We focus on maximising learning from international policy, practice and research to support public health innovation, developing synergies and enhancing opportunities towards creating globally responsible, outward looking people and organisations across the NHS.
A major achievement, enabled by the team, is a Memorandum of Understanding between Wales and the WHO Regional Office for Europe in the areas of health equity, investment for health and wellbeing, sustainable development and prosperity for all.
Key work streams in the International Health Team portfolio include:
- Welsh Health Equity Status Report initiative and Solutions Platform, applying an innovative WHO framework and cutting-edge methodology, supporting Wales’ role as an influencer and live innovation site for health equity in Europe and globally
- Evidencing Value projects, capturing the social and economic value of public health services and interventions to inform investment prioritisation in Wales and beyond
- International Horizon Scanning and Learning, producing actionable intelligence to inform public health response and recovery in Wales
- The International Health Coordination Centre (IHCC), brings together all Health Boards and NHS Trusts. It promotes and facilitates international health partnerships, serving as a focal point for information sharing, knowledge exchange, collaboration and networking across the UK, Europe and the world
- Public Health Wales’ International Health Strategy 2023-35, an enabler to Public Health Wales’ new Long-Term Strategy via six activities including an International Health Forum and quarterly newsletter
Our work Lead: Mariana Dyakova
What we do:
The International Team works with a range of local, national and international partners to draw in and share evidence and policy approaches to improve the health of the Welsh population.
What have we done:
Recent work includes: Publication of ‘Health Equity Frameworks and Tools’ and an updated toolkit to implement the Charter for International Health Partnerships in NHS Wales.