Iranian Delegation Visit
The WHO Collaborating Centre and Department of Primary care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine is inviting and welcoming our Colleagues from Iran in London during
Advanced Academic Training Course date change
The Imperial WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training has developed an innovative Advanced Academic Training Course for medical and health professionals in academia worldwide. The course encapsulates a variety
Sample reports now available
During the years the WHO CC has produced reports for different health-related situations abroad. Samples of these reports are now accessible through the website. Click here for more.
MPH course visit to Geneva WHO & UN
The Master of Public Health (MPH) course based at the Imperial WHO CC is currently visiting the Geneva WHO & UN offices. The students will be receiving talks regarding world
New E-Health Course
Imperial College London, through its WHO Collaborating Centre for Education and Training and its Global E-Health Unit, has developed an innovative course on E-health Leadership and Implementation Strategy in Iraq. The
Health Systems Development Course
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
Living conditions in Iraq must improve if health investment is to yield results
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
Visit from AL Mustansiriyah University
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
Students exchange programme with King Saud University
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
AMAR Foundation Conference – ‘Health in Iraq’
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
Academic Training Course registration now open
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
WHO CC welcomes a new Fellow
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
Advanced Leadership and Management Course
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
7th Advanced Academic Training 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
Visit to King Saud University (KSU)
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
The Right to Health
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
WHO CC welcomes two new Honorary Senior Lecturers
The WHO CC is pleased to announce Dr Talha Al-Shawaf and Dr Wieam Ahmad as Honorary Senior Lecturers for the Centre.
WHO CC training course on Advanced Academic Skills
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
The Lancet Series on “Health in the Arab world: a view from within”
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.
Half-a-Million Iraqi Deaths since 2003
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