2009 Annual Report - Imperial College Faculty of Medicine ...

learning opportunities to students while helping them develop awareness and the valueof public health.3.1.3. National Centre of Excellence for Health Promotion(31 May – 04 June 2008, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)The WHO CC, working with the University of Arizona (USA), Thomas JeffersonUniversity (USA), Executive Board of The HealthMinisters’ Council for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)States and the Saudi Society of Health Promotiondeveloped a full proposal for the Saudi National Centreto conduct research and training courses. The NationalCentre will act as a focal point and resource ofexcellence and high practice standards in healthpromotion for the countries of the GCC in particular andthe region.3.1.4. Collaboration on Non-Communicable Disease Framework(01-03 June 2009)In collaboration with Department of Health UK and WHO HQ Geneva, £80,000 wassecured to run workshops in London on Non-communicable Disease (NCD) policy andstrategy. Theses workshops are designed to introduce to high level policy makers inmiddle and low income countries [MLIC] how to integrate the art of prevention, controland management of NCD into their health systems strategies and, in particular,primary health care development. From this generous funding two-week trainingworkshops will be launched in 2010.Additional workshops will be targeted for the GCC Countries. While unhealthy lifestylesare contributing to the huge burden of non-communicable disease in every country, inthe EMRO Region it is expected that NCD will constitute more than 60% of diseaseburden by the end of 2010. Funded by the State of Kuwait, on the current status ofstrategy implementation for the control and prevention of NCD in this region,workshops will be held in May 2010 and are a follow-up to the 2007 workshop initiatedand conducted by the WHO Centre, as reported in WHO CC Annual Report 2007-2008.3.2. TOR #2: Co-develop and share training, educational tools and standards inareas of public health practice (epidemiological and economic healthcare needsassessment, impact assessment, health planning, evaluation, clinicalgovernance, communication skills, participatory needs assessment, communitydevelopment, etc).3.2.1. Supporting Public Health Leadership in the Caribbean(8-9 th December 2008, Jamaica)WHO Centre Direct, Professor Rawaf and Chris Brook from the Department of Health UKvisited the University of West Indies. Discussions were held with the Jamaican ChiefMedical Officer and PAHO in an effort to initiate the public health leadership programme.Best practices as well as challenges were identified and it was agreed that a team fromthe Caribbean should visit the UK and get first hand information of training the publichealth workforce and the ways public health are delivered. A Report was submitted to theWHO CC ICL UK ANNUAL REPORT 2008 | 09 11