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THET launches new International Health Links Funding Scheme
Posted on10. Nov, 2009 by Erin.
London, 28 September 2009 THET and British Council launch new International Health Links Funding Scheme: A ground-breaking initiative to strengthen health systems in developing countries THET, a UK based international health charity, and the British Council, the UK’s international body for cultural relations, are launching a pioneering funding scheme supported by the UK Department for [...]
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International Health Links Funding Scheme
Posted on11. Oct, 2009 by Erin.
THET is very excited to be able to announce the launch of the long awaited UK International Heath Links Funding Scheme (IHLFS). The IHLFS is a 3-year scheme that provides grants, information and support to Health Links. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID) and the Department of Health (DH), it is jointly [...]
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Academic Educational Links
Posted on11. Oct, 2009 by Erin.
The purposes of academic educational Links are (i) to assist universities overseas (principally those in Sub-Saharan Africa) by fostering cooperation with partner organisations in the UK, and (ii) to increase awareness in British medical and nursing schools of education and training in a wider international context. Such partnerships are most commonly forged between medical or [...]
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Looking through the keyhole at Hexham’s life-saving global Health Links
Posted on08. Oct, 2009 by Erin.
Hexham, 17 December 2009 Looking through the keyhole at Hexham’s life-saving global Health Links International Development Minister Mike Foster today got a closer look at how medical staff at Hexham General Hospital are using unique and pioneering technology to help save lives in one of the world’s poorest countries. Surgeons from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation [...]
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Development Minister sees how East London medical staff are helping people in Uganda
Posted on01. Oct, 2009 by Erin.
London, 10 November 2009 Development Minister sees how East London medical staff are helping people in Uganda Minister for International Development, Mike Foster visited East London NHS Foundation Trust today to see how their ‘Link’ with Butabika hospital in Uganda is helping medical staff learn new skills that will improve basic medical care. Uganda has [...]
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Independent Selection Panel chosen for Funding Scheme
Posted on27. Sep, 2009 by Erin.
THET and the British Council are pleased to announce the Independent Selection Panel for the International Health Links Funding Scheme. The Panel is made up of seven volunteers offering a wealth of experience in international health, international development, the management of international partnerships and grant making. Their role is to review, assess and make decisions [...]
