15 NOVEMBER 2016

The Director of the PHRC participated in the 9th Conference of the European Public Health Association

On November 9-12, 2016, the 9th Conference of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) was held in Vienna, Austria. The Public Health and Reform Center of the Ministry of Health is also a member of EUPHA. The conference was conducted under the slogan "Everything for Health, Health for All". A large-scale meeting took place among members and supporters of the EUPHA and was organized in cooperation with the Austrian Ministry of Health and with the Austrian Society for Public Health and EUPHA. 

The main objective of the 4-day conference, attended by 1700 experts, was to contribute to the improvement of health and education in Europe, to conduct debates on public health issues, to create a platform for researchers, politicians and students for exchange of information in the field of public health and conducting trainings. The conference discussed issues of improving the level of education in public health in Europe, the importance of joint large-scale cooperation between countries.

Dr. Jeyhun Mammadov, Director of the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health, represented Azerbaijan at the conference.

The full text of the news is available in Azerbaijani.