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6. WHO SUPPORT TO THE CENTRE6.1. The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Office supported the Centre during its first andsecond years of designation through various contractual or Agreement of Performance(APW) including:6.1.1. Provision of the Centre with videoconferencing system for educational exchangewith countries inside and outside the Region (already reported in first report 2007-2008).6.1.2. APWs for short-term WHO expert / consultant contracts to advise countries andWHO meetings and experts consultations6.1.3. APW on Capacity Building in Primary Care & MoH Malaysia (on-going) (WPRO)6.1.4. Development of ‘Staying Healthy’ Programme addressing non-communicabledisease risk factors (on-going)6.1.5. Provision of WHO publications6.2. Useful education and training tools have been developed and utilized by theCollaborating Centre in many countries around the world, especially developingcountries which provide services on the basis on demand rather than their population’shealth needs. These tools include:6.2.1. Health Needs Assessment (HNA) Tool: Based on the Ten-Steps Methoddeveloped by Rawaf and Marshall (1999), this practical public health tool, designed forprimary care-led services in countries with less reliable data on population, diseasedemographics or activities, provides evidence about a population on which to planservices and address health inequalities.6.2.2. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Tool: The impact ofdecision/actions/policies/laws on the health of any given population is not wellpracticed in most countries of the world. This is largely due to lack of expertise and thenon-availability of training courses. The health of a community is determined not onlyby the health of its services, but also and more importantly by a wide range ofenvironmental, social, economic, political and psychological factors. The use ofprospective HIA is vital to minimise the impact of potentially negative decisions on thehealth of a population. This step-by-step approach and useful training tool is used indeveloping the capacities of national health systems.7. RECOMMENDATIONSHaving recently relocated to the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, theWHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Training and Education will be leading onthe development of effective primary care and public health delivery.WHO CC ICL UK ANNUAL REPORT 2008 | 09 20
Committed to supporting countries worldwide in strengthening their health systems andscaling up human resource development, the Centre is also keen to expand on issuesof global public health importance such as climate change, the increasing influence ofemerging economies, patient safety as well as the impact and influence of the privatesector in health care provision. Theseexpanded interests will be discussedwith our WHO focal points. TheCentre’s 2008/09 programme remainscomplete and continues to involveseveral WHO Regions and its MemberStates. Further strengthening ofnational and international training will bea key aim of the Centre for the next fewyears before date of re-designation.During this period evaluation of theseactivities will provide solid evidence forreviewing and updating the current terms of reference of the Centre at time of redesignationin June 2011 to meet the emerging needs of WHO and member states andaccording to the rapid development in the field of public health education and training.Such activities include:‣ Proposals to enhance the role of primary health services and primary health education‣ Proposals to prevent and manage non-communicable diseases through integratedcommunity and primary care strategies‣ Programmes in non-communicable disease prevention; delivering that agenda throughprimary care settings‣ Launch initiatives like ‘Staying Healthy’ for chronic diseases and risk factormanagement. Programme aims tackle and reducing the need for referral to secondarycare (screening, periodic health check, well women/men clinics, specialist clinic (Kuwait).‣ Innovative public health interventions and health system changes that could helpcountries deliver high quality, safer, and more cost-effective health services (Azerbaijan).‣ Provide expertise on emerging regulatory issues in public health policy (EU)‣ Support capacity and human resource development (Sudan, April 2010)‣ Support WHO Tobacco-Free Initiatives worldwide‣ Increase eHealth and technical capacities at in middle and low- income countries‣ Provide leadership training for senior health care managers and decision-makers‣ Extend the WHO Centre’s Health Systems Management course to countries worldwide.The WHO Centre is keen to raise funds in support of training at affordable costs‣ Collaborate with governments, national and international organisations, NGOs, thevoluntary sector in support of programmes of capacity and leadership developmentWHO CC ICL UK ANNUAL REPORT 2008 | 09 21
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