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In 2010, the UK government announced funding for a new programme which would fund institutional partnerships between UK health institutions and their counterparts in low and middle-income countries (LMICs): the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS).

SAFE obstetric anaesthesia courses for the whole of the Ugandan anaesthetic workforce

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SAFE obstetric anaesthesia courses for the whole of the Ugandan anaesthetic workforce

UK Partner: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

Overseas Partners: Ugandan Society of Anaesthesia

Country: Uganda

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Improving maternal and child health care in remote rural Nepal by supporting primary care workers

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Improving maternal and child health care in remote rural Nepal by supporting primary care workers

UK Partner: Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital

Overseas Partners: District Health Office Gorkha

Country: Nepal

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Localising tools and training to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes in Bulawayo and beyond

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Localising tools and training to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes in Bulawayo and beyond

UK Partner: North Bristol NHS Trust

Overseas Partners: Mpilo Hospital, Bulawayo

Country: Zimbabwe

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Reducing newborn mortality with staff training, guidelines and respiratory and nutritional support in Rwandan hospitals

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Reducing newborn mortality with staff training, guidelines and respiratory and nutritional support in Rwandan hospitals

UK Partner: Imperial College London (University)

Overseas Partners: University Teaching Hospital of Kigali

Country: Rwanda

Health Theme: Maternal & Newborn Health

Winchester/Yei health link “care” project

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Winchester/Yei health link “care” project

UK Partner: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust

Overseas Partners: Yei Civil Hospital (& other Leads)

Country: South Sudan

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Reducing neonatal mortality and maternal and paediatric infection through improved patient safety in Rwanda

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Reducing neonatal mortality and maternal and paediatric infection through improved patient safety in Rwanda

UK Partner: Imperial College London

Overseas Partners: University Teaching Hospital of Butare

Country: Rwanda

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Embedding the twinning concept between midwifery associations to improve MDG 4 and 5

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Embedding the twinning concept between midwifery associations to improve MDG 4 and 5

UK Partner: Royal College of Midwives

Overseas Partners: Midwifery associations in each country

Country: Uganda, Cambodia, Nepal

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Excellence in: Obstetric Skills

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Excellence in: Obstetric Skills

UK Partner: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Overseas Partners: Kitovu Health Care Complex

Country: Uganda

Health Theme: Maternal & Newborn Health

Improved maternity care through improved midwifery education

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Improved maternity care through improved midwifery education

UK Partner: Royal College of Midwives

Overseas Partners: Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA)

Country: Uganda

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Powys Molo Maternity Train the Trainers

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Powys Molo Maternity Train the Trainers

UK Partner: Powys Teaching Health Board

Overseas Partners: Molo Sub-County Public Health Service

Country: Kenya

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Replicating success: the dissemination of PROMPT in Zimbabwe

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Replicating success: the dissemination of PROMPT in Zimbabwe

UK Partner: North Bristol NHS Trust PROMPT Foundation

Overseas Partners: Catholic Bishops Conference

Country: Zimbabwe

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health

Supporting evidence-based midwifery practice through audit and feedback

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Supporting evidence-based midwifery practice through audit and feedback

UK Partner: University of Manchester

Overseas Partners: Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union

Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Health Theme: Maternal and Newborn Health