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The main purpose of ISDE is to help defend our environment both locally and globally to prevent numerous illnesses, ensure the necessary conditions for health, and improve the quality of life. In order to safeguard the health of our own generation and of future ones, we must care for the environment. ISDE was established as a tool for educating and updating physicians and the general public, and stimulating awareness and initiatives by public and private bodies, in particular governmental agencies. The Association intends to reach out to all, as fellow citizens of the world.

Latest News

Recent activities with ISDE involvment

ISDE Europe: Health, Peace and Responsibility at the Core of European Action. Press release 2026-04-07.

New ISDE Manifesto prepared for and at the 35 years anniversary conference

Announcement for the 12th International Conference on Children's Health and the Environment by INCHES, in collaboration with ISDE: Cairo, Egypt, May 6-8, 2026
You can also register (for free)  for trainings/workshops  on May 8th. Please register as soon as possible as there is limited space.

ISDE 35 year anniversary conference: Sansepolcro (Arezzo) (Italy), Sun., Nov 23th, Tues, Nov. 25 2025:
Program and online participation

All materials related to the Congress are now online: Congresso Nazionale ISDE Italia 2025 - ISDE News

Satellite webinar of the ISDE International Conference: Crises, cuts and civil society:
reclaiming public health leadership in Europe: A European dialogue with global perspectives together with EPHA

The Executive Body

According to our statutes, a president elect is elected every 2 years. That person then becomes president at the next General Assembly two years later. The previous president becomes past president, and a new president elect is elected. Together with the treasurer and the International Secretary, these persons form the Executivbe Body. They are assisted by facultative Vice presidents that should represent the global reach of ISDE.

• Hanns Moshammer - President
• Oral Atanyazova - Past President
• Paolo Lauriola - President elect
• Matthias Koester - Treasurer
• Lilian Corra - International Secretariat

Every member organisation is invited to nominate a representative to the Directing Board

ISDE was founded in 1990 by Werner Nussbaumer from Switzerland who convinced friends from Italy, Germany, Austria and Sweden to form an international association.
He served as president until 2001 when the board decided a rotating presidency would better reflect the by then truly international scope.

• The transition was chaired (2001-2003) by Peter van den Hazel (Netherlands),
• followed by Oral Ataniyasova (03-05, Uzbekistan),
• Vyvyan Howard (05-07, UK),
• Lilian Corra (07-09, Argentina), who also represents the ISDE International Secretariat since the year 2005
• Hanns Moshammer (09-11, Austria),
• Cathey Falvo (11-13, USA),
• and Roberto Romizi (13-15, Italy). Then came
• Mahmood Khwaja (15-17 Pakistan) and then again
• Lilian Corra (17-19, Argentina). At the Assembly in 2019
• Ferdinando Laghi (19-21 Italy) was confirmed and
• Peter van den Hazel (Netherlands) was elected to follow again after 2021.
  At the virtual Assembly 2021/12/11 Peter van den Hazel was confirmed as president for the coming 2 years and
• Oral Ataniyasova elected to follow in 2023. At the AGM in Nukus, Oct 29th, 2023, Oral Ataniyazsova stepped in.
  As president elect, Hanns Moshammer was elected. In Sansepolcro in November 2025 (General Assembly and ISDE 35 year anniversary),
• Hanns Moshammer became president and Paolo Lauriola was elected president elect.

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