Roshi Enver, Burazeri Genc, Bjegovic Vesna, Georgieva Lidia, Donev Doncho, Scintee Gabriela, Hysa Bajram, Laaser Ulrich
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
Eur J Public Health. 2006 Jun;16(3):244-6. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl017. Epub 2006 Apr 6.
The Albanian Forum of Public Health (AFPH), an umbrella organization including different public health associations operating in Albania, was established in March 2004 with the support of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Open Society Institute (OSI). Ever since its establishment the AFPH has been an open arena wherein opinions and options for rational health policies comprising all relevant issues of the New Public Health are discussed, formulated, and documented near the Albanian Ministry of Health. Notwithstanding the laudable mission of the AFPH, there is an emerging need to establish a regional Public Health Forum in south-east Europe as a basic prerequisite for sustainable development of public health in these countries. Most conveniently, this regional umbrella organization should have a supporting Secretariat based in one of the south-east European countries. Nevertheless, there is a clear call for international funding with participation of different agencies and bodies (OSI, EUPHA, Canadian International Development Agency, and the Stability Pact). A regional association in the south-east Europe would enable the organization of annual conferences in the most renowned institutions in the region. Also, a regional collaboration among public health associations would be a suitable start for the development of research in south-east Europe. Furthermore, the existence of a regional public health association would make feasible the establishment of a scientific public health journal for south-east Europe in the English language.
阿尔巴尼亚公共卫生论坛（AFPH）是一个伞状组织，由阿尔巴尼亚境内不同的公共卫生协会组成，于2004年3月在欧洲公共卫生协会（EUPHA）和开放社会研究所（OSI）的支持下成立。自成立以来，AFPH一直是一个开放的平台，在阿尔巴尼亚卫生部附近讨论、制定并记录关于合理卫生政策的意见和选择，这些政策涵盖新公共卫生的所有相关问题。尽管AFPH的使命值得称赞，但作为这些国家公共卫生可持续发展的基本前提，在东南欧建立一个区域公共卫生论坛的需求日益凸显。最便捷的是，这个区域伞状组织应有一个设在东南欧国家之一的支持性秘书处。然而，明确需要不同机构和团体（OSI、EUPHA、加拿大国际开发署和稳定公约）参与提供国际资金。东南欧的一个区域协会将能够在该地区最著名的机构组织年度会议。此外，公共卫生协会之间的区域合作将是东南欧开展研究的一个合适开端。此外，一个区域公共卫生协会的存在将使为东南欧创办一份英文科学公共卫生期刊成为可能。
