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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

Five Questions With…Dr Maria Neira

To mark World Health Day 2022, we hear from Dr. Maria Neira on what inspired her interest in climate change and health, how we can transform health systems to help ensure...

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Health for All, and Health Above All

Gaunima Manandhar, a registered nurse in Nepal, shares her view on the main challenges facing women in the health workforce in Nepal, how THET is helping to raise the sta...

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Five Questions With…Dr. Amina Jama Mahmud

This month we hear from Dr. Amina Jama Mahmud on why increasing opportunities for women’s leadership is so important and how this can be done in practice....

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#BreakingTheBias to Leave No One Behind

This International Women’s Day (IWD), Ethel Mukosa, THET’s Project Support Officer in Zambia, sheds light on the main challenges facing women....

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If not now, when? The Medical Support Worker Programme and Myanmar’s Deadly Coup

We would like the world to know that the terror is still happening in Myanmar, endangering each and every citizen’s life, destroying our future....

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Five Questions With…Christina Wille

To mark the anniversary of Myanmar’s military coup, we hear from Christina Wille, Director of Insecurity Insight, on the role of solidarity in crisis....

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Chairing Through Change: Reflections from Professor Judith Ellis

My greatest pleasure has been working alongside incredibly motivated and able staff from all around the world....

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Ethiopia | Statement of Solidarity, Condemnation and Action

The developments in Ethiopia have caused us great concern, and we have been working to understand the impact this has having on our staff and programmes....

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Narrowing the Gap: Valuing Inclusion and Diversity in the NHS

We need to narrow the gap and maximise potential by providing opportunities for NHS diaspora staff to have greater involvement in research, governance and leadership...

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Insights From an Unequal World: Striving Amidst the Pandemic and Political Turmoil in Myanmar

As the coup in Myanmar continues to cripple the health system, we hear from Dr. Si Thura, Executive Director of Community Partners International...

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UK Aid Cuts and COVID-19: A double blow leaving the world’s most vulnerable behind

UK anaesthetists have written to the UK government asking them to urgently increase the number of viable vaccine doses provided for LMICs....

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The Power of Partnership: Uganda’s pioneer midwife on wellbeing, empowerment and resilience

We strongly believe that when diverse visions join forces, we are able to achieve greater results, so we must all stand up and realize the power of partnership....

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