Canadian Society for International Health

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The Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) is a national non-governmental organization with members committed to the promotion of international health and development. CSIH members offer a solid network of experts and experience with the Canadian government, international agencies, non-governmental organizations and academia.

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Among its many activities CSIH:

operates a database of international health expertise for those wanting work overseas and for potential employers;
through our international youth health internships program, young Canadian professionals were sent to 75 countries since September 1997, thereby building strong ties with private and public sector organizations working in international health;
facilitates networking and links among those who share interests in health in development through various means, including both electronic and print media;
offers and supports professional development events, including the Canadian Conference for International Health;
as an executing agency, CSIH manages projects for CIDA, the World Bank, DFAIT and Industry Canada in Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia;
Advocacy activities focus on peace & health and monitoring the impact of trade on health in the global economy.

Mission

The Canadian Society for International Health, a national voluntary organization, facilitates and supports health and development activities around the world through the mobilization of Canadian and other resources.

CSIH advocates for health policy and programming which contributes to global objectives of health for all, equity, and social justice and builds partnerships with Canadian and other institutions and organizations.

Strategic Focus

The goal for the Society for the upcoming years is:

To promote and sustain equity-based approaches to health worldwide through the mobilization of Canadian expertise and international resources.

The objectives to support this goal are:

To advocate for policy and program development for equity based approaches to reform for health
To build institutional and professional capacity for sustainable health systems; and

Through this focus, the Society will be able to collaborate with our members and partners in Canada and abroad in health reforms that:

build the needed political and administrative capacity and recognition of the importance of health in overall policy development;

assist in the reorientation and improvement in organizational and human capacity in organizations responsible for formulating, planning and implementing integrated reform for health; and,

improve facilitation of public participation in policy and planning processes which have an impact on health.

1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1105
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K1N 7B7
Phone: (613) 241-5785 Fax: (613) 241-3845 Email: csih@csih.org