From Conflict to Collaboration, Local Political Climate Accelerates ITREOH's Regionalization in South Asia

Abstract

As Pakistan becomes industrialized, the development of human resources is essential to addressing emerging health problems. The Fogarty International Center (FIC)-funded University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)-Aga Khan University (AKU) ITREOH initiative has been instrumental in filling the gaps in environmental and occupational health (EOH) training and research. Because of travel impediments to Pakistan, a regional short-term training program was implemented in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Workshop participants were from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh. The training programs enhanced north-to-south and south-to-south collaboration in research and training in South Asia. A major impact is the development of a certificate program in EOH at AKU. Research initiatives of regional and/or global concern are also under way in the other participating countries. The combination of face-to-face training with Web-based interaction for follow-up was optimal for short-term training.

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“…These programs have been shown to enhance regional capacity by training ITREOH fellows to serve as resources in nearby countries [Brena et al, 2006]. In addition, it has been proposed that the ITREOH serves to enhance collaboration between countries, even between those in conflict [Sathiakumar et al, 2006]. With this paper, we present further evidence that the training model can work to significantly enhance institutional and regional capacity and provide a framework for international collaboration [Bridbord et al, 2006].…”