17th World Congress on Public Health – Rome 2023

WPA participated in the 17th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in Rome from 2-6 May 2023. More than 3,000 public health professionals and researchers, policymakers, and students attended the global event organized by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) in association with the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI) and the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). The theme of the Congress—A World in Turmoil: Opportunities to Focus on the Public’s Health — reflected the WFPHA commitment, as the global health community, to work together within and outside of their respective fields to promote health equity and to build a more sustainable and just future.

WPA’s Board of Directors member, Jolanta Bilińska, was the resource person at the interactive session on “Breaking the Health Silos— Once and Forever” during the Congress. Ms. Bilinsha also presented on WPA’s global initiatives on patient empowerment and engagement, improved access to safe innovative treatment, and patient-centered healthcare throughout the world at the international NGO session.