Continuing the series “Bridging the gaps podcast” we interview Argentinian economist and Wellbeing Economy Alliance member Mariana Mirabile, who has a PhD in development economics and is a partner of Systems Innovation, on the reasons behind her shift in orientation away from a neoclassical approach to economics and towards ecological economics, and the potential for using narratives…
Biodiversity and health is a topic which very much resonates with the interest both FEASTA and EHFF currently have in the concept of the WellBeing Economy, which links the economy with health, the environment, education and social cohesion in a logical and constructive way. FEASTA and EHFF · Defending nature, supporting health
Editorial By Dr David Somekh It’s difficult to say anything original about how extraordinary 2020 has been to live through. It remains to be seen what lessons we will learn from the experience of the pandemic and its impact on everyday life, not just on the health of individuals and society in general. There’s a…
Interview with Gerald Midgley by Dr David Somekh DS: Gerald, pleased to be speaking to you again. Can you tell us what’s going on in your current work that you find especially exciting? GM: I think the really interesting thing right now is where we are in terms of the sudden realization that systems thinking…
The latest Feasta / EHFF podcast with Caroline Whyte and David Somekh. This podcast features interviews with three young people in different circumstances, Jonathan working in health policy for a large commercial company in Brussels, Tommy, a graduate currently unemployed in Dublin and Amber, an A level student in Cornwall. They talk about how they’ve…
Editorial A word from our director Dr David Somekh It’s seven and a half years since we formally set up EHFF although it had been in waiting for three years before that. Although we had an agreed mission, to support transformational change in society, beginning with health but looking at health in a holistic way,…
The Present Health systems in Europe are built on strong pillars such as universal health coverage and access to care and especially following the onset of the pandemic, there is an increasing recognition of the value of systems integration on an international level (despite the potential barrier of subsidiarity applied to health). Current features…
Lois described the project that she and two colleagues ( Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai and Dr Axel Meisen ) are currently undertaking to think about the future of Canada following the Covid 19 pandemic. They have been meeting weekly since early June, undertaking a Foresight exercise, something Lois and her colleagues have considerable experience with. Their…
A further position statement from EHFF on the pandemic September 2020 Since our initial, Board-approved statement on April 10, we’ve kept to our promise and produced regular Bulletins, commenting on various aspects of the impact of the pandemic on the overall health ecosystem. We have published one a month, each containing a number of thought…
It’s a while since we produced a Newsletter as during the six months since Easter we’ve concentrated on producing Bulletins looking at the impact or possible impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems and the wider society. However, we’ve not been idle on other fronts and this is a catch-up. One of our ideas…