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<p>The Department has two key teams dealing with global health.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department of Health and Social Care’s International Team leads on the United Kingdom’s
relationship with the World Health Organization and health aspects of other international
bodies and fora, including certain other United Nations organisations, the G7, the
G20 and the Commonwealth, working closely with the Department for International Development,
Public Health England (PHE) and other partners across Government. It also leads on
the Department of Health and Social Care’s bilateral relationships with other countries;
on co-ordinating strategy across Government; and on the health implications of trade.
This collaboration entails information-sharing with a number of countries including
lower and middle income countries, including during international meetings, through
the facilitation of visits by overseas delegations, and by working with officials
at the Department for International Development on their programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department of Health and Social Care shares expertise and learning with officials
in developing countries at all levels in health ministries. The Global Health Security
team, through the Department’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation, works
closely with a number of low and middle income countries (LMICs) to share best practice
and build capacity including through the Fleming Fund to strengthen surveillance of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the International Health Regulations (IHR) strengthening
project and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST). The team also works
to support the Chief Medical Officer in strengthening international collaboration
to tackle AMR.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Global Health Research team uses ODA
funding to commission and deliver research of direct and primary benefit to people
in LMICs, through the National Institute for Health Research, to improve global health
outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) delivers ongoing programmes of
work in developing countries to provide training and facilitate health systems strengthening.
Information sharing is part of this work. PHE also works with specific countries to
improve their capability for compliance with IHRs, and has formal memoranda of understanding
with India and Nigeria to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise.</p><p>
</p><p>The PHE UK-PHRST responds to urgent requests from ODA eligible countries to
support them to control disease outbreaks.</p>
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