Professor John Middleton, Vice President of the Global Network for Academic Public Health and a Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA) Fellow, presented evidence to the meeting of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr Rajagopal, and the UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, […]
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) expressly and unequivocally condemns the horrific terrorist attacks, perpetrated by Hamas, with the aim to murder and abduct non-combatant Israeli civilians. We also highlight the critical need to protect innocent citizens and relief workers in Gaza, in observance of human rights and international conventions. The unfolding humanitarian crisis is already severely […]
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) has been closely monitoring the conflict in Sudan. We know that hundreds of people have already died and thousands have been injured in the capital, Khartoum. According to the Sudanese American Physicians Association, “Out of 78 major hospitals in the country, only 55 are operational…. The health […]
In November 2021, the Global Network released a statement in support of waiving intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccines in order to increase global vaccine equity. Making vaccines accessible to populations in low and middle-income countries is essential to address the current pandemic. Read the statement.
The Global Network for Academic Public Health endorses ASPHER’S statement on the war against Ukraine. We strongly agree with their condemnation of the military action against Ukraine, and express our concern about the impact of the war on the health and wellbeing of the Ukrainian people and all those affected. We call for an end to […]
