[Alma Mata] THET: E-Bulletin June 2008

[Aisha Latif]

Dear Friend
Welcome to our THET e-bulletin which includes news and information relevant to Health
Links and THET activities.  The e-bulletin will be circulated every month.

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FUNDING AND COMPETITIONS
Raise funds for your Link With the 2008 Health Links Raffle!  - As part of our 20th
Anniversary celebrations, THET is delighted to announce the launch of our Health
 Links Raffle.  We are offering all Links the chance to benefit from the raffle 
by pledging to return 50% - net of costs - of ticket sales to Links who participate!
For full terms and conditions and to order raffle tickets for your Link, please 
contact Nicola Bevan (Nicola at thet.org or 020 7290 3892).
The Wellcome Trust offers a range for fellowships for applicants from the UK and
 overseas.   For Overseas Applicants, this is for public health and tropical medicine
research.  For UK applicants fellowships are awarded for biomedical research.   
More details of the fellowships can be found on the Wellcome Trust site
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/International-funding/index.htm
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NEWS
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) funding from the Foreign and
 Commonwealth Office is to cease.  Since 1959 more than 25,000 Commonwealth citizens
have benefited from being able to pursue further study in the UK - however in a 
surprise decision the idea of reciprocal academic learning and cultural exchange
 will no longer be supported  through this route.  Moves are now underway to get
 this decision reversed, and you can help by signing the petition below.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/comschols/
Funding from Welsh Assembly to Improve Health Links between Wales and Africa - Funding
of £50, 000 has been awarded to share between 10 Welsh Health Link, to develop and
sustain their Health Links in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The Health Links receiving the
funding cover a of variety of health areas and expertise.  The successful Health
 Links are Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust-Sierra Leone; Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust-Chad;
Swansea NHS Trust-Gambia; Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust-Ethiopia; Cardiff and
 Vale NHS Trust-Lesotho; Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust-Liberia; Haygarth GPs/Hay on
 Wye Community-Timbuktu; Powys LHB/Molo Kenya/Brecon Health Link; Cardiff University
School of Medicine-Mauritius; Cardiff University Medical School-Somaliland.  For
 further information, please contact Non Jones, non.jones at wales.gsi.gov.uk
Read about Global Healthcare Information Network's HIFA2015 Campaign - the campaign
for Health Information for All by 2015.  The campaign aims to improve the availability
and use of information to improve health care and save lives.  The campaign will
 use wide stakeholder consultation and advocacy, and build a web based resource 
to further these aims.  Further information on can be found on
http://www.ghi-net.org/campaign/
Global Health Workforce Alliance - commissioned the world's leading health and hospital
professional associations (International Council of Nurses, the International Hospital
Federation, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the World Confederation
 for Physical Therapy, the World Dental Federation and the World Medical Association)
to identify and implement solutions to the health workforce crisis.  The result 
was the first-ever joint guidelines on incentives for the retention and recruitment
of health professionals.  The findings identifying financial and non financial incentives
can be found here.
http://www.who.int/workforcealliance/news/incentives-guidelines/en/index.html
Say it with Flowers - THET has joined Charity Flowers Direct, who will give 15% 
of the total retail price of each order for flowers to THET.  Don't forget to quote
the Charity Source Code "THET" when you order.  To find out more about this great
scheme click on the link below http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php#page/index/Charity_Flowers.html
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday 27th June 2008 - The Annual Conference on Disaster and Humanitarian Aid will
be held at the Royal College of Nursing, London.  Run by the Royal College of Nursing,
the Royal College of Midwives, Medecins Sans Frontieres and Voluntary Service Overseas,
the conference will enable participants to find out about health care provision 
in developing countries, particularly during emergencies.   Click on the link below
for information about this conference
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/uk/conference_on_disaster_and_humanitarian_aid_27_june_2008
Friday 27th June 2008 - The Wales for Africa Health Links Conference, Swansea, will
explore the ways in which Health Links can increase their impact in Africa, in particular
looking at exchanging ideas and best practice.  Further details and information 
on how to register can be found on the website below
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?pid=31506&orgid=444
Sunday, 6th July 2008 - 10k Run, London, Last year this run through the heart of
 London raised over £11,000 for THET.  If you would like to run on behalf of THET
and feel that you can raise £500 or more in sponsorship, please get in touch with
Charity Administrator, Nicola Bevan, 020 7290 3892 nicola at thet.org
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GOOD PRACTICE
Links Manual Consultation - In 2005 THET produced the first ever Links manual which
was a useful guide for those who wanted to start up, sustain, develop and fund a
 Link.  This first edition of the Links Manual was based on THET's own experiences
and those of the Links we had work with and has helped to strengthen Links, the 
Links movement, and to raise awareness about Links.
Over the last three years, the context for Links has changed substantially.  The
 Links movement has grown in number and in quality and has become more strategic
 in what it intends to achieve.  New issues have emerged, and some existing information
about how to develop effective and efficient Links needs updating.  We are working
on producing a revised second edition of the Links manual to be published in late
2008, and would welcome your feedback on the current manual.  If you have any views
on what information you found useful in the first edition of the Links Manual and
any questions the first edition does not address sufficiently, please e-mail maia at thet.org
with your comments and suggestions.  If you would prefer to do this over the telephone
please e-mail Maia to arrange a time to talk.
Eldis's website provides valuable information and research for Health Links involved
in health work.   A journal article examining data on African health professionals
abroad has just been added to their publically searchable database.  For an abstract
and link to the article, please click here
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/health-systems&id=35170&type=Document
TALC (Teaching-aids At Low Cost) has a supply of health books which are always very
much appreciated by health workers in countries overseas, particularly as the custom
for visitors to bring a gift is strong in many African societies, and up to date
 relevant books are always in short supply.  Check TALC's range on our website for
some great gift ideas for your next trip.
www.talcuk.org
Visa Requirements for Overseas Visitors  - Tips to ensure your overseas visitor's
application goes smoothly include:  Overseas visitors submitting their visa application
in good time, providing the correct paperwork as requested by the relevant embassy,
and for UK partners to ensure their overseas partner has been sent an invitation
 letter that clearly states how the visit will be funded,  the purpose of the visit
and the dates of the visit.  For more information and guidance on this issue, please
have a look at the information on THET's website
http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/guidance.html
Cheap overseas phone calls - Links are reminded that cheap overseas phone calls 
can me made through companies such as Telediscount and Telestunt to keep in touch
with your overseas partner.   There are also many other companies who offer cheap
phone calls, including downloading software from companies such as Truphone to obtain
free and low mobile phone calls overseas through the internet.
http://www.truphone.com/?gclid=CI6VlpX_uZICFQHD1AodC31bbg
http://www.telediscount.co.uk/index2.php
http://www.telestunt.co.uk/
And you can find the cheapest way of calling different countries, by comparing charges
for mobiles and landlines, by using International Call Checker .
http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/
Online Links Search facility - Remember to join our on-line Health Links community
on the web.  This is an on-line database, an excellent source of information about
what Health Links are doing, where are they doing it, and their contact information.
If you are a health link who has not yet registered, please contact Kelly Henderson
on kelly at thet.org.
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CHANGES AT THET
Lucy Elkin has joined THET as International Development Officer. Lucy will be working
on Mondays and Thursdays, assisting with the development and support of new and 
existing Links. Lucy has an M.Sc. in International Development. Her previous experience
includes several years as a programme coordinator working with refugees on the Thai-Burma
border, and work with a community development organisation in the UK. Lucy can be
contacted on lucy at thet.org.uk.
THET is seeking a Risk Consultant prepare a report for THET and Health Links on 
managing risk, the position on liabilities and their management and proper processes
for due diligence for the participation of their staff in overseas visits to health
partners.  For further details about the consultancy and how to apply, please click
on the link below
http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/workwithus.html
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WORKING OVERSEAS - VACANCIES
A Nurse Education Specialist/Coordinator, is sought to work in Somaliland.   So 
if you're able to deliver a CPD programme to nurses and midwives and develop, coordinate
and implement a CPD programme in Somaliland, this is your opportunity to apply! 
 Please click on the click below for more details about the post and how to apply.
 For informal enquiries about the position please contact Rachael Coker at rachael at thet.org
http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/workwithus.html

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