Partnerships for global health

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Partnerships for global health Jan
Bowden Lecturer Midwifery Womens
Health Florence Nightingale School of Nursing
Midwifery Kings College London RCN Job Fair 16th
Sept 2009
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ABOUT THET Who we are A UK based health
charity committed to improving basic health
services in developing countries. What we do
We develop and promote long-term partnerships
called Links between UK health institutions and
their counterparts in developing countries. We
work with Links to pilot initiatives and scale up
work, addressing wider needs. We advocate best
practice and influence policy.
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• MORE ABOUT LINKS
• Health Links allow for the reciprocal transfer of
  skills and knowledge between health workers in
  developing countries and the UK.
• THET works closely with Links to provide advice,
  support and guidance. Other ways of support
  include
• Fundraising and donor liaison
• Project management
• Ensure projects align with in-country
  government plans
• Monitoring and evaluation

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• BENEFIT OF LINKS TO
• UK HEALTH WORKERS
• Long-term Links between NHS institutions and
  overseas partners strengthen health worker morale
  and competencies for all partners involved. UK
  health professionals gain
• Enhanced teaching and team-building skills
• Personal and professional development
• Increased confidence and self-reliance
• Greater understanding of international
  development
• Exposure to new cultural experiences
• The chance to help tackle neglected health
  issues
• New skills and knowledge from overseas partner

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• BENEFIT OF LINKS TO
• UK HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
• UK health institutions benefit from greater
  cohesion and improved inter-departmental working,
  as well as
• Higher staff retention rates
• Enhanced reputation of institution increases
  recruitment
• Increased motivation and enthusiasm
• Improved team working and cohesion
• Continued professional development
• Good framework for student electives (for
  universities)
• Opportunities for collaborative research

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• 20 YEARS OF LINKS
• THET has helped to foster over 100 Links with
  health institutions in more than 25 countries
  around the world.
• THET has worked in partnership with Links to
  scale up projects to address wider needs. We have
  carried out training and health systems
  strengthening programmes in
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Malawi
• Somaliland
• Uganda

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Nurse Tutor Training Programme Hargeisa
Somaliland

• Objectives
• Programme equip the students with the necessary
  teaching skills to work as a nurse teacher in
  Somaliland.
• My objective to teach educational approaches to
  community and primary care nursing module of the
  nurse teacher training programme, ensuring that
  students receive an introduction to education
  theory which is fit for purpose.
• Assist the teaching team in running the module
  and developing an assessment strategy for the
  module.

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Somaliland
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• BENEFITS
• Students really got involved in
• what is a new area for them.
• Exchange of knowledge.
• Proud to feel apart of a new
• emerging nurse/midwife training
• programme which will benefit many.
• Return to basic skills.
• Meeting new health partners and
• forming strong relationships.
• Understanding of culture of the
• people for use in own UK practice.

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GET INVOLVED! Help us improve basic health
services for people in developing countries! If
you would like to volunteer or get your
institution to develop a Health Link, visit us at
the THET stand! Details can also be found at
www.thet.org.uk