Harnessing the skills and expertise of health professionals

to strengthen healthcare services in some of the poorest

countries in the world

International Health LinksLong term voluntary partnerships between UK health institutions and their counterparts in developing countries.

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Aim to improve health services in developing countries through reciprocal transfer of skills and knowledge between partners.

THET’s role

• Advocacy• Support• Country programmes• International Health

Links Funding Scheme (IHLFS)

• Health Partnership Scheme (HPS)

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Zambia programme

• ‘Strengthening Training and Education of Health Workers in Zambia’

• 2009 - 2012• Approx £1m DFID funding • Support to Links• MMed courses in Pathology,

Psychiatry and Anaesthetics• Biomedical engineering technologists course• Midwifery and nursing capacity

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IHLFS

• Objective: Improve healthcare in developing countries by sharing the skills, knowledge and experience of health workers in the UK

• 3 years (2009 - 2011)

• Funded by DfID and Department of Health

• Jointly managed by THET and British Council

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Health Partnership Scheme

• MDGs 4, 5 and 6

• Multi-country partnerships

• Paired institutional partnerships

• Long-term volunteering

• Health partnership fostering/brokerage

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Cath Butterfield, Programme Coordinator – cath@thet.orgEmily Measures, Zambia Programme Manager – emily@thet.org

HPS team - hps@thet.org