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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

#LetsTalkAboutGender – Consultation on gender in health partnership working

We are launching the #LetsTalkAboutGender movement, a call for evidence on how health partnerships are considering and contributing to accelerating gender equality....

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#BeBoldForChange (one year on)

On 7 March 2017, we made the commitment to become more conscious about how our work at THET is advancing gender equality....

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Pressing for Progress: Nursing Now!

Universal health coverage (UHC) cannot possibly be achieved without strengthening nursing globally...

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THET is pleased to pledge support to the Nursing Now! Campaign.

Nurses and midwives make up almost half of the world’s health workforce and we are pleased to support the Nursing Now! Campaign working to strengthen the profession....

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Primary Trauma Care: Empowering individuals, strengthening organisations and enhancing systems

Collaborating on making strategic and sustainable improvements to access to safe surgical care....

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Introducing safer laparoscopy surgery for child cancer patients in Ghana

Developing the capacity of surgeons to use laparoscopy techniques in Ghana will reduce morbidity and improve the quality of life of children with cancer....

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The SAFE Operating Room Course

Surgery and anaesthesia are essential components of UHC but in low-income and lower-middle income countries 9 out of 10 people are unable to access basic surgical care....

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Principles of Practice: Providing paediatric anaesthesia training in South Africa 

The WFSA and SASA are partnering with THET through the Africa Grants Programme to build essential anaesthesia skill in South Africa....

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Partnerships beyond ticking boxes: working with the private sector to further global health

It is estimated that over 40 million people are in need of palliative care every year, 78% of whom are in low and middle income countries....

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The Essential Role of Surgery in Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Surgery cuts across nearly all aspects of health including conditions such as obstructed labor and traumatic injuries....

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Global Surgery – The ‘neglected stepchild of global health’

Global surgery, the ‘neglected stepchild of global health’, remains a looming health crisis within low and middle income countries....

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The NHS shouldn’t despair: We are a beacon for healthcare worldwide

Despite its current well-publicised problems, the NHS in its 70th anniversary year remains a shining example to the world on how to build an equitable health system....

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