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European Immunization Week

The fact that some vaccine preventable diseases have disappeared or are very rare following these vaccination programs can lead to parents believing there is no more need to vaccinate. Therefore, it is of huge importance that events like the European Immunization, helping maintain vaccination awareness and giving accurate and understandable information on immunization, exist. In this way, public confidence in immunization is less susceptible to be influenced by groups, websites or campaigns against vaccination. By acknowledging that every child deserves a healthy start in life, countries can use the European Immunization Week to increase awareness of the importance of immunization and to strengthen their immunization systems.

Country: 
Europe WHO Region
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Human Rights, Stakeholders, Vaccination
Tags: 
Vaccine, public health, engagement

Paper series 3 - National borders and the spreading of diseases

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 12:40

Donato Greco, Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Manfred S. Green, Kjersti Brattekås, Rebecca K. Davidson.

Topic: 
Epidemiology, Human Rights
Tags: 
transparency, public health, epidemiology
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Sex, clinical trials and medicines regulation part III

Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 11:01

Gender issue in clinical trials in Europe

Internationally, the issue of including women in clinical trials of medicines has been addressed in various guidelines issued by the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), which promotes regulatory standards for clinical trials. While ICH has specific guidelines on the conduct of clinical trials in paediatric and geriatric populations, there are no consolidated guidelines for the investigation of medicinal product in women.

Target: 
Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Gender, Human Rights, Policy, Stakeholders
Tags: 
gender issues, clinical trials, policy, transparency

Democracy and human rights in a Public Health Emergency

Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 10:19

This editorial introduces the new edition of ASSET paper series.

Human rights are at the very core of EU democracy. With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU became legally binding and the EU acceded to the European Convention on Human Rights. 

Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Human Rights, Policy, Stakeholders
Tags: 
public health, science-in-society

Paper series 2 - Democracy and human rights under Public Health Emergency (PHE) threat

Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 10:06

Solveig Wallyn, Eva Benelli, Alessandra Craus, Alberto d'Onofrio, Mitra Saadatian-Elahi

Topic: 
Human Rights
Tags: 
public health, ethics, Preparedness, influenza, flu, science-in-society
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Health mediation in France

Since its creation in 2000, the National Human Rights Romeurope alerted the authorities to the need to take better account of difficulties of access to care of foreign Roma people living in France. Following extensive discussions and in order to verify the relevance of these recommendations for access to rights and health, the Directorate General of Health supported in 2008-2009 an action of  project engineering intended to present plans of development of mediation pilot projects.

Country: 
France
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Human Rights, Local Activities, Vaccination
Tags: 
Roma, Vaccine, best practice

The Health Mediators project in Romania (RHM – Roma Health Mediators)

In 1991, a first mediation program was initially conceived by the Romani Criss NGO mainly focused as a conflict mitigation project. Mediators were being trained to improve communication between Roma communities, non-Roma population and local authorities. In 1996, supported by the Catholic Centre against Famine and for Development (CCFD), the NGO reoriented the program to a health-focused mediation, principally aimed at improving social conditions for Roma and facilitating communication between Roma communities and medical providers.

Country: 
Romania
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Gender, Human Rights, Local Activities, Policy, Vaccination
Tags: 
communication, Vaccine, best practice, Roma

The health mediation in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian health mediator model was developed based on the experience of the Dutch Institute of Public Health and on the Romanian model of health mediators, which was presented by the Romani CRISS Foundation and the Romanian Ministry of Health.

Country: 
Bulgaria
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Human Rights, Local Activities, Vaccination
Tags: 
best practice, Vaccine, communication, Roma

Changing the citizen behaviour to improve public health and increase vaccination awareness – Carta Italiana

A very recent and innovative example of good practice concerning awareness campaigns is the “Italian Chart for the Promotion of Vaccinations”, a recent call for action whose website is: http://www.teamvaxitalia.it/. Namely, the Chart is the result of the efforts of the “TeamVaxItaly” movement that had been founded in a civil society meeting in Fano (Italy) in October 2015.

Country: 
Italy
Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Human Rights, Local Activities, Stakeholders, Vaccination
Tags: 
Vaccine, Vaccine hesitancy, Vaccine safety, best practice

A collection of best practices in public health

Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 08:58

The exploration and adoption of best practices in health by public institutions and non-governmental organizations as well has been growing in recent years. ASSET experts recognize the importance of these activities. Thus, they will gather examples from all around Europe and present them on a dedicated page.

But what exactly are “best practices”, and what are the differences between best and good practices?

Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, Industry & Commerce, School and Education
Topic: 
Citizens' Mobilization, Gender, Human Rights, Local Activities, Policy, Stakeholders
Tags: 
best practice, science-in-society

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