On 18–23 January 2016, Odesa hosted Winter School 2016 «Public Health in Ukraine». Target audience of the School included medical doctors, epidemiologists, public health managers, researchers, educators, and representatives of civil society organizations. Among teachers there were speakers from the USA, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. During the week, public health professionals gained knowledge, shared their thoughts and professional experience.
School format — two parallel sections, with morning plenaries and afternoon discussions for all participants. Speakers representing ICF «Alliance for Public Health» – Tetyana Salyuk, Project Director: M&E-related Technical Assistance and Improved Data Application in HIV (METIDA), Liudmyla Shulga, Head of Technical Support at Alliance for Public Health, and Dr. George Rutherford, University of California, USA — worked in Section 1«Public Health and Basics of Epidemiology». In this section, the participants studied the basics of epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases, principles of evidence base formation, terminology as well as basics of establishing dialogue among all public health players (European experience and lessons for Ukraine).
The Winter School was organized by the School of Public Health of the National University «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy» and UNICEF. The project was supported by M&E-related Technical Assistance and Improved Data Application in HIV (METIDA) Project, ICF «Alliance for Public Health», which provided grants to 30 applicants to participate in the School.
Besides, partners of the School included International Renaissance Foundation, USAID Project «Improving HIV/AIDS Services for Key Populations in Ukraine» (RESPOND) implemented by Pact, Inc. in partnership with Family Health International (FHI360), Maastricht University and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
Follow the link to see the Winter School’s booklet.
