Feature Photo: Dr. Laura Magaña (left), GNAPH Founding President, and Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz PrFPH (right), UK Faculty of Public Health President. Photo courtesy of UKFPH. The Global Network for Academic Public Health congratulates Dr. Laura Magaña, founding president of GNAPH and president and CEO of ASPPH, on being awarded an Honorary Fellowship with the UK […]
The United Kingdom Faculty of Public Health is the standard setting body for professional public health in the UK. Their annual awards ceremony took place on June 15th, 2026, and honoured some outstanding figures from our global academic community. Sir Michael Marmot, of the Institute for Health Equity at the University College London, an ASPHER […]
By Brian Li Han Wong and Margaret Kaseje In late April, the World Health Summit held its Regional Meeting at the United Nations Office at Nairobi. The theme, “Reimagining Africa’s Health Systems: Innovation, Integration, and Interdependence,” was ambitious. But what made Nairobi distinctive was not the theme itself — it was who was in the […]
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) hosted the webinar, “From Data to Action: Global Burden of Disease and the Role of Academic Public Health,” on 27 May 2026, bringing together global experts to explore how the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study can support public health education, research, policy engagement, and workforce development. […]
The purpose of this brief issued by the ASPHER Public Health Emergencies Task Force is to elaborate on the implications of the changing geopolitical context to the WHO, why its role as public health infrastructure is important, and how the WHO can fulfill this essential role despite an apparent decline in support for established forms […]
The ongoing Andes Hantavirus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship serves as a critical stress test for global health governance, One Health, and international preparedness. Released by the ASPHER Public Health Emergencies Task Force, this statement highlights that, while the international response shows visible post-COVID progress in speed and transparency, the event simultaneously […]
PART 2: Lessons for me, and for the Global Network for Academic Public Health GNAPH President John Middleton, with World Federation of Public Health Associations, Chief Executive officer, Professor Bettina Borisch. GNAPH and WPFHA lead a group of global health organisations implementing the competencies and outcomes framework Overwhelmingly positive and optimistic impressions For me, the […]
WHO 5th steering group photo march 24th 2026 The fifth steering group meeting of the WHO roadmap for public health workforce including emergencies In March this year, public health experts convened at the WHO headquarters in Geneva for the 5th steering group meeting of the WHO roadmap for public health workforce including emergencies. GNAPH has […]
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), in collaboration with the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE), is pleased to announce the launch of its regional Communities of Practice (CoPs), following from the recent Climate-Ready Classrooms faculty development course. This global effort brings together faculty from across GNAPH’s seven regional member associations to advance the integration of climate and health […]
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) is pleased to welcome Dr. Wen Ting TONG as the Riegelman GNAPH Fellow for 2026. Wen Ting is an implementation scientist and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Her work focuses on implementation science: translating evidence, policy, and innovation into effective real-world practice, […]
