Programme & Presentations

 

Programme for Working in Developing Countries
Wednesday 23 April 2008
09.30 Arrival & refreshments
09.50 Welcome – Chair: Alan Maryon-Davis, President, FPH
09.55 PLENARY - Scene setting
  1. Update on UK Government-wide strategy and implementation for global health [178 KB pdf]
    (Nick Banatvala, Head of Global Affairs, DH England)
  2. Global health and development in context (through a DFID lens [41 KB pdf]
    (Stewart Tyson, Head of Profession, Health, DFID)
  3. Health inequalities – the global context [1.3 MB pdf]
    ( Fiona Adshead, Deputy CMO England)
  4. Aid Architecture – current status and key issues [41 KB pdf]
    (Martine Donoghue, Deputy Director, HLSP Institute)
  5. The role of the Faculty of Public Health [160 KB pdf]
    (Sushma Acquilla, International Faculty Adviser, FPH)
10.50 Plenary – Global health partnerships: opportunities to contribute to health in low- and middle-income countries
  1. Working through International Health Links [682 KB pdf]
    (Andrew Purkis, Chief Executive Officer, THET)
  2. Public Health in practice with Merlin [950 KB pdf]
    (Leigh Vellacott, Human Resources Advisor, Merlin)
11.30 Refreshments
11.50 Plenary - How public health skills can be used internationally – personal experiences
  1. Developing HIV services in rural Africa: a training experience [874 KB pdf]
    (Ciarán Humphreys, SpR in Public Health, National Public Health Service for Wales )
  2. WHO Regional Office for Europe ,  Healthy Cities - a training placement experience [1.19MB pdf]
    (Caryn Hall, SpT in Public Health, Gloucestershire PCT)
12.20 Interactive Groups
To discuss the barriers to working globally in health.
12.55

Interactive Groups - feedback

13.00 Lunch
14.00 Plenary – Global health partnerships: opportunities to contribute to health in developing countries
  1. Your career in international development starts here...opportunities for public health professionals with Voluntary Service Overseas [148 KB pdf]
    (Clive Ingleby, Programme Development Adviser (Health), Voluntary Service Overseas )
  2. Assignments overseas. What is wanted and training to prepare [225 KB pdf]
    ( Lucinda Shaw, Director of External Relations, RedR )
  3. Working for consulting companies [889 KB ppt]
    (Bob Grose, HLSP Director of the DFID Resource Centre with Keyvan Zahir, HLSP)
14.55 Plenary – Practical issues for trainees wishing to work abroad
(Premila Webster, Assistant Academic Registrar, FPH)
15.10 Interactive Groups
To discuss potential solutions to the barriers identified to working globally in health.
15.45 Interactive Groups - feedback
15.55

Plenary and panel session – Global health partnerships: taking the agenda forward

  • Nick Banatvala, Head of Global Affairs, DH England
  • Stewart Tyson, Head of Profession, Health, DFID
  • Alan Maryon-Davis, President, FPH
  • Salman Rawaf, Chair, International Committee, FPH
  • Sushma Acquilla, International Faculty Adviser.
16.25 Closing comments – Chair: Alan Maryon-Davis, President , FPH