World Mental Health Day 2016
The Imperial College School of Public Health & the WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training celebrated the international World Mental Health Day last Monday. The focus this
Mashael Al Sheikh: Systematic Review on Women and Cardiovascular Risks in KSA
Congratulations to Ms Mashael Al Sheikh, PhD student at the Imperial WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education & Training, for her Systematic Review on Women and Cardiovascular Risks in the Kingdom of
Rethinking primary care’s gatekeeper role – Geva Greenfield
Geva Greenfield, Kimberly Foley and Professor Azeem Majeed ask whether it is time to reconsider the role of the GP as gatekeeper to specialist services, and call for more evidence to
Leadership in Health – National Primary Care Services, Kuwait
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training hosted Dr Rihab Wotayan (Managing Director for the National Primary Care Services in Kuwait) to discuss future collaboration with the
Farewell to Post-Graduate Fellow: Dr Zahia Alnoumasi
On the 11th July we bid a fond farewell to Dr Zahia Alnoumasi who completed her two years long fellowship with the Centre and returned home to Saudi Arabia along
Meeting with Iraqi Cultural Attaché
WHO CC team met with Iraqi Cultural Attaché Dr Hassan Hadi Ali Al-Alak to review and further discuss the collaboration links. The WHO CC is looking forward to further support Iraqi
The Geneva trip 2016
WHO Collaborating Centre staff and twenty students from the Master of Public Health course at Imperial visited multiple UN and humanitarian agencies during their recent trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Over
Visit from University of Babylon delegation
The WHO Collaborating Centre welcomed a delegation from the University of Babylon, Iraq, on the 27th of July. The Chancellor of the University Professor Dr Adel Al-Baghdadi, Dean of IT Babylon
Dr Alex Chen: talk in the Scottish Parliament
Dr Alex Chen, a PhD candidate of Imperial College WHOCC, was invited to be a panel speaker in the Scottish Parliament on 15th June 2016. Alex shared the current organ
WHO EURO ‘Consultation of the European Framework for Action on Integrated Health Services Delivery’
WHO Regional Office for Europe’s (WHO EURO) ‘Consultation of the European Framework for Action on Integrated Health Services Delivery’ 02-04 May 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark Between the 2nd and the 4th
Training on Leadership in Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Response under the PIP Framework
Title: Training on Leadership in Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Response under the PIP Framework. WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Cairo, Egypt 12-14 April, 2016 Content: At the request
Blog: UK Junior Doctor Strikes
Whilst being accused of endangering lives and attempting to overthrow the government, Junior doctors today across the UK are going on strike - for the first time in history in
Blog: Alexandra Swaka on CimaVax – Separating humanity from politics for a healthy human race
CimaVax - Separating Humanity From Politics For A Healthy Human Race The first amendment of the US Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
Workshop on Accreditation of Medical Education in Iraq
Professor Salman Rawaf, Dr Mays Raheem and Christina Banks from the WHO CC travelled to Amman, Jordan, to attend the Workshop on Accreditation of Medical education in Iraq on the
WHO: “Diabetes affecting nearly one in 11 adults”
The world is facing an "unrelenting march" of diabetes which now affects nearly one in 11 adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a major report it warned cases had
MHRA Annual Lecture Report
MHRA Annual Lecture Report Speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO In occasion of the MHRA’s 11th annual lecture, Dr Margaret Chan was invited to give a lecture, which she
Visit from the Austrian Healthcare Management students
Late last month, the centre had a visit from the Austrian Healthcare Management students. Professor Rawaf, Federica and Christina welcomed the students and gave an extensive talk giving an insight
Dr Alex Chen sharing health policies & management strategies in Japan
Dr Alex Chen, a PhD student at the WHOCC, was invited to give a full day lecture at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan, Fukuoka, last week. He
Debate: UK NHS Junior Doctor Contract
A meeting at the Charing Cross Campus discussed the new Junior Doctors contract and its effect on the future of the NHS. Discussion points included: - Junior Doctor Contract Changes
First for Impact: Research Excellence Framework.
The REF’s new impact measure ranks Imperial’s research highest of any major university. Moreover, eight of Imperial’s 14 REF-assessed research areas are top or joint-top for “outstanding” or “very considerable”