Aim
The aim of the programme is to establish a critical mass of public health leaders capable of addressing global, national and local health challenges.
Methods and approach
It will utilize non-traditional teaching methods and focus on competencies in: leadership and leading change; politics of well-being and political analysis; organizational dynamics and change management; team-building, negotiation and conflict resolution; and system-wide thinking and problem-solving for health system strengthening.
Participants
Participants for the programme will be public health professionals who have:
- prior training and qualification in public health;
- experience in responsible management and/or leadership positions in public health or health management;
- demonstrated capacity of high performance, e.g. in public health practice, training or research programmes.
- The LfH Programme strongly encourages the participation of women.
Ministries of health are requested to send nominations along with the updated curriculum vitae by 11 December 2014 at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Facilitators
International and global experts
Dr Julio Frenk
Dr Thomas Bossert
Dr Rifat Atun
Dr Ilona Kickbusch
Leaders from the Region
Dr Yagob Al-Mazrou
Dr Walid Ammar
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta
Dr Hoda Rashad
WHO staff
Dr Hans Troedsson
Dr Keiji Fukuda
Dr Bruce Aylward
Dr Ian Smith
Mrs Cecilia Rose
Ms Christine Feig
Mr Joseph Kutzin
Dr Gaya Gamhewage
Mr Joseph Kutzin
Dr Jaouad Mahjour
Dr Sameen Siddiqi
Dr Haifa Madi
Dr Samer Jabbour
Dr Tamas Landesz
Dr Awad Mataria
| Proposed dates | Duration | Module/segment | Activities | |
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| Travel from home country to Geneva, Switzerland |
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| January 26–30 | 5 days | WHO headquarters | WHO Executive Board/cluster visits | Observe proceedings of the WHO Executive Board
Visit Clusters/Departments in WHO headquarters |
| February 2–3 | 2 days | Health diplomacy | Global Health Diplomacy module offered by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies | |
| February 4–5 | 2 days | Communication module | Public speaking, media debriefing etc. | |
Travel from Geneva, Switzerland to Muscat, Oman |
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| February 8–18 | 11 days | Muscat, Oman | Health policy transformation | Health systems module [February 8–12] Leadership and Management module [February 14–18] [Offered by Harvard School of Public Health] Programme Evaluation |
| February 19 | Departure | |||
| Travel to home country | ||||
| 22 February–30 March | 5 weeks | Home country | Back to parent organization | Develop and submit policy paper |