[Alma Mata] THET E-Bulletin No 3 - January 2008

[THET]

Informing the Health Links Network
E-Bulletin No 3

January 2008
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Dear Friend



Happy New Year! Welcome to this our third THET e-bulletin which includes news and
information relevant to Health Links and THET activities. The e-bulletin will be
 circulated once every month.


If you have any materials or news that you would like to publicise, send the information
to susana at thet.org [mailto:susana at thet.org]. Conference and workshop reviews are
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FUNDING AND COMPETITIONS

BMA/RCN Humanitarian Fund - The Department of Health (DH), the British Medical Association
(BMA) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are offering a maximum of £3,000 to
 NHS healthcare staff undertaking international humanitarian healthcare work in 
developing countries and societies in transition. The deadline for applications 
is 8th February 2008. For more information contact the BMA International Department
on 020 7383 6793 or internationalinfo at bma.org.uk [mailto:internationalinfo at bma.org.uk]
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NEWS!!!!

2nd round Links Competition winners -in this second round the 1st prize, £1000, 
went to the Health Link between the Department of Paediatrics at Queen Elisabeth
 Central Hospital, Blantyre (Malawi) and Birmingham Children's Hospitals NHS Trust
for their story about  how training on vital signs checking for patients' attendants
at the paediatric special care ward improved their morale and performance. You can
read more on these stories on the THET website very soon.

Tooke Report (November 2007) - an independent inquiry following the implementation
of the DoH initiative of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) to manage postgraduate
medical training in the UK. The report includes recommendations relevant to the 
work of the medical graduates involved in international health work such as "All
 postgraduate training programmes should involve the capacity and flexibility to
 allow the trainee to compete to pursue interests in research, education and management,
and should encourage appropriate overseas, public health and out of programme activity
deemed to add value to the UK experience". You can read the full report on http://www.mmcinquiry.org.uk/MMC_InquiryReportREVD3.pdf
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23-25 November Commonwealth Heads of Governments' meeting in Kampala, Uganda - thanks
to all the efforts of BUILD and supporters of the linking movement at the event,
 paragraph 79 of the final communiqué reads inter alia "... Heads urged civil society
to support partnerships and linking for progress in health systems, education for
all and sustaining the environmental resource base...". You can use this information
to promote your Health Link! Read the full document on https://www.chogm2007.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=116
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcZIzj7AkyzWCyU2I5AanewL38-o_tMY6eUmF0PapJ64Xfw_9_gnYS_0O3gBtQV0BGuvOYRYpym-iRcOcOJB8akLSXp5vKtQSt6DsygyPuC5zW_XSMeE3EHg1AaKe3emu_3VcIPRboina_5j8BeHnaWuCrzZuxuq7I_Ckm3RAzXrtySr5V78AVKoA9BypaFueZi4L9O6r3lJSQ==].

Nigel Griffiths MP, is Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group "Connecting Communities".
The first task of the Group is to encourage NHS Trusts and schools that are linked
to invite their local MP for a briefing and urge them to join the All Party Parliamentary
Group. Read full story at http://www.ukowla.org.uk/upload/OWL63%20Final.pdf [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcY_dcBi6bCUNvGBoYZrmL9voXIGIG2Fp-DL2FAqpR3JtWliNOL3lOuIEFX2SphF2zlt803e-zFpE5OEA6T3mHa3MtaS16i3FxrJ05TP3L9NDTOT6CAOi6PbARKNUZbtft7Fed5mqJLitA==].
You can find out more about Nigel Griffiths MP on http://www.nigelgriffiths.co.uk/home
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcajafTUEc7AIpul9GS7N6Ev8Gvt6dNn7PeyRWfCjaaP_8jZncMLs6Gf2e6DjtIyhMzcnV9g7hsg6YU5ZsMF-EigukPHPKQaT-kC73MB1cmcaVzydZkbgLos]
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UPCOMING EVENTS

25th February 2008 - Come and enjoy Instant Sunshine's Charity Music Concert at 
the Royal College of Physicians. This is the first of many anniversary events to
 commemorate THET's 20th anniversary. The cost of the tickets is £35 of which £20
will go to thet. Dont miss it! More information on the event following this link
 http://www.thetftp.users44.donhost.co.uk/InstantSunshine.pdf [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5Ocab9Y1-S0TC8-qw3iOO7cc4T_cZ52ImQnBl_91leVzAFuTlhkJdgCY-HT57Q28THVNy2ZHurSbwWJqYDMeghjyMZcTjFe9zYe3aEYJasvvf-WBLztkt9zAHUXz6kaUx2rBTVpr8dIw5I_fgSgR576NG].

3rd June 2008, London - National Health Links Conference 20 Years of Health Links:
What Next? MARK YOUR DIARIES! More information to follow soon.
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GOOD PRACTICE

THET has commissioned the development of a Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit for
Health Links. The toolkit will be very user friendly and will be developed by Mya
Gordon and Caroline Potts who between them share proven skillson developing monitoring
and evaluation toolkits, evaluating Health Links and research on health issues.The
aim of the toolkit is to share through the Health Links network tools with which
 to measure the impact of your work and to prove it to potential supporters and 
the skeptics out there. The toolkit will be launched on June 2008 so watch this 
space!

Making an impact?is the first coherent study to be undertaken to explore the impact
that Health Links have made on staff and health systems in developing countries 
and in the UK. The study revealed that a number of positive changes have taken place
amongst staff and health systems in both the UK and developing countries, but that
more can be done to enhance this. Read the full report onhttp://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/guidance.html
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Travel Insurance - THET's travel insurance Broker, David Green, has prepared a brief
summary of the key areas of cover that might not be included in a standard travel
insurance policy and without which, Link participants are exposed. Read more information
about this on http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/downloadablepublications.html
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcZ9GdsJc_vuJYmZ2TS9nbWGAe76pO29bQ7g1J2NmmmvgJ5Tl9m3DdD1_NVg23nPeHFjPYLJz8S5eqAIMIWRrYwmZDl8eYkYTFND3T0BOV9G3VSz_ST7tToo4EJv8ncu_8ofVBA28-eNFtOKpM7bzf6KoBi-3eH9qm-ba6KMiVh6E4leqtpmrUwX]

New Home Office Guidelines for overseas visitors applying for visas to come to the
UK by the FCO. Read more about this on http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/guidance.html
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcaS5f8m2Wok5WfFf20eNLde1xKgFUlRDONx8RrQQixcd_gXwgQU0JAwAoBsMSrzLknYtKkT_8CVKWUqejO86uLxKt8FVF5ianvYYEBIycHnGn1pyMMWG-D-i7xkIlOd_vV1kKA_u3iQNHOhVMOpSNpV51NQojw3o9Q=].

Online Links Search facility - Remember to join our online Health Links community
on http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/staff.html#gs [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcYdtyMWcLoTaWF6Suts3YW3N6nbvskgefUSoBICeO_owOgP5h6vVzzh73UKkmNoz3LGk0XTAQWDfOOfOSoRksZgxMJ5Jmvvs-G6wK2n33i4hWAFkESyITaz9HWGgssK59KVAHaXLFJPDHx3gzwzRLSA-3ooujGiDx8=].
This is an excellent source of information about what other Health Links are doing,
where are they doing it, and their contact information. If you are a student or 
junior health worker, you can find out what your local and neighbouring Trusts and
universities are doing and support them. To get your log in information contact 
Aisha Latif, Links Administrator, on Aisha at thet.org [mailto:Aisha at thet.org].
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CHANGES AT THET

Susana Edjang has been appointed as THET's Health Links Manager. Susana has worked
with THET for over three years and her various roles have included coordinator for
THET work in Malawi, UK Health Links Coordinator and International Health Links 
Coordinator. In her new role, Susana will focus on developing the number and effectiveness
of UK Health Links to make the maximum impact overseas. Congratulations Susana!

Louise Cripps is THET's new Charity Accountant. Louise is taking over from Sheela
George who left THET in December 2007. We warmly welcome Louise and wish Sheela 
all the best in the future.

Dr Tom Lissauer is THET's Child Health Adviser. Tom is a consultant paediatrician
at St Mary's Hospital NHS Trust. Tom has successfully published books on paediatrics,
neonatology and clinical medicine, and has worked in Asia and Africa. Tom role at
THET is to promote and support Health Links's child health activities. Tom is also
the UK coordinator of a nascent Health Link between St Mary's and the Faculty of
 Medicine at the National University of Rwanda. Tom can be contacted on tom at thet.org
[mailto:tom at thet.org].

Mr Robert (Bob) Lane is THET's Surgical Adviser. Bob is consultant colorectal surgeon
in Winchester and has been involved in internationalhealth work for many years. 
He is the former president of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
where he is now the Programme Director for Overseas Development. We hope that you
agree with us that Bob has the right relevant international experience to support
Health Links develop and strengthen their surgical dimension. Bob can be contacted
onbob at thet.org [mailto:bob at thet.org].
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WORKING OVERSEAS - VACANCIES

Gulu University, Northern Uganda, has a number of short term voluntary vacancies
 from September 2007.  If you are interested follow this link for more information
http://thetftp.users44.donhost.co.uk/Sabbaticals.pdf [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcZUUSjZBa6WwGYghF4vrEg-qEpcKvHrbKn9hrVRaZ2237N2FP4WDoE2rZHOeh2ONLZCmZ5P4wO4ZTsJiL0VXaEDCGwdwsWKMRHVluVCV-hAjyXsgcSjT79OSw4SE5F0kXsTZLm6qt5sKA==]
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Contact Information
Email: Info at thet.org [mailto:Info at thet.org]
Phone: 0207 290 3892

Website: www.thet.org.uk [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TT9XP8Z5OcZpvG3P-okGZCoFeTYgzuauooqN_m4OnWc7ERzEdkBuoJR3E5jx8pf6hobOuapFWC3h8_9v1TB9UIwVRsRcMhP8Go38n1f48Z_8sn1JILJJoQ==]

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