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Risk factor distribution across partner states – Are our challenges the same?
Smoking is the primary risk factor for mortality in the UK, ranks second in Austria, and third in Serbia. Does this hierarchy truly reflect Serbia’s comparative success in managing smoking-related health issues, or might this ranking mask a more nuanced story? We will examine the broader spectrum of risk factors across partner states, aiming to unravel whether the health challenges we face are as aligned as they might initially seem. Read more
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Social determinants of health: A global health perspective
Have you ever wondered why health outcomes can vary so dramatically between different countries, or even within the same country? The fight for global health equity faces a powerful challenge that can’t be tackled with medicine alone. This unseen enemy isn’t a virus or bacteria – it’s the social and economic factors that shape how healthy we are. Read more
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The health-security nexus: The need for a international approach
Where does health stand on the scale of security? This presentation aims to trace out the content of health security, as a challenge to a functioning global health system. Indeed, how health is considered in security terms determines how nations will respond to health issues – this could result in either a global health challenge or a global health solution, depending on the security perspective adopted. Read more
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Discrimination and equality in global health: An international law perspective
Many of us have encountered challenging situations within the healthcare system, but what if these experiences were tainted by discriminatory actions? What if the entire health system operated on stereotypical assumptions? Health inequities rooted in discrimination persist in global health. They permeate from national systems to the global stage and result in harm, and in extreme cases, fatalities. It is more crucial than ever to confront and overhaul these faltering systems that undermine our right to health. Let’s discuss discrimination within our systems. Read more
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Public debates in Austrian, British and Serbian newspaper articles on swine flu vaccines in the 2009 pandemic – A critical revision
By critically reflecting on and reviewing newspaper articles about the swine flu vaccine in 2009/10 from three different countries (Austria, Great Britain, and Serbia) as public debates, the session wants to contribute to an understanding of what historical sciences can do regarding public health (debates). Also, by critically reflecting on arguments on the swine flu vaccine brought forward in such newspaper articles, the session wants to show how newspaper articles can affect the notion of a scientific tool – the vaccine. Read more
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Equity in infection prevention and control: Bridging resource gaps worldwide
How we can bridge the gap in infection prevention and control across the globe and tackle the rising challenge of antimicrobial resistance? This journey towards equity is not only a moral imperative but a practical need to protect our collective future against the threats of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance. Read more
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