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24/10/2018

In Astana this week: primary health care and a new global economic order

Investing in primary health care is key to achieving health for all. This is the central theme of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, which will take place on October 25-26 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Read more

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2/8/2018

Countries push EU Commission for initiatives on chemicals and circular economy

In a letter to the European Commission, ten EU Member States have raised their concerns about current delays in delivering commitments to manage chemicals – including the non-toxic environment strategy and the EDC strategy. Wemos applauds this. Read more

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18/7/2018

European Commission’s roadmap on endocrine-disrupting chemicals is not far-reaching enough

In a reaction to the European Commission’s roadmap on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, Wemos calls on the Commission to design a comprehensive strategy that minimizes and eventually ends the exposure of European citizens to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Read more

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13/6/2018

Eyes wide open: where are health workers going?

Mobility is an opportunity for health workers who do not find a job in their home country. But their emigration has potentially devastating consequences for countries where the health system is already weak. Read more

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1/6/2018

The future of global health, then and now

Last week, the 71st edition of the World Health Assembly and pre-meetings of civil society discussed topics of this very moment such as health and environment, or the root causes of health inequity. Read more

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14/5/2018

Towards enlarged global health thinking

At the launch of the fifth Global Health Watch in Brussels a short time ago, planetary health and justice was very much in my thoughts. This is where health meets ecology. Read more

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9/5/2018

Lethal but legal: how corporations influence public health

How can we protect ourselves against the powerful lobby of corporations that threatens our health? Wemos invited Professor Nicholas Freudenberg to come to Europe to speak in the European Parliament, at the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, and in De Balie. Read more

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4/5/2018

Midwives are the face of the hospital

This Saturday, 5 May, is the International Day of the Midwife. Dr. Ann Phoya, President of the Association of Malawian Midwives is visiting the Netherlands this week. She talked with us about the most urgent issues concerning midwives in Malawi. Read more

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26/4/2018

Make health great again and the elephant in the room

With the slogan ‘Make Health Great Again’, the European Health Parliament (EHP) gathered this week to discuss health workforce planning in the European Union. Wemos was present at EHP’s closing session. Read more