Programmes

Fifteen experts from 15 different countries joined with nine experts from China in Beijing on 22-24 September 2015 to explore the topic of traditional medicine…

January 2016

In 2011 the Accademia dei Lincei established a working group to elaborate a health education programme to be included in the curriculum for compulsory primary schools.The initiative is the result of a careful analysis of the Italian epidemiological profile, similar to that of many countries with a high social and economic…

While   aggregrate   global   health   status   has   improved  substantially    in   recent    decades,   this improvement has not been evenly distributed and there  is rising…

Health inequalities between and within countries are a global challenge. The starting point of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-2008), set up by the World Health Organization and chaired by Sir Michael Marmot, was that systematic differences in health and life expectancy between and within countries are avoidable and…

The IAMP Young Physician Leaders Programme was launched in Berlin on 21 October 2011.Following the inaugural session of the IAMP “Young Physicians Leadership Program” held during the

The concept of ‘One Health’ has been defined as “the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines – working locally, nationally and globally – to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment.”

As follow-up to the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (New, York, 20-21 September, 2011) and…

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3)  is a tool meant to spur discussion and give guidance on efficient ways to purchase health in low-resource settings.The Advisory Committee to the DCP3 Editors (DCP3 ACE) assures quality and intellectual credibility at the highest…

The issue of developing leadership qualities among health professionals and incorporating leadership training programmes into the medical curriculum is lately gaining importance, but still in too few countries.   

At the IAMP General Assembly in Beijing in 2006, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Académie de Médecine  proposed the Scientific Writing Programme.The aim was to organize a series of workshops for young scientists and clinicians to help maximize the accuracy and…