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Irish AIDS Day – fast-track to end AIDS by 2030

by globalhealth on Jun 14, 2019 in Events & News, News

In support of the fast-track to end AIDS in Ireland’s cities by 2030, The Irish Forum for Global Health are delighted by the government’s recent endorsement of the Paris Declaration. … Continue reading "Irish AIDS Day – fast-track to end AIDS by...

The Irish Forum for Global Health – 2018 at a Glance

by globalhealth on Jun 10, 2019 in News, News & Events

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A Call for Clinicians to Act on Planetary Health

by globalhealth on Apr 17, 2019 in Key Correspondent News, News

One of biggest threats to our health is the global ‘epidemic’ of the current climate disruption trends. An epidemic is described in the Cambridge dictionary as “a particular problem that … Continue reading "A Call for Clinicians to Act on Planetary...

Irish Launch of the Lancet Countdown Report at NUI Galway, 3rd November 2017

by globalhealth on Nov 2, 2017 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, News, Resources

On Friday 3rd November, NUI Galway will host the Irish launch of the Lancet Countdown 2017 report on climate change and global health, “Tracking progress on health and climate change: … Continue reading "Irish Launch of the Lancet Countdown Report at NUI Galway, 3rd November...

Conference Roundup: Climate Change and Health – The Challenges and the Opportunities

by globalhealth on Oct 14, 2017 in Conference Materials, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, IFGH Multimedia, Irish News and Feeds, News, Past Events, Resources

Climate Change and Health: The Challenges and the Opportunities took place at NUI Galway’s Institute for Lifecourse and Society on Friday 22nd September 2017. Over 80 people from diverse backgrounds … Continue reading "Conference Roundup: Climate Change and Health – The Challenges and the...

Climate Change and Health – the Challenges and the Opportunities

by globalhealth on Jul 30, 2017 in Education, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, News, Uncategorized

About this conference Climate change is “The greatest threat to global health in the 21st century”*. The direct and indirect impacts of climate change threaten to hinder progress in global … Continue reading "Climate Change and Health – the Challenges and the...

Guest Editorial: The World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research

by globalhealth on Jun 8, 2017 in Education, Health Workforce/HRH, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, News, Policy, Reports & Publications

Professor Ruairí Brugha, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Board member of the IFGH, has written a … Continue reading "Guest Editorial: The World Report on Health Policy and Systems...

Protecting the Environment for Future Generations

by globalhealth on Sep 28, 2015 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent Articles, News, Past Events, Policy, Resources

Photo of a man diving into the Ganga river was taken by Sudipto Das, WHO (2007) September 26th is World Environmental Health Day, and this year the theme is protecting … Continue reading "Protecting the Environment for Future...