern European Countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method research.  

The 2021 YRF Programme is available to download here.

The ASPHER 2025 Strategy outline was approved and adopted at the Association's General Assembly on 10 September 2020.

The strategy describes ASPHER's planning through 2025 including:

Vision and Values
Core Mission and Enabling Areas
Strategic Objectives
Membership Benefits and Services

Download the Strategic Plan 2020-2025: ASPHER 2025.

See the ASPHER COVID-19 Statement here.  

See also the ASPHER COVID-19 Task Force Resource Page.

ASPHER is compiling a list of resources and information, including online training and learning materials for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak.

We will be including information, communications and best practices from our Member Schools - both in English and local languages. Please contact us with any items we may add and keep checking back for more information as it arrives.

ASPHER is proud to announce the publication of the WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce. 

The Framework is aimed  is aimed at policy-makers, human resources for health planners and professionals with a particular interest in the public health workforce, and other stakeholders, such as education institutions, public health institutes and others responsible for implementing policy and professional organizations. 

The Framework is part of the ongoing ASPHER Programme for Public Health Competencies that is being carried forward over the ASPHER 2025 Strategy period by Executive Board Member, Professor Mary Codd. 

FOR SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH: This site will facilitate your becoming part of a vibrant, dynamic community of schools of public health. Share best practices and learn from one another.

FOR PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS: Here you can learn about and compare different offers from schools of public health. Assess and map out your prospects for career development.

FOR ALUMNI AND ALL PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Here you can obtain career guidance and learn about continuing professional development opportunities in the public health arena.

FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PLANNERS: Find resources on the public health workforce development. Review and compare school profiles, public health education and training schemes in Europe.