The Network: Towards Unity For Health

02/11/2026

🌏 Why attend ?
Because the future of health is built together.

Join the global health community in the Philippines 🇵🇭 for an action-oriented conference inspired by Bayanihan—collective action, solidarity, and community leadership.

🧭 Bayanihan for Health Equity
Co-creating resilient, community-rooted health systems.

Workshops • Talks • Research • Stories from the ground

🔗 https://tufh2026.com

02/10/2026

🌍 Today, the TUFH Social Accountability Fellowship community came together for an engaging session focused on advancing socially accountable health education and practice.

https://thenetworktufh.org/social-accountability-fellows-2025-2026/

02/10/2026

Human Dignity: A Framework to Understand and Respond to COVID’s Disproportionate Effect on Vulnerable Populations

🌍 How can we address COVID-19’s impact on vulnerable communities? This article explores a dignity-based approach.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/97

Human dignity: a framework to understand and respond to COVID’s disproportionate effect on vulnerable populations Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Dec 11, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.97 Keywords: human dignity, social justice, COVID, Social determinants of health, medical ed...

02/06/2026

Today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Ge***al Mutilation.

A reminder that FGM is a harmful practice and a violation of human rights. Ending it requires awareness, education, and collective action.

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Female ge***al mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female ge***alia, or other injury to the female ge***al organs for non-medical reasons, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

02/04/2026

🎗️ Today marks World Cancer Day.

This year’s theme, United by Unique, puts people at the center of care—recognizing that every cancer experience is different, and every voice matters.

Learn more from WHO 👉

Cancer continues to pose a global public health challenge. Multiple factors – aging populations, unhealthy behaviours, infections, and environmental exposure, among others – are contributing to the growing burden of cancer. Individuals, families, and health systems are increasingly feeling the d...

02/04/2026

📢 1995 – Madras, India 🇮🇳 & Manila, the Philippines 🇵🇭

🏛️ Hosted in two locations, Madras and Manila, these conferences brought a diverse international perspective to health workforce training and education.

💬 Were you there? Share your memories in the comments! 👇

https://youtu.be/eCqtW9DP_Ms 1979 Kingston, Jamaica 1981 Bellagio, Italy 1983 Havana, Cuba 1984 Maastricht, the Netherlands 1985 Ismailia, Egypt 1987 Pattaya, Thailand 1989 Kerkrade, the Netherlands 1990 Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 1991 Ilorin, Nigeria 1993 Penang, Malaysia 1994 Sherbrooke, Canada 1995 M...

02/03/2026

Dental Education in India: Perceived Learner Impact of Community Immersion on Social Awareness

🦷 Does community immersion shape dental students’ social awareness? This study examines its educational impact.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/36

Dental education in India: perceived learner impact of community immersion on social awareness Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Dec 11, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.36 Keywords: Education, Social Accountability, Community Immersion, Dental Education, Community-based Education M...

02/02/2026

📢 Call for Abstracts – IDD/Autism/Behavioral Integrated Health Summit at

Are you advancing research, practice, or policy in intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, or behavioral integrated health? 🌍
Submit your abstract to present at the IDD/Autism/Behavioral Integrated Health Summit, part of the TUFH 2026 Conference, and share your work with a global audience of educators, practitioners, researchers, and system leaders.

🗓 Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2026
🎤 Presentation formats include oral presentations, panels, and workshops
👉 Submit your abstract and be part of shaping the future of integrated health

In partnership with Woods System of Care and Mollie Woods Hare Global Center of Excellence

🔗 Learn more & submit: https://tufh2026.com/idd-autism-behavioral-integrated-health-summit/

01/30/2026

Today marks World Leprosy Day

Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 120 countries. It is caused by bacteria, is curable, and stigma remains a major barrier to care.

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World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on the last Sunday of January to increase the public awareness of the Leprosy.

01/29/2026

📣 Call for Abstracts:

Have an idea, project, program, or experience you want to share? Submitting an abstract for TUFH 2026 is easy—and it’s your opportunity to present to a truly global audience.

TUFH 2026 brings together educators, practitioners, policymakers, students, and community partners from around the world to learn from one another and strengthen health systems through collaboration and innovation.

🧭 Theme:
Bayanihan for Health Equity: Co-Creating Social Innovations for Responsive & Resilient Health Systems
Inspired by the spirit of Bayanihan, this year’s conference centers collective action, shared learning, and community-rooted solutions.

🔍 We welcome abstracts on:
• Community-driven health systems
• Equity by design in technology, data, and education
• Strengthening the global health workforce
• Turning policy into practice through local partnerships

🎤 Ways to present:
Oral Presentations • Workshops • TUFH Talks • TUFH Documentaries

✨ Whether you’re sharing research, practice-based insights, teaching approaches, or lived experience, your voice matters. The process is straightforward, and submitting an abstract is a simple way to join a global conversation.

📅 Abstract deadline: February 28, 2026
🌍 Join us in person or virtually at TUFH 2026.

🔗 Submit your abstract and be part of the movement.
https://tufh2026.com/abstract/

01/27/2026

I’m In! So Why Don’t I Fit In? A Cross-Sectional Exploration of Imposterism Within Medical School Cohorts

😓 Do medical students struggle with imposter syndrome? This study explores its prevalence and impact on students.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/148

I’m in! So why don’t I fit in? A cross-sectional exploration of imposterism within medical school cohorts Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Dec 11, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.148 Keywords: Imposter Phenomenon, Medical Student, Medical, Wellness, Burnout Main Article Conten...

01/24/2026

📚 Today marks International Day of Education.

A reminder that education is essential to healthier communities, stronger systems, and shared global progress.

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The International Day of Education celebrates education worldwide by promoting the idea that education plays a key role in building sustainable and resilient societies, and contributes to the achievement of all other Sustainable Development Goals.