International Affairs Directorate
The International Affairs Directorate initiates, coordinates and monitors departmental policies, strategies and activities in the international field. It provides advice on the department's strategic approach to international affairs, ensures the department's international activities are internally coherent and consistent with government-wide policies and recommends departmental representation at international meetings.
It also represents the department in international organizations, promotes the department's corporate interests abroad and ensures that Canadian health policy and priorities are reflected in the department's international activities. The directorate administers exchange agreements with other countries, manages the international components of the Tobacco and AIDS strategies, arranges visits for foreign delegates interested in health affairs, and responds to health-related information requests both from domestic and foreign clients.
These responsibilities are carried out by the following divisions:
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