Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April, 2015

Visit from India Office of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

On Tuesday 31 March 2015, the Depa rtment pf Primary Care and Public Health at Imperial College London hosted a visit from representatives of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's India Office (BMGF India). We discussed a range of topics including the education of medical students and the training of doctors to support the deliver of high-quality evidence-based medicine. We also discussed how inter-professional working could be supported to strengthen health systems, make health care more accessible, and improve health outcomes and public health. The programme aand preenters are listed below. Welcome to Department of Primary Care and Public Health  Prof Azeem Majeed Why primary care is important for India and our objectives for the discussion Prof Mala Rao History and structure of the NHS, current NHS health reforms, funding (overall and for GP) Prof Christopher Millett Why academic departments o