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- October 29, 2014
On 26 September The Lancet published “Ebola: an open letter to European governments,” on behalf of 44 signatories.
The IEA supports this plea for international support to help fighting this terrible disease. We believe epidemiologist have an important role to play in helping the teams working in Africa and in informing the public.
The Lancet: Leading health experts urge European governments to “mobilise all possible resources” to fight Ebola epidemic
Leading health experts today urge EU Member States to “mobilise all possible resources” to assist West Africans in controlling the Ebola epidemic, in an open letter published in The Lancet.
The letter is signed by 44 prominent academics, clinicians, and health professionals from 15 European countries . They call for European countries to take specific measures, including allowing health professionals to volunteer for temporary leave to assist with the crisis, and ... Read the rest of this article - October 4, 2014
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Tony McMichael. Only a few weeks ago he presented the opening Cruickshank Lecture at the IEA World Congress in Alaska on “Climate Change, the Anthropocene, and Human Health: Implications for 21st Century Epidemiology”. Tony was a worldwide authority on the possible health consequences of climate change. Further information about his life and work can be found here.
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As the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaches, there has been a lively debate about the next generation of global goals and targets: the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The 17 SDGs include a single goal for health (“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”), with 13 subgoals and targets addressing maternal and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, accidents and injuries and several other conditions. However, the overarching goal of ensuring healthy lives has not been expressed so far as a measureable target.
The IEA joined the discussion on the SDGs in May 2013, by posting an official position paper on the World We Want website, followed by a letter to The Lancet. We argued that it was essential to have a single quantifiable target to monitor progress, and we suggested that if should be based on ... Read the rest of this article - October 4, 2014
Title : Ebola Outbreak Response 2014, West Africa
Type: GOARN Request for Assistance
Classification: Restricted
Date: 29 September 2014
Country: Guinea
Region: WHO AFRO
Notice in English and French
Introduction
As part of the ongoing Ebola outbreak response in West Africa, please see attached a WHO vacancy notice, in English and French fora National Health and Safety (H&S) Coordinator for up to 6 months starting asap.
This position is based in the WHO Guinea Country office, but involves extensive travel to the health care facilities in the field.
We request all focal points to kindly share this notice with your French counterparts/networks, to identify suitable Francophone experts and communicate available candidates to goarn@who.int at the earliest.
Dans le cadre de la réponse en cours à l’épidémie d’Ebola en Afrique de l’Ouest, veuillez trouver ci-joint une offre d’emploi en anglais et en français pour un coordinateur de la santé nationale et de la sécurité (H & S) pour un ... Read the rest of this article - September 7, 2014
 Epidemiologists from around the world thank Cesar Victora for his work over the last three years, as President of the IEA, promoting epidemiology and its use to solve major public health problems. He has expanded IEA membership, increased our global visibility, supported the preparation of new IEA-sponsored publications and set up new initiatives to promote epidemiological research in Africa. As well he has worked behind the scenes streamlining administrative matters within the association.
Through his work, the IEA has been closely involved in the Countdown to 2015 Initiative, aimed at monitoring progress toward the 2015 United Nations Millenium Development Goals, and has argued eloquently for using measureable outcomes for the new post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Over the last three years Cesar has been a visible and much respected ambassador for epidemiology and for the IEA. We are pleased that he will continue ... Read the rest of this article - September 6, 2014
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IEA Sponsored Events - June 22, 201528th Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology (Summer 2015)
- June 25, 2015European Congress of Epidemiology 2015
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If you have an event to list or an opportunity to offer our membership, you can submit it via this form. Events of Interest - March 2, 201522nd Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology
- May 25, 2015Geographical Epidemiology course
- June 22, 20152nd International Mendelian Randomization Conference
- July 6, 2015Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations
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