About Us

Our Activities

The work of CSIH falls into two areas: enabling the work of the broader global health community, and the planning and implementation of projects. The two are inextricably linked, as the lessons learned and best practices generated by the global health community provide input into the design and implementation of the projects we undertake.

1. Enabling the work of the broader global health community.     The primary focus of CSIH’s work is enabling members, partners, and other global health actors to better achieve our shared goal of reducing health inequities and improving health worldwide. CSIH aims to provide spaces for the health and development community and the global health research community to:

• exchange information and learning;

• foster strategic alliances and collaborative endeavors; and

• develop a collective agenda to overcome emerging global health challenges.

CSIH also places a special focus on mentoring and enabling young Canadians and other Canadian professions who are becoming increasingly engaged in global health activities. Some examples of our work in this area include our advocacy activities, and the Canadian Conference on International Health, which is hosted and organized annually by CSIH.

2. Technical assistance, planning and implementation of health sector projects.    CSIH has extensive experience planning and implementing health sector projects in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia, in collaboration with local partners. CSIH has worked in such diverse areas as health sector reform, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, child and youth health, and national health promotion.

CSIH aims to strengthen the capacity of project partners while emphasizing the importance of documenting lessons learned, developing best practices, and building upon learning to translate knowledge into action. Click here to learn more about CSIH projects.

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