Category: News

2025 Strategic Collaborations: AJRAM and the Planetary Health Alliance

This year, EuroNet MRPH has established two strategic partnerships to enhance our capacity to address critical global health challenges. These collaborations align with our recently adopted policy documents and aim to foster cross-border cooperation among young professionals.

Collaboration with AJRAM In May 2025, we formalized a partnership with AJRAM (Actions des Jeunes contre La Résistance aux Antimicrobiens). Antimicrobial resistance remains a pressing public health threat, and this collaboration allows us to work closely with a dedicated youth network to promote better stewardship and awareness strategies across Europe.

Membership in the Planetary Health Alliance As of November, EuroNet MRPH has officially joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA). This membership underscores our commitment to the “One Health” approach, providing our residents with a platform to engage with the intersection of environmental sustainability and human health.

Through these alliances, we aim to contribute more effectively to the discourse on these urgent topics.

Launching the Alumni Section and First Mentorship Programme

EuroNet MRPH is proud to announce a major expansion of our community: the official launch of the EuroNet MRPH Alumni Section.

Created to ensure our network thrives beyond residency, this new section is a dedicated space for former members to stay connected, share opportunities, and continue contributing to the public health field. By blending the experience of alumni with the fresh perspectives of current residents, we are taking a significant step toward our core mission of strengthening the Public Health Workforce in Europe.

Why an Alumni Section? The Alumni Section bridges the gap between training and professional practice. It is designed to:

  • Promote networking among former and current members.
  • Encourage collaboration and partnerships across borders.
  • Offer opportunities for professional growth and lifelong learning, focusing on areas often outside the scope of formal training.

Meet the 2025 Alumni Team This initiative is coordinated by a dedicated team elected to support our growing network:

  • Carolina Baptista (Alumni Lead)
  • David Peyre-Costa
  • Damir Ivanković
  • Maria Francesca Manca

First Initiative: Call for Mentors! To kickstart this new chapter, we are thrilled to launch the 1st EuroNet MRPH Mentorship Programme. We invite our alumni to support the next generation of specialists by becoming mentors.

  • What: Guide and support a current resident.
  • When: The first edition runs from September to December 2025.
  • Deadline: Applications are open until August 15, 2025, at 23:59 CET.

Apply here to be a Mentor

How to Join the Section Whether you completed your residency or moved into the public health field through a different path, you are welcome here. By joining, you will gain access to our exclusive WhatsApp community to share ideas, proposals, and job opportunities.

Register for the Alumni Section here

We look forward to building a lasting community that supports public health professionals at every stage of their careers. Welcome back!

Governance Update: Adoption of New Statutes and Policy Frameworks

We are pleased to inform our members that EuroNet MRPH has successfully finalized a significant update to its governance structure. Following the approval of the new Statutes and Charter of Values on January 24, 2025, the General Assembly officially adopted the updated Policies & Procedures on June 13, 2025 (you can find them both here)

These documents establish a renewed operational framework for the network, ensuring greater transparency and alignment with the current landscape of public health in Europe.

A Shift to Multidisciplinary

A key amendment within these new statutes is the formal transition of the association’s name to the European Network of Multidisciplinary Residents in Public Health. This adjustment aligns our legal designation with the reality of the workforce, acknowledging that public health challenges require collaboration across various professional backgrounds. While the acronym EuroNet MRPH remains unchanged, this update ensures that our governance structure is inclusive of all residents contributing to the field.

These approved documents are now in effect and will guide the network’s activities moving forward.

Exciting Milestone: EuroNet MRPH Adopts Charter of Values and Important New Policy Documents

Exciting Milestone: EuroNet MRPH Adopts Charter of Values and Important New Policy Documents

EuroNet MRPH is thrilled to announce the official adoption and publication of the Charter of Values and four essential policy documents on February 1, 2025, marking a significant step in our continued commitment to promoting public health across Europe.

Following an extensive collaborative process initiated in 2024, involving our National Commissions and dedicated working groups, the Charter of Values and policy documents were finally formally approved! They represent EuroNet MRPH’s foundational principles and consolidated positions on critical public health issues.

Charter of Values:

The Charter of Values outlines EuroNet MRPH’s core principles, guiding our mission and actions. It emphasizes education, cooperation, innovation, empowerment, equality and non-discrimination, intercultural exchange, transparency, accountability, health advocacy, and sustainability. These values underpin all our policies and reinforce our dedication to building a stronger, more equitable, and healthier Europe.

Policy Documents:

  1. Climate Change, One Health, and Planetary Health
    Addressing the urgent need to tackle ecological crises through holistic, multidisciplinary frameworks such as One Health and Planetary Health, this document emphasizes integrating health considerations into climate policies and promoting sustainable healthcare practices.
  2. Economic Sustainability of Health and Care Systems
    Recognizing the economic pressures on healthcare systems, this policy highlights the necessity of innovative solutions, efficient resource use, and improved economic strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of health services.
  3. Mental Health
    Focused on comprehensive mental health policies, this document underlines the importance of societal approaches to mental well-being, addressing stigma, advocating for community-based services, and prioritizing mental health in educational and workplace settings.
  4. Political Involvement of Public Health Bodies
    Advocating active participation in political processes, this policy promotes Health in All Policies (HiAP), urging public health professionals to engage politically to shape legislation and influence public health outcomes positively.

Each document includes a clear call to action, outlining specific internal and external actions to guide our members and partners in implementing these essential strategies.

We believe these policies and values will significantly impact public health practices and advocacy across Europe.

Explore the full Charter of Values and Policy Documents, and join us in our mission to advance public health in Europe!

World Health Organisation’s Global Meeting on Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats

World Health Organisation – NEWS

From April 24 to 26, 2023, a representative of EuroNet MRPH will attend the World Health Organisation’s Global Meeting on Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats in Geneva, Switzerland.

The meeting will deliver a high-level call to action for preparedness and resilience for emerging threats. The voices of leaders from communities, countries and different sector implementation partners are key for generating momentum for better infectious disease preparedness, and will be heard during the meeting.

In view of the meeting, EuroNet is collecting European Public Health residents’ experiences of the preparedness for and management of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to bring residents’ voice and views at the meeting.

Fill in this brief anonymous survey and have your voice heard during preparedness efforts for the next pandemic!

(Link not working? Here’s the survey’s address : https://forms.gle/nhyxfvYZG1fKpCTL9)

The Formation of the German Network of Young Professionals in Public Health (Nachwuchsnetzwerk Öffentliche Gesundheit): Reflecting transformative change in Public Health in Germany

by Kerstin Sell on behalf of the Network

A wave of transformative energy has been building up in Germany’s Public Health community over the past years. After the 2015 Leopoldina report powerfully presented the necessity for reform in Germany’s Public Health institutions and academic landscape, along with the country’s politics and policies, the actors in the Public Health community have joined forces to work towards a new Public Health strategy for Germany. The conference Zukunftsforum Public Health (Future Forum PH) has been critical in facilitating community networking, interdisciplinary exchange of perspectives and preparing a road map for the strategy development.

At the second Zukunftsforum Public Health in December 2017, early career public health professionals, students, and researchers sought to find a medium to connect with each other, network, discuss and work on common interests. This led to the formation of the German Network of Young

Professionals in Public Health which we would like to introduce here.

Initially, the network consisted of an informal mailing list that anyone who self-defined as a young person with an interest in Public Health could join after review by the moderators. News about the network was shared by word of mouth, but as the network became more formalised, new members were informed about its existence through publications and the visibility of public engagement of the network.

In addition to the email exchange, regular conference calls were established, a network statute was adopted, a corporate design and a homepage were launched, and a coordinating committee was elected. Within the first months of the network’s existence we published an article about our perspectives as young professionals on Public Health in Germany with a focus on necessary reforms in Public Health education and training (Akçay et al. 2018). Careers in Public Health have been an ongoing topic in the network as the urgency to reform Public Health education in Germany has become very clear through the exchange of the network members’ experiences.

At the third Zukunftsforum conference in January of 2019, participation of young professionals and students had increased remarkably. A network meeting was organised for the day following the conference to enable reflection about our role as Young Professionals in Public Health at the conference and within the German Public Health landscape. The network meeting also offered the opportunity to continue brainstorming and discussing the Zukunftsforum’s main topic: the new Public Health strategy for Germany. From the brainstorming process we were able to derive recommendations for the strategy development from our perspective, which we subsequently published on our homepage. An executive summary of this paper has been accepted for publication recently.

While our network is growing and facilitating exchange, cooperation and a platform for discussion among young professionals in Public Health in Germany, it is also still evolving and diversifying. We hope to be able to report on further interesting projects and initiatives in another EuroNet Newsletter in the future.

As our homepage is in German, please feel free to contact the speakers of the network sprecher@noeg.org for more information.

Reference: 

Akçay et al., Public Health in Germany from the Perspective of Young Professionals. Gesundheitswesen 2019; 81(03): 176-181. DOI: 10.1055/a-0795-3477. (Article in German)

News from Erice (ASPHER – Deans’ and directors’ retreat)

by Erica De Vita and Filippo Quattrone,

PH residents University of Pisa, Italy

The 2019 edition of the Deans’ & Directors’ Retreat organized by the European Association of Public Health (ASPHER) was held in Erice (Sicily, Italy), from 26th to 29th of May.

The congress dealt with educational issue in some of the most relevant topics in public health such as vaccinology, digital health, climate change and workforce development.
A parallel session of the congress was dedicated to Italian schools of public health.

It was a unique occasion for Directors and Residents from all over Italy to discuss together about the status of public health education in Italy.

Erica De Vita and Filippo Quattrone, two members of SItI residents` committee (EuroNet MRPH member), had the opportunity to illustrate the expectations of residents and to propose some solutions
In particular five expectations were highlighted:

  • Recognize that the status quo of public health education is unsatisfactory.
  • Act for quality standards and homogeneity among all schools of public health.
  • Promote collaboration among schools on public health education.
  • Adopt innovative technologies and methods in public health
  • Involve actively residents in their own education.

In addition, two improvements were proposed:

1) to write, with the contribution of all Italian school, a national core curriculum based on ASPHER list of core competencies for the public health professional.

2) to develop a e-learning portal where sharing courses among different schools. The proposals found the approval of the presents and the session closed with the institution of a working group, composed by directors and residents’ representatives, to promote the improvement of public health education in Italy.