Today brought with it the last session for the 2013/14 Health Systems Development cohort. The WHO CC congratulates their work and efforts over the year and wish the cohort the best
A new review has shown that the health of Iraqis will continue to deteriorate unless there is an improvement in living conditions. Despite enormous investment in Iraq’s health system in
Associate Deans of Al Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Professor Sadik Al Hammash and Assistant Professor Husseein Mahmood Ghazi will be visiting with a team to Imperial College London and hospitals such
Stemming from an MoU signed between King Saud University (KSU) and Imperial College London last year followed by a high level Imperial College London delegation (Professor Salman Rawaf, Professor Azeem
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Training and Education participated in the 3 day conference organised by AMAR foundation entitled ‘Health in Iraq’ in March 2014, which was held
The Imperial WHO CC is glad to announce that registration for this September's Academic Training Course is now open. The course encapsulates a variety of different skills development disciplines, including
The WHO Collaborating Centre welcomes Dr Turki Al Moammar from Saudi Arabia. His areas of interest are clinical attachments in GP clinics, research, teaching skills and administrative aspects of the
WHO Collaborating Centre is working in project partnership with UNICEF. The aim is to deliver on Advanced Leadership and Management Course in Nairobi for various Somali Government representatives. The course
WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training will run its 7th Advanced Academic Training Course in September 2014. This 4-week-long course is addressed to Medical schools lecturers and
A delegation from Imperial College London’s School of Public Health comprised of Professor Elio Riboli-Director, School of Public Health, Professor Azeem Majeed-Head of Primary Care and Public Health Department, Professor
Dr Sondus Hassounah examines the challenge of securing good health in the Arab States: http://cafecommunique.org/health-and-human-rights/item/the-right-to-health
On the 3rd Of February, the WHOCC and the Department of Primary Care and Public Health will be welcoming their next wave of Academic Delegates from around the world, to
Professor Rawaf, attended the launch of The Lancet Series on “Health in the Arab world: a view from within” at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, on January 20, 2014.
War and occupation directly and indirectly claimed the lives of about a half-million Iraqis from 2003 to 2011, according to a groundbreaking survey of 1,960 Iraqi households. The violence peaked
"Strengthening health systems for treating tobacco dependence in primary care": A major publication by WHO Geneva on treating tobacco dependence. The first draft of the four-part training package "Strengthening
On 22 April 2013, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training, welcomed a group of senior academics from Iraq to Imperial College London. Ranging from medicine, pharmacy,
Professor Salman Rawaf and Marion Chaix both attended the Medhealth Cairo 2013 Conference to support the healthcare sector in the Middle East. It featured workshops and lectures on various topics