Epidemiology

The report published in March 2015 by Medecins sans frontières speaks out clearly against the “global coalition of inaction” and the “vacuum of leadership” in the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Those who were struggling in the field against a huge and out-of-control emergency, without the necessary resources, list the main causes of such a situation: lack of political will, inexperience, and, sometimes, simply fear.

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Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, Industry & Commerce, School and Education

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Citizens' Mobilization, Epidemiology, Human Rights, Local Activities, Policy, Stakeholders, Treatment

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Ebola, Viewpoint

8th European Public Health Conference

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (All day)

On October 14-17, Milan will host the 8^th European Public Health Conference, organized by the European Public Health Conference Foundation, the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SITI).

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General event

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Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, School and Education

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Epidemiology, Policy, Prevention, Stakeholders, Treatment, Vaccination

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Event

Engaging citizens in health risk governance

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 10:10

Viruses and bacteria are not the only ones to spread during an epidemic. Rumours and misinformation can do that too, eventually leading to the constitution of a parallel information system that could undermine the efficacy of the institutional communication. Similar situations often arise in case of contested knowledge or when only few highly technical experts are left dealing with scientific information.

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Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals

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Citizens' Mobilization, Epidemiology, Policy, Stakeholders, Treatment

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Deliverable

Lessons to be learned from the Ebola epidemic

Monday, October 12, 2015 (All day)

The Health Department of the European Commission will organise a conference for Member States and partners on lessons to be learned from the Ebola epidemic. The event is organised in close collaboration with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council and will take place in Mondorf-les-Bains from 12 to 14 October 2015. There will be four sessions, each of them focusing on a specific topic:

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General event

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Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals

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Epidemiology, Media, Microbiology, Policy, Prevention, Stakeholders, Treatment, Vaccination

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Event, Ebola

The Travelling Disease. From plague to Ebola, historic and present state of epidemics

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (All day)

Epidemics may spread fast and since we are constantly improving our transportation possibilities, virus and bacteria are taking advantage of that. For centuries, harbours have been critical junctions through which diseases moved and diffused, and this led to the construction of specific buildings to isolate those who were sick or suspected of being infected. Nowadays we also have airports and much more persons moving all around the world, increasing the potential spread of infectious agents.

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Local initiative

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Citizens, School and Education

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Epidemiology, Local Activities, Treatment

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Event

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