Democratic Republic of Congo
UK PARTNER: King’s Global Health Partnerships
LMIC PARTNER: Provincial Health Division of Kongo Central
AIM: Strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of service providers in the management, prevention and control of COVID-19 infection in health facilities in the province of Kongo Central in the DRC.
Rwanda
UK PARTNER: University of Plymouth
LMIC PARTNER: University of Rwanda
AIM: To pilot a digital ‘global classroom’ between Kigali and Plymouth Universities and training hospitals for a range of shared bilateral learning, mentoring and support.
Uganda
UK PARTNER: Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
LMIC PARTNER: Gulu District Health Office Covid-19 Team, Uganda
AIM: Strengthen the psychological wellbeing in a Covid-19 context for health workers in Gulu, Northern Uganda.
Somaliland
UK PARTNER: King’s Global Health Partnerships
LMIC PARTNER: Hargeisa Group Hospital, Somaliland
AIM: To contribute to reduced risk of Covid-19 transmission at Hargeisa Group Hospital by strengthening triage of Covid patients and establishing an infection control programme.
Bangladesh
UK PARTNER: The Royal College of Midwives
LMIC PARTNER: Bangladesh Midwifery Society
AIM: To provide women and adolescents girls in Bangladesh with local, acceptable and high quality access to safe sexual and reproductive health services in targeted Upazilla Health Complexes, preventing unnecessary COVID-19 transmission in areas of high risk.
Zambia
UK PARTNER: Global Anaesthesia Development Partnerships
LMIC PARTNER: Society of Anaesthetists of Zambia
AIM: Healthcare workers in Zambia are provided with training delivered by physician anaesthetists in the recognition of respiratory failure and the safe use of oxygen therapy for patients with COVID-19.
Malawi
UK PARTNER: Ammalife and Birmingham Women’s Hospital
LMIC PARTNER: Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
AIM: To reduce the direct and in-direct effect of COVID-19 on maternal health in Malawi.