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First IHLFS small grants have been awarded

First IHLFS small grants have been awarded

Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by Erin.

THET and the British Council are pleased to announce that the first small grants of up to £3,000 each for the International Health Links Funding Scheme have now been awarded. The projects of the small grants are: Subject: Nephrology Partners: Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, and the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK Aim: To develop a [...]

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THET launches new International Health Links Funding Scheme

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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Looking through the keyhole at Hexham’s life-saving global Health Links

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

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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