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Wessex-Ghana Stroke Partnership

Posted on04. Jun, 2010 by Rach.

About the Link Chronic and non-communicable diseases, for example hypertension, stroke and diabetes, have become significant health problems in Ghana. Indeed, stroke disease is now in the top five causes of death in nationally (6% of all deaths; preceded by HIV/AIDS, malaria, lower respiratory infections and perinatal conditions). In the Greater Accra region, it is [...]

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Vale 4 Africa

Posted on17. May, 2010 by Rach.

About the Link It was initiated in February 2008 when Jane Hutt, then Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Education, visited TOCIDA (Tororo Community Development Action) project, in the Tororo district of Uganda. She committed herself to the establishment of a link with the Vale of Glamorgan and invited Dr Maureen Owor (then a PhD student [...]

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University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

Posted on29. Apr, 2010 by Erin.

About the Link This Link is a specialist eye link and is part of the VISION 2020 Links Programme. The VISION 2020 Links Programme was established by the International Centre for Eye Health in 2004 and aims to increase the quantity and quality of eye training in low income countries by developing sustainable eye links [...]

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Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation Link with Velindre NHS Trust

Posted on19. Apr, 2010 by Erin.

About the Link The key aims of establishing a cancer care link between Velindre NHS Trust and cancer care workers in Sierra Leone: To assess the current provision for cancer care within Sierra Leone in the context of: Prevention, Treatment, Palliation To establish useful and practical links to individuals and health care organizations within Sierra [...]