THET

Welcome to THET

THET is an international development organisation working to improve the health of people in Africa and Asia. Focusing on strengthening healthcare services, we harness the skills and expertise of UK health professionals to improve the skills of health workers in some of the poorest countries in the world.

Call for applications for Start-up Grants

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012

THET is pleased to announce a call for applications for Start-up Grants. The grants form part of the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) which is a four-year programme that funds health partnerships to carry out training and capacity-building projects in low-income countries. The Scheme is funded by the UK Department for International Development. It is managed [...]

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Workshop for Medical Equipment Partnerships

Posted on 20. Sep, 2011

The poor state of medical equipment is a critical barrier to delivering services in hospitals in low- income countries. How can UK institutions and individuals in partnership with their counterparts overseas help address this challenge; not only through equipment donations, but also by providing the training and support required to ensure medical equipment can be [...]

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Call for concept papers for HPS Volunteering Grants

Posted on 16. Sep, 2011

THET is pleased to announce a call for concept papers for HPS Volunteering Grants. These grants form part of the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) which is a four-year programme to support the development of health services in some of the world’s poorest countries. The scheme is funded by the UK Department for International Development. It [...]

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Health Links Conference 2011

Posted on 15. Sep, 2011

‘Health Links: Are we reaching the poorest?’ Annual Health Links Conference: This year’s annual Health Links Conference, which took place on Monday 5th September 2011 at Imperial College, London, explored whether Links are reaching the poorest. The conference involved a combination of plenary discussions and practical break-out sessions for health links practitioners. Thanks to everyone [...]

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Call for concept papers for Multi-Country Partnership grants

Posted on 18. Jul, 2011

THET is pleased to announce a call for concept papers for Multi-Country Partnership grants. The grants form part of the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) which is a four-year programme that funds health link partnerships to carry out training and capacity-building projects in low-income countries. The scheme is funded by the UK Department for International Development. [...]

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The THET Community of Practice

Posted on 09. Jul, 2011

Earlier this year, a decision was made to engage healthcare workers and other professionals involved with THET in a discussion group. I am mindful that we are all bombarded daily with requests to join Facebook, Twitter and similar e-groups, most of which you probably ignore. I hope however that our common purpose – the improvement [...]