Useful Contacts

We are keen to work with others so that efforts are maximised, not duplicated. Below you will find a list of links to websites of kindred organisations we think might be of interest to you. Please let us know if you would like us to include a link to your relevant organisation.

  • BasicNeeds - BasicNeeds works to bring about a lasting change in the lives of mentally ill people around the world.
  • BMA – We are the independent trade union and professional association for doctors and medical students, with over 140,000 members worldwide.
  • Bond - Bond is the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in international development. Established in 1993, Bond now has over 330 member organisations, from large organisations with a world-wide presence to smaller, more specialist organisations working in specific regions or with specific groups of people.
  • BUILD - Build is a network of national and international organisations around a common purpose: namely to realise the potention of people to bring peace and prosperity through global, community-based partnerships.
  • CHIVA Africa – is designed on the medical-apprentice approach: “see one, do one, teach one.” This is a dynamic and sustainable model which not only mobilises the current workforce but ensures success and development for the future. We have been working mainly in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) since 2004. This is a collaborative arrangement between the University and Department of Health in KZN and the Children’s HIV Association of the UK and Ireland.
  • Commonwealth Fellowship - Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The CSFP is one of the largest and most prestigious scholarships schemes for international study in the world. Since it was established in 1959, 27,000 individuals have benefited.
  • Datelinehealth Africa – A knowledge management, sharing and communication portal dedicated to promoting health in Africa and disseminating credible, trustworthy, Africa-oriented health and development information for Africa and the rest of the world.
  • DFID – DFID is the part of the UK government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
  • Health Information for All – HIFA2015 is a campaign and knowledge network with more than 3000 members representing 1800 organisations in 150 countries worldwide.
  • International Development and Local Government Community of Practice (CoP) – This is an online forum for those working in local government who have an interest in development issues and are currently involved or considering getting involved in international development work.
  • Kings Health Partners – King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King’s Health Partners is one of only five AHSCs in the UK and brings together an unrivalled range and depth of clinical and research expertise, spanning both physical and mental health. Our combined strengths will drive improvements in care for patients, allowing them to benefit from breakthroughs in medical science and receive leading edge treatment at the earliest possible opportunity.
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine -  The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is Britain’s national school of public health and a leading postgraduate institution worldwide for research and postgraduate education in global health.
  • Management Sciences for Health -  Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization composed of nearly 1,300 people from more than 60 nations.
  • Medsin -  Medsin is a network of students with an interest in health, there are branches at universities across the UK.
  • Merlin – Merlin specialises in health, saving lives in times of crisis and helping to rebuild shattered health services.
  • MSF -  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation.
  • Partnerships in Health Information (Phi) – Phi exists to promote the health of people in developing countries by improving the flow of timely, relevant and appropriate information.
  • RCN – The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies.
  • RCN International Humanitarian Community – The RCN International Humanitarian Community brings together healthcare practitioners who have worked in, are currently working in, or are interested in working in the field of International Humanitarian Healthcare work.
  • Skillshare International - Works to reduce poverty, injustice and inequality and to further economic and social development in partnership with people and communities throughout the world, by sharing and developing skills and ideas, facilitating organisational and social change and building awareness of development issues.
  • UKOWLA – UKOWLA is committed to supporting mutually beneficial partnership links between communities in the UK and in other parts of the world particularly Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Latin America.
  • VISION2020 – VISION 2020 is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, a joint programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) with an international membership of NGOs, professional associations, eye care institutions and corporations.
  • VSO – VSO a development charity which tackles poverty through skilled professionals, who volunteer their time to work in partnership with communitiees in 34 of the world’s poorest countries.
  • Wellcome Trust - The Wellcome Trust is a global charityWe are dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. We support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities.