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

PAHO, the UK Department of Health, and the UK Faculty of Public Health of the RoyalColleges of Physicians.3.2.2. Health Needs Assessment(April 13-18, 2009, Kingdom of Bahrain)Funded by WHO/EMRO, this five-day course is designed to skill participants step-by-stepin the methods of health needs assessment. Thirty five participants took part in thissuccessful and 70% interactive training course. A report was submitted to WHO EMRO.Later, in November 2009, the Centre’s Director paid a follow-up visit to the group whothen reported on the progress thus far in assessing the population's health needs forPrimary Care services in Bahrain.3.2.3. Functions & Funding of the British NHS / NHS Management & Finance(May 15, 2009, London)Visit by the Minister of Health Malaysia and Director General MoH Malaysia: ImperialCollege London, (H.E. Mr Liow Tiong Lai, Minister of Health, Mrs Lee Sun Loo, Dr. IsmailMerican Director General of Health, Mr. Lim Chau Leng). The main focus of the visit wasto explore in detail the proposal put forth by the WHO Centre to the Malaysiangovernment regarding funding of the health system and effective primary health caredevelopment and based on the government’s long term strategy to meet the 2020 visionfor Malaysia. It has been agreed that the WHO Centre will undertake further work early in2010 to further the proposals set forth in November 2008.3.2.4. Public Health in the Arab World(9-10 July 2008, Beirut, Lebanon)The first meeting of editors of a proposed book in PublicHealth entitled: Public Health in the Arab World washeld in Beirut, Lebanon 9-10 June 2008. WHO CC waschosen to write a chapter on Public Health in crisis. Inaddition, the Centre has been designated to edit otherchapters of the book on health systems developmentand financing health systems. The book is sponsoredand hosted by the American University of Beirut (AUB)and has been approved for publication by CambridgeUniversity Press. The list of editors included a number of eminent public health academicand service experts from WHO and countries in the EMR.3.2.5. Public Health in the Arab World(23-25 January 2009, Beirut, Lebanon)This 2 nd editorial workshop organised by theAmerican University of Beirut and funded byCambridge University Press. The colloquium ofpublic health academics and experts shared ideasand experiences in public health with the intentstrengthen practice standards. The CollaboratingCentre staff contributed vigorously to the aim,WHO CC ICL UK ANNUAL REPORT 2008 | 09 12