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A New Plan for Mental Health

by globalhealth on Oct 11, 2013 in News

A much maligned aspect of public health, the WHO Director General, Margaret Chan, launched the new Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 as one which puts the need for community based … Continue reading "A New Plan for Mental...

World Mental Health Day

by globalhealth on Oct 10, 2013 in News

Mental health is being marked today internationally as World Mental Health Day. A much maligned aspect of public health, it has only become a more prominent topic in recent years … Continue reading "World Mental Health...

Want to become a member of the Communities Delegation?

by globalhealth on Oct 5, 2013 in Events, Homepage recent posts, Past Events

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is perhaps the most important and innovative health initiative developed in the 21st century. The Global Fund was created to dramatically … Continue reading "Want to become a member of the Communities...

‘AIDS Is Not Over’: Irish Civil Society meets with the Global Fund

by globalhealth on Sep 25, 2013 in Homepage Featured, Key Correspondent News, News

Brynne Gilmore, IFGH Key Correspondent On September 6th at Iveagh House, Dublin, around 20 representatives from Irish Civil Society met with The Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria … Continue reading "‘AIDS Is Not Over’: Irish Civil Society meets with the Global...

Development Goals in Danger of Failing because of Missing Essentials on Post-2015 List

by globalhealth on Sep 20, 2013 in News

September 20, New York: A group of charities and campaign groups today challenged political leaders saying that if they failed to put women and girls’ empowerment, maternal health, gender equality and … Continue reading "Development Goals in Danger of Failing because of Missing Essentials on Post-2015...

In a Time of Tight Budgets, Where Should the Smart Money Go?

by globalhealth on Sep 19, 2013 in Homepage recent posts, News

Carlos Bruen, Key Correspondent Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Following the meeting organised by the IFGH and Irish Aid with Dr Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund, and … Continue reading "In a Time of Tight Budgets, Where Should the Smart Money...

Final Call For Abstracts: ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis’

by globalhealth on Sep 18, 2013 in Events, Past Events, Research

The Irish Forum for Global Health is pleased to be working in conjunction with the Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) and the Gender Advanced Research Consortium (Gender ARC) to … Continue reading "Final Call For Abstracts: ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global...

Health & Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis

by globalhealth on Sep 12, 2013 in Events, Homepage recent posts, Past Events, Research

DSAI (Development Studies Association Ireland), IFGH (Irish Forum for Global Health) and Gender ARC are delighted to partner on ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis’; a … Continue reading "Health & Gender Equity in a Period of Global...