Working In Developing Countries:
A one-day workshop for public health professionals
London, 23 April 2008
The workshop was organised by the International Committee of the Faculty of Public Health as part of the committee's work programme to build public health capacity overseas.
Approximately 120 delegates attended the event. Delegates comprised of a public health trainees, public health consultants, academics, junior doctors and students of public health.
We are grateful to the Department of Health for England for their support in hosting the event.
A number of resources from the workshop are available to download from this website:
Workshop Format
- Plenary speakers who included representatives from the FPH, the UK Departments of Health, DFID , UK organisations providing health services and expertise in developing countries and individuals with experience of overseas working.
- Interactive group sessions which enabled delegates to discuss the barriers to working overseas and to develop possible solutions.
- Information stands by participating organisations.
Background
The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is committed to supporting the UK Government-wide strategy for global health. Through its International Committee the FPH has contributed to Lord Nigel Crisp's report ‘ Global health partnerships: the UK contribution to health in developing countries' and the Chief Medical Officer for England's report ‘Health is Global '.
The committee hosted a successful session on ‘global health capacity building' and an international breakfast meeting at the FPH annual conference in Eastbourne in 2007.
Public health capacity remains critically short in many countries. The FPH has the opportunity to advocate regarding this resource gap and utilise the skills of its membership in addressing it.
Aims
Update delegates on implementation of:
- Lord Nigel Crisp's report ‘Global health partnerships: the UK contribution to health in developing countries'
- Chief Medical Officer for England 's report ‘Health is Global '
- Other UK country initiatives
- Global aid architecture
- Provide a forum for delegates to learn directly from UK organisations who can facilitate UK health experts in working overseas - understand current requests, skills required, what to expect, and the support the organisation will provide.
- Provide a forum for delegates to network, debate and discuss issues, and develop solutions.