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2011

WHPA Open Letter on NCD monitoring and targets
Health professions issue Open Letter to Member States in regards to WHO suggested global monitoring and targets for NCDs, urging inclusion of social determinants of health, physical activity, oral health and education and training on NCDs.
See Open Letter

Health professionals unite in WHPA Prague Call to Action, urging governments to ramp up fight against falsified medicines
In a first for the Central European region, national health professions organisations have discussed and endorsed the WHPA Prague Call to Action, to reduce the harmful impact of falsified medical products on patients and the public.
Media release
WHPA Prague Call to Action
WHPA Prague workshop programme

Health professions call on Member States to act against NCDs and social determinants of health
Speaking at the UN high level meeting on NCDs in New York, Wonchat Subhachaturas, World Medical Association President, and WHPA representative, called on member states to address both noncommunicable and communicable diseases in conjunction with social determinants of health, to avoid a 'silo' approach to health care. See speech

UN high level meeting on NCDs webcast (Here)

See 01:21:00 for speech by Wonchat Subhachaturas, World Medical Association President, and WHPA representative

WHPA Health Improvement Card launched
The world's health professions have launched an easy-to-use, practical guide to help individuals and their health professionals reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
See media release EN ES FR
See WHPA Health Improvement Card EN ES

Physical therapists at the heart of the global battle against cancer 8 Sept World Physical Therapy Day
This year on World Physical Therapy Day, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is particularly drawing attention to physical therapists’ role in reducing the risk of cancer, and helping people recover from its effects. See article by Marilyn Moffat, President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy

WHPA responds on WHO Targets to Monitor Progress in Reducing the Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases
In a letter to WHO, WHPA addresses concerns about the NCDs draft targets document, particularly its narrow focus on four disease groups, among the wide field of NCDs. With the focus only on cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease the Alliance fears that governments may concentrate only on improving in these areas, detracting from other major NCD threats, such as musculoskeletal diseases, accidents, mental disorders and oral diseases.
See WHPA Letter to WHO 02 August 2011

Open Letter to UN Missions for a strong UN high level meeting on NCDs Outcomes Document
WHPA has called on UN Missions in New York and Geneva for their support amid negotiations on the NCDs Outcomes Document. In particular, WHPA calls for a holistic approach based on common risk factors; not to restrict the scope of the outcomes document to a limited number of diseases, but to include mental disorders and oral health; to focus on equitable access to health care as a human right; to pay due attention to the link between noncommunicable diseases and the social determinants of health; and to strengthen health care systems through a comprehensive approach that places emphasis on primary health care and integrates prevention, specialised treatment and rehabilitation.
See Open Letter to UN Missions

Health professionals unite in WHPA Taipei Call to Action: First for the Asian region
Urging governments to ramp up the fight against falsified and counterfeit medicines, health professionals in Asia have joined together to endorse the WHPA Taipei Call to Action to reduce the harmful impact of falsified and counterfeit medical products on patients and the public.
See Media Release Traditional Chinese

Health professionals meet to fight falsified and counterfeit medical products

In a first for the Asian region, national health professions organisations (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy) and key stakeholders will meet at a dedicated workshop on falsified and counterfeit medical products, to be held on 30 June and 1 July, in Taipei. More

Health professions issue warning on global NCD epidemic
The world’s health professions warned today that the global epidemic of non-communicable diseases(NCDs) had become a significant threat to human health and development and unless urgently addressed, the burden of NCDs would continue its dramatic increase. Full media release | versión española | version française

2010

WHPA STATEMENT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

COUNTERFEIT CAMPAIGN MEDIA RELEASES

Thirty national health professions organisations endorse 'Abuja Call to Action'
African joint initiative to fight the dangers of counterfeit medicines

In a first for the African continent, thirty national health professions organisations (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy) and four patient organisations have discussed and endorsed the WHPA Abuja Call to Action on Counterfeit Medical Products when they met at the first-ever multi-professional workshop on counterfeit medical products in Africa, held 22-23 November, in Abuja, Nigeria. More

version française
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE | WHPA ABUJA appel à l’action

WHPA intervenes at 63^rd WHA on counterfeit medical products
The World Health Professions Alliance was present at the 63^rd World Health Assembly, held in Geneva from 17-21 May 2010. On the subject of counterfeit medical products, FIP spoke on behalf of the five WHPA member organizations and stressed that all of us have a common goal to protect the well-being of patients in all parts of the world from poor quality, substandard and counterfeit medical products. Read more

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