THL International Affairs Unit
THL International Affairs Unit is a non-profit, expert organisation specialising in health and social sector development. It consists of three specialized teams:
International collaboration and project development has primary competencies in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development processes and programs in transitional economies and developing countries. Through the use of its expert services, the team has been involved in over 100 projects in 40 nations worldwide.
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is dedicated to developing, strengthening, and linking National Public Health Institutes in low-resource countries to improve public health service delivery and decision-making globally. More information about IANPHI .
The International Coordination monitors THL's involvement in international cooperation.
Latest news:
[10.08.2011] 10th Nordic Public Health Conference in Turku August 24-26
How does the Nordic welfare model cope with today´s challenges is the theme in the conference organised by THL in Turku. International Affairs organises an invited session on Northern Dimension Partnership, a tool to reach tangible health and social wellbeing improvements in the Baltic Sea Region. Conference website
[07.06.2011] Job opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THL is looking for Long-term Expert in Health Epidemiology for a tender of EU funded project in Bosnia and Herzegovina
[03.01.2011] Immigrants and ethnic minorities
This new collection of articles on immigration and ethic minorieties presents cases from European countries and debates. Publication in pdf
[10.11.2010] Low threshold services prevent HIV in Murmansk
The project to prevent HIV by development of low threshold services for vulnerable groups held a final conference in Murmansk. Project brochure in pdf
[28.10.10] Mentoring and Social Work - Mentoring Handbook
Mentoring Handbook by Aini Pehkonen, Marjut Arola, Olga Zvyagina and Anne-Marie Grouev (Eds.) is now published in English. Mentoring Handbook in pdf
[29.07.10] THL International News published
News from the National Institute for Health and Welfare June-July issue.THL International News
[24.06.10] Strengthening of Mental Health Services in Egypt
Mental health collaboration between Egypt and Finland continues with a new financing instrument, Instrument for Institutional Collaboration (ICI) of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Read more
[01.03.10] New publication on social problems and policies in the Central and Eastern European countries
This THL publication provides perspectives on children's living conditions and vulnerability, gender and coping strategies in poverty, approaches to international HIV/AIDS cooperation as well as recent developments of Roma NGOs. See the THL publications
[19.02.10] Lesotho develops health care with Finnish THL-led team
THL has started implementing a health sector development project in Lesotho funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, U.S. foreign aid agency. Read more
[20.01.10] THL International News published
THL International News January 2010 issue welcomes 2010, the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion with update on the Finnish immunization programme, THL's perspecive on EU global health initiative and much more. Read more
[16.11.09] Two new books on social work in Russian
The Mentoring Handbook and Early Intervention as well as Early Support to Children and Families Manual are published in the framework of the project Social Work Addressing Children and Families in the Republic of Karelia. Read more
[12.11.09] Fear-Hope-Trust publication now in Russian
Articles contributed by both Finnish and Russian experts describe the recent changes and development of the HIV epidemic in North West Russia.
Publication in Russian (pdf)
[2.10.2009] THL International Affairs is moving on October 5th
International Affairs Unit is relocating to a new office floor starting October 5th 2009. Our street address remains the same. Please notice that the e-mail and telephone lines may not be fully working during this week.
[14.07.2009] THL International News is published
"International cooperation had a significant role in both former organizations and will continue to be essential to the activities of THL. The new institute will maintain and promote a close contact with European Union bodies, World Health Organization, and numerous scientific and public institutions and agencies as well as sister organizations around the world." writes Jutta Immanen-Pöyry in THL International News. Read more about our work from THL International News .
[28.4.09] IANPHI Approves More Than $400,000 to Boost National Public Health Systems around the World
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) —based jointly at Emory University and Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)— has approved eight grants totaling $419,000 to strengthen national public health systems in low-resource countries. Read more from IANPHIs website
[28.1.09] See our updated list of references
Reference list includes overview of consultancy assignments and technical assistance projects in health and social welfare since 1994.Projects and assignments since 2000 have the longer description at the end of the reference list .
[8.1.09] Update your addressbook!
We have new telephone numbers and email address'. Find out them from our website and update your addressbook.
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