1. GLOBAL HEALTH WORKFORCE: PATHWAYS TO HEALTH Education, Training & Partnerships for Capacity Building

2. Education 1.The International Doctorate School in Global Health: Building Capacity for Health System Research (TCD) 2.PhD programme for Health Systems Research Capacity Strengthening (RCSI) 3.RCSI diplloma in tropical medicine (RCSI) 4.Medical Student teaching in international health and tropical medicine at RCSI 5.The M.Sc. in Immunology and Global Health and Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium: Training for multi-disciplinary and inter- sectoral research for health and human development (NUIM) 6.M.Sc. in Global Health and Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 7.BSc Health & Society, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University (DCU) 8.Global Health and Development in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum in Ireland (NUIG)

3. Training 1.Clinical Officers Surgical Training in Africa (COST- Africa) (RCSI) 2.The GHO Project (GIS, Health Research, Open Source) (NUIM) 3.Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium (NUIM) 4.Disaster Bioethics; healthcare ethics in the midst of disasters (DCU)

4. Partnerships 1.Contextuality of relationships between researchers and decision makers in strengthening health research capacity (RCSI) 2.The Cork-Omdurman Partnership Project (2002 - 2011) (UCC) 3.Simple Newborn Resuscitation Measures Could Mean Millions Saved (UCC) 4.HSE Global Health Support Programme - Irish Health Service strengthening the health workforce in developing countries (HSE) 5.INMO - Establishment of the Ethiopian Wellness Centre for Health Care Workers (INMO) 6.Moving Mountains to Develop Public Health Knowledge and Skills in Uganda and Ireland (UCC) 7.The RCSI-COSECSA Collaboration Programme (RCSI) 8.The Institute of ENT and Audiology in Zambia 9.The human resource factor in implementing a Global Fund Grant in Lesotho (RCSI)

5. CountriesOrganisationsFunders Ethiopia Nigeria Uganda Malawi South Africa Kenya Thailand North Sudan South Sudan Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Lesotho Rwanda Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Ghana Syria Iraq India Pakistan Vietnam Bahrain Malaysia USA Canada EU UK Australia COHRED HSRC HAST Malaria Consortium World Health Organisation Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation Ethiopian Nurses Association International Council of Nurses PEPFAR Becton Dickinson and Company (private sector) COSECA Health Service Executive UNESCO MSF International Committee of the Red Cross Irish Aid EU

6. Activities 1.Undergraduate training – medical students, health professionals. 2.Partnerships between education institutes in Ireland and developing countries in education programmes 3.Diploma course – health professionals 4.Postgraduate training – MSc scientists and social scientists and PhD social scientists and health professionals 5.Short-term training of scientists, social scientists, development specialists and health workers 6.Training in situ of health professionals in surgery, nursing, community care 7.Partnerships with policy makers and decision makers for implementing change

7. Research 1.Sanitation 2.HIV/AIDS 3.Sanitation 4.Informatics 5.Safety for health workers 6.Care 7.Policy 8.Governance 9.Delivery 10.Extension workers 11.Access 12.Management 13.Leadership 14.Emergency relief

8. EDUCATION TRAININGPARTNERSHIPS RCSI TCD NUIM NUIG DCU NUIM RCSI DCU RCSI UCC HSE INMO

9. Questions 1.What do we wish to achieve – individually and collectively? 2.Can we work together effectively and align our goals to leverage support and funding and have greater impact? 3.What types of structures and support would help in communication and collaboration and is there a role for the IFGH? 4.Where are the opportunities? 5.Should we consider one health (human and animal health) 6.What is a partnership? ( A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal)