A regional meeting on “Teaching of public health in medical schools” was organized by the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO) on 8-10 December 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand for stakeholders in different institutions and organizations to share their views and strategic directions on how to strengthen teaching of public health in undergraduate medical schools in the South-East Asia Region.
Partnerships/interaction are needed between academic institutions and the health system/facilities at appropriate levels to facilitate education, service and research through information exchange, programmes implementation and exchange of students and faculty.
The objectives of the meeting were also stated along with the procedures of the meeting and expected outcome. The importance of public health teaching in the present context of public health issues and its relation to revitalization of primary health care and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were mentioned.
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Publisher:
WHO
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Type / Script:
Annual Report
in English
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Keywords:
HEALTH, HEALTH PERSONNEL, MEDICAL RESEARCH, MEDICAL SCIENCES, MEDICINE, HEALTH POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DECISION-MAKING, HEALTH SERVICES
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Thematic Group:
WHO
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World Health Organization
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Thesaurus:
10.02.00
- Comprehensive Health Services
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