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News, events and stories from across the health partnership community. We would love to hear from you! If you have an idea for a piece or an account from a trip please contact our Communications Team: comms@thet.org

In Conversation: Gila Zarbiv, Israeli Midwives Association, and Sana Gul Baloch, Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan

This month marks the International Days of the Nurse and the Midwife. In this excerpt from THET’s COVIDPartnerships conference, we hear from Sana Gul Baloch & Gila Zarbiv...

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Five Questions With…Dr Maria Neira

To mark World Health Day 2022, we hear from Dr. Maria Neira on what inspired her interest in climate change and health, how we can transform health systems to help ensure...

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Insights From an Unequal World: Striving Amidst the Pandemic and Political Turmoil in Myanmar

As the coup in Myanmar continues to cripple the health system, we hear from Dr. Si Thura, Executive Director of Community Partners International...

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UK Aid Cuts and COVID-19: A double blow leaving the world’s most vulnerable behind

UK anaesthetists have written to the UK government asking them to urgently increase the number of viable vaccine doses provided for LMICs....

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The Power of Partnership: Uganda’s pioneer midwife on wellbeing, empowerment and resilience

We strongly believe that when diverse visions join forces, we are able to achieve greater results, so we must all stand up and realize the power of partnership....

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Five Questions With…Dr Manal Gas

Dr Manal Gas, Medical Coordinator at the Ministry of Health Development in Somaliland reflects on how COVID-19 has affected healthcare delivery....

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Volunteering in a Time of COVID-19

In this blog, we hear from Dr Rachel Perry, a virtual volunteer who has been helping to develop Somaliland’s COVID-19 preparedness and response....

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Working in Partnership to Support Clinicians in Myanmar

We hear from Marcus Wootton, Programme Manager at RCPCH Global, on how the Health Partnership community is using digital and human connection to provide vital support....

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Case proven! Why Optimism was the right choice for Health Partnerships

In August 2020 I outlined the case for optimism, inspired by the conversations I had in the early weeks of the pandemic with colleagues from across the UK. Eight months o...

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From Protectionism to Solidarity: Ensuring sustainability in COVID-19 vaccines and recovery

Equitable access to vaccination benefits and protects everyone....

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Partnerships in a time of COVID-19

We live in a globalised world. COVID-19 has made it evident that a problem in one corner of the world is a problem across the world....

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Identify. Champion. Change: Taking Stock of Our Work on Innovation

In the face of COVID-19, the Health Partnership community has vividly demonstrated its resilience and ability to innovate rapidly....

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