VIDEO: First workshop on self-assessment of EPHOs in Macedonia

VIDEO: First workshop on self-assessment of EPHOs in Macedonia

The three-day Workshop on initiating the self-assessment process of the Essential Public Health Operations in Macedonia, held in Ohrid on August 25-27, 2014, gathered WHO experts and governmental representatives as well as nearly thirty stakeholders from the health and non-health sectors in Macedonia to assess the ten essential public health operations using the WHO self-assessment tool.

Organized under the 2014/2015 Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA) between the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, the Workshop successfully introduced and established the basic guidelines for the self-assessment process in the presence of Dr. Elke Jakubowski, Programme Manager for Public Health Services at WHO Europe, Dr. José María Martín Moreno, WHO consultant and professor of public health at high ranking European universities and Dr. Maria Ruseva, WHO consultant.

The video made to summarize the pleasant and highly productive atmosphere during the workshop

Call for Applications: European Health Award 2015

Call for Applications: European Health Award 2015

In advance of the 18th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), this year themed “Securing Health in Europe – Balancing priorities, sharing responsibilities” which will take place in Austria´s Gastein Valley from 30th September to 2nd October 2015, the International Forum Gastein is welcoming applications for the European Health Award 2015. The Award of €10,000 will be sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and FOPI, the association of research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Austria.

Designed to honour initiatives aiming to improve public health or healthcare in Europe, the European Health Award was established in 2007 to promote cross-border cooperationmulti-country working and the development of sustainable, innovative and transferable initiatives which address current challenges such as disparities in health statusaccess to services and the provision of treatment within Europe.

 

Further information and an application form can be found at http://www.ehfg.org/award.html