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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

NHS expertise, how to reach its full potential

Our Volunteer Engagement Manager talks about the recommendations of the recently published IDC report and what it might mean for the future of volunteering from the NHS....

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Voluntary Engagement in Global Health

Graeme Chisholm, gives his reaction to the publication of the new framework for voluntary engagement in global health by the UK health sector...

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Global Health: The Northern Irish Approach

Professor Nathan Congdon explores the global vision work being done in Northern Ireland...

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Together We Can Overcome – #LetsTalk Depression

The grief and grievances for those suffering from mental health problems are largely overlooked by both health and social sectors....

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Reflections on Medical Education in Africa

On the 8th June 2017, THET’s founder Professor Sir Eldryd Parry attended the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Triennial Meeting....

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Brexit: Self harm or a shot in the arm?

Ben Simms, THET’s CEO, gave a stirring keynote speech on the need to go beyond media headlines & act together to promote both a stronger NHS & a fortified global health....

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#BeBoldForChange

Ben says, "we already have a certain awareness of how gender influences who delivers health services and who benefits from them."...

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Addressing Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) in Uganda

Mental health nurse Emma Gilbert has spent nine months volunteering in Kampala, Uganda, within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAHM) project....

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Strengthening Global Mental Health partnerships – #LetsTalk Depression

Petty and Randy explain why sharing knowledge and practice across country borders is so crucial in the battle to improve mental health care....

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Somaliland Health After War

In 2000, THET and Kings College Hospital (UK) began working with health training Institutions in Somaliland to improve the skills and knowledge of health care providers....

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Medical Equipment in Top Condition

In this blog, Chris Mol, a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at NORTEC, celebrates the projects most recent successes and comments on the complexity of the tasks ahead....

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Working Together to Improve Child Health Across Africa

THET has produced a shot film documenting the work of The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Global Links projects, which is funded by THET....

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