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Read accounts from health workers involved in Health Partnership activity across the globe and the impact it's having on patients.

Ensuring Quality NCD Care in Ethiopia

Lamessa Kumera, a GP and Quality Officer working at the Ras Desta Damtew Hospital in Ethiopia, tells us about his experience with patients and his THET NCD training....

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Tackling the neglected in Sierra Leone

During our monitoring visit to Sierra Leone we met with Andrew Sesaye, a Community Health Officer (CHO) at the Bimkolo Health Centre in the Bombali district....

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Patient Story – Kadima

Hunduma suffers from diabetes, here is her story....

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Neglected no more – NCDs

NCDs are now the leading causes of death globally, and nearly three quarters of these deaths occur in low and middle income countries, despite this maternal health and in...

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Video – Epilepsy: Ending the Isolation

A health partnership between Basildon & Thurrock NHS Trust and Lumley Government Hospital in Sierra Leone have come together to improve epilepsy care in Sierra Leone...

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Video – Air Pollution: Thinking global, acting local

Air pollution is a public health emergency responsible for millions of deaths. Improving Global Health and the Maddox-Jolie-Pitt Foundation partner to combat the effects...

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Epilepsy: Ending the Isolation

Creating an epilepsy hub in Sierra Leone....

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