Blog 14/5/2018 Towards enlarged global health thinking At the launch of the fifth Global Health Watch in Brussels a short time ago, planetary health and justice was very much in my thoughts. This is where health meets ecology. Read more
Blog 9/5/2018 Lethal but legal: how corporations influence public health How can we protect ourselves against the powerful lobby of corporations that threatens our health? Wemos invited Professor Nicholas Freudenberg to come to Europe to speak in the European Parliament, at the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, and in De Balie. Read more
News 4/5/2018 Midwives are the face of the hospital This Saturday, 5 May, is the International Day of the Midwife. Dr. Ann Phoya, President of the Association of Malawian Midwives is visiting the Netherlands this week. She talked with us about the most urgent issues concerning midwives in Malawi. Read more
News 26/4/2018 Make health great again and the elephant in the room With the slogan ‘Make Health Great Again’, the European Health Parliament (EHP) gathered this week to discuss health workforce planning in the European Union. Wemos was present at EHP’s closing session. Read more
News 10/4/2018 Employers and employees in health care: we too advocate fair health worker policy Wemos is pleased with the 10-year anniversary of the EPSU-HOSPEEM Code of Conduct on Ethical Cross-Border Recruitment and Retention. Another reason to celebrate health, one day after World Health Day. Read more
News 3/4/2018 Freudenberg on corporate power’s effects on health On Wednesday April 25th, Professor Nicholas Freudenberg – author of ‘Lethal but Legal’ – will speak about corporate power and its detrimental effect on public health at an event in De Balie in Amsterdam. Both Wemos and the International Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB) are organizers of the event. Read more
Blog 8/3/2018 24/7 Imagine working at a health clinic for a week on the run. Imagine finding out that your only colleague has left and will not be replaced. Imagine, then, having to rely on your mobile telephone for light while attending a mother giving birth. Read more
Blog 1/3/2018 Baby Teddy Sometimes evidence is simply there without you knowing. I had come to Malawi to talk with people about the shortcomings of the country’s health system. Read more
News 23/2/2018 Adolescents want to be taken seriously in sexual and reproductive health care Sexual health is still taboo in many African countries. So how can we transform health care in such a way that adolescents can benefit from this care as best as possible? Read more