A collaborative approach to global health training in developing countries: Experience from Kathmandu University, Nepal

capacity building for health professionals in the area of global health and designed a GHD program focusing on practicality of the training by using hands-on experience and involving participants in real situations. Countries in SEA have conducted the GHD workshop since 2010 with the aim to build up and strengthen the capacity of health and health-related professionals on global health agenda setting and policy formulation. This process has generated committed professionals who could participate more actively and negotiate more effectively in the international forum. Through country delegates’ skills in GHD, they could augment international cooperation and assure benefits of global public majority from global public health policies. Structure/Method/Design: The GHD workshops are usually implemented in the form of 5-day training providing in-depth understanding on the global health architecture and strategic practices through role plays, hands-on experience sharing, and interventionmaking exercises to enhance participants’ negotiation skills and to be well prepared to serve as the country delegates as well as to understand instruments and mechanisms in global health and foreign policy issues. Results (Scientific Abstract)/Collaborative Partners (Programmatic Abstract): With this engaging program and continuing efforts, the success of the model has been approved by a more active and effective role of the SEA region delegates in participating in the international forum particularly at the World Health Assembly (WHA). Feedback from participants positively evaluated the program as the very useful platform of practices, networking, and learning to understand more about global health and the processes technically related to it. Summary/Conclusion: The capacity building on GHD requires continuity of participants and adjustment of the program to respond to the quickly changing global health situation.