Improvement in health requires more than improvements in medical knowledge and clinical treatment. There is an urgent need to strengthen the public health management and planning capacity in most developing health systems and one means to achieve this is through training. The International Division's postgraduate, certificate and short courses provide a high quality of training which combine academic work based on scholarship and library research, with practical exercises and participatory learning to emphasise skills. The student body is mainly from Asia, Africa and Latin America, with a smaller number from Europe and North America, who bring from their own backgrounds a variety of work experience, and are a rich source of learning for each other. The Division also supports the alumni by providing information they require and meeting them whenever a member of the staff pays a visit to those countries.
Work is ongoing in Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
See Research for more details. The Division works closely with other colleagues in other parts of the Nuffield Institute, calling upon their expertise in areas such as management and policy related to the UK NHS and European Health systems. In addition, it draws on a ide network of contacts and is often able to provide relevant expertise from associated staff.