APHA Peace Caucus
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The APHA Peace Caucus (Est. 1986) provides a focal point for individuals committed to social justice and creation of peace through public health.
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http://www.aphapeacecaucus.org/ 30-10-2017 22:40:46
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Even before current #Gaza #conflict, #AMR was a huge concern with MSF International recording 70% #multidrug #resistant #bacteria including high #MRSA #CRE #Attacks on #health #overcrowding poor #WASH, lack of #antibiotics & #heavymetal contamination exacerbate this thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Congratulations to APHA Public Health Nursing on 100 years of dedicated service and advocacy! Here’s to a century of excellence and many more years of advancing health for all. #APHA2023🎉👏
At #APHA2023, APHA votes to adopt "LB1: Cease-Fire Now in Hamas-Israel War & End Attacks on Health and Human Rights" written @CindySousa19 Yara Asi, PhD Rachel Rubin of APHA International Health Section Palestine Health Justice Working Group 📑 Read the late-breaker here: apha.org/policies-and-a…
Thank you catharine krebs for describing the process! Must read 👇
What an incredible #APHA2023! We have wrapped up our program which included this Monday session with APHA Human Rights Forum on "Peace, Human Rights and Public Health". Over 130 people attended! More session details here: apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meet…
"Our goal is the health, peace and security of all people, whether they live amid the terror and destruction of war in Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nagorno-Karabakh or anywhere else." IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social peaceandhealthblog.com/2023/11/14/ipp…
Gaza: The number of operational medical facilities is inadequate to support the enormous needs of the civilian population. 47 out of 72 primary healthcare centres are no longer functioning, while almost 75% of hospitals are also inoperable, says World Health Organization (WHO).news.un.org/en/story/2023/…
Mark your calendar! Dr Yara Asi, PhD to speak on how armed conflict threatens public health and how we ought to reconsider our approach to human security 📕 Her new book #HowWarKills is out this month 📅 Jan 30 at 10am EDT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
⏰ Join us for a virtual conference on Peace & Justice in ‘post war’ #Tigray Jan 27, 2024, 1:00pm EST To register, use link 👇🏾 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Mike Hammer Joshua Meservey APHA Peace Caucus Getachew K Reda Mekelle University Aksum University Adigrat University U.S. Institute of Peace Pamela DeLargy Mukesh Kapila
Please join tomorrow's webinar with Yara Asi, PhD discussing her book #HowWarKills The webinar is hosted by The Global Alliance on War, Conflict & Health on Jan 30 at 10am ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Missed this morning's webinar with Yara Asi, PhD and The Global Alliance on War, Conflict & Health? You can still order Dr. Asi's book -- out today!