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Equal opportunities for health action for development is a project implemented by 29 European partners and associates from the health community with the aim to mobilise public support in Europe for Global Health and Health Equity as a strategy and policy for more equitable North-South relations and poverty reduction in developing countries.

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A GLOBAL APPROACH TO HEALTH: WHY?

Health is a fundamental and universally recognised human right and is essential to achieve human being’s full potential. Differences and inequities in health both within societies and between States are significant indicators of the missed fulfilment of this right – which appears to be incompatible with today available knowledge and resources and neither politically nor ethically acceptable. (...)

JOINING FORCES AND STRENGTHEN SYNERGIES

Join us and participate in the International Conference "Equal opportunities for health: action for development". A plan of action to advocate and teach Global Health! The Conference takes place on Friday 03 and Saturday 04 April 2009 in Padua at the Faculty of Political Sciences - Department of Social Sciences. (...)

 

TEACHING GLOBAL HEALTH TO BECOME GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCATES

We believe that today's health workers need to embrace a global approach to health. On the one hand, to face the challenges and meet the opportunities of a globalised world - for example treating immigrant patients, dealing with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and working in international contexts. On the other, considering their professional and social role, health workers can act as opinion makers and promote a global approach to health as well as lobby and advocate for more equatable health policies. To this end,  we promote a coordinated teaching in Global Health at Italian Medicine Faculties as well as in the field of long-life education. (...)

News & Events

Electives in Global Health at Medicine Faculties. See where and when.


Osnago (Lc), 13 November 2008. Cooperating for global health. The event is realised within the photograph exhibition "It's Africa". See flyer.

Carpi, 15 November 2008 / Siena, 29 November 2009. Training of local promoters.


Padua, 06 September 2008. Second partnership meeting.

Padua, 03-05 September 2008. Training of trainers.


 
In partnership with:

Italian Observatory on Global Health Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Bologna Department of Public Health, University of Florence Italian Secretary of Medicine Students Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University Foundation of Humanitarian Aid “Redemptoris Missio” German Medical Aid Organization
Italian Observatory on Global Health
(Italy)
 Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Bologna
(Italy)		 Department of Public Health, University of Florence
(Italy)
 Italian Secretary of Medicine Students
(Italy)		 Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University
of Leeds
(United Kingdom)		 Foundation of Humanitarian Aid “Redemptoris Missio”
(Poland)		 German Medical Aid Organization
action medeor e.V.
(Germany)

In association with:

Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine (Belgium) • Medicus Mundi Spain (Spain) • National Observatory of Paediatrics under Specialisation (Italy) • Padua College of Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Children Supervisors (Italy) • Padua Medical Association (Italy) • Padua Health Authority (Italy) • Department of Environmental and Public Health, University of Padua (Italy) • Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin (Italy) • Department of Internal and Specialistic Medicine, University of Catania (Italy) • Department of Experimental and Environmental Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Milan (Italy) • Paediatric Institute IRCCS Burlo Garofolo (Italy) • 11 Doctors with Africa Supporting Groups (Italy)

 
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