[Alma Mata] THET May 2008 E Bulletin

[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.

If you have any materials or news which you would like to publicise, send the information
to the editor of this e-bulletin, Aisha Latif, aisha at thet.org [mailto:aisha at thet.org].
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FUNDING AND COMPETITIONS

Beit-THET Programme Fund Three individual programme funds of £1,000 each are available
for Doctors who plan to build health capacity in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe through
Health Links. Please see THET's website for further information, application form
and criteria.  Please note the deadline has been extended to 30 May 2008 to accommodate
more applications and so that individual Health Links can make more than one application.

http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/resourcesandfunding.html [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJLkLbk6k1xRz14rT5O5GR1xiqA_-mXpWuswvM8_8x5qI_2Mo0ZIXMI4VxEQgpc67hhahgLsdleq4p0LvHoNXtPOmmJkONR6lLUbqWDOIL2wFgo8yQ_oNQCjmWF7-nlMuwDjJ5_XmYODzzHKkdeGAhjQh3hMDzlwayVGE5HE0d5IQw==]
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NEWS

THET's founder, Eldryd Parry, presented "How Can we Contribute to Development and
Healthcare in Africa?" at Cardiff University's 125 year anniversary celebrations.
To read his views on the importance of Health Links' contribution to the developing
world, click on the link below to THET's website.

http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/news/73.html [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJImqCSyBl1o5rSqOcUxDDqyf-Od7q26SD-PTJM_mvxt5EL8_-NDdcMPrr-oSvNlK3ocHzelNuZW8GHy5eBScdqP-YaF1vWClQ7M-W0TOiGds4aXmanfLiPqPlyb1-vU-we_tgxYO4czRHm1_hQU_N_g]

International development charity VSO is working with THET, to champion each others'
work in global health. If you're an experienced clinician or manager interested 
in sharing 12-24 months to undertake development work, your skills are greatly needed
by VSO. You'd work within public health systems, teaching local colleagues and strengthening
vital services, in countries from Sierra Leone to Indonesia. Find out more about
 the opportunities available call VSO on 020 8780 7500 or take a look at VSO's website

www.vso.org.uk/healthjobs [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJIjayzHYFk3gU23JnTvXnvRaxd16vL72vtED4z2mgcUxXpj1qWT6QXfBTDqr7xuHJgNpMHW9hXLETgxJmPl4yP7mqTr1vF5QAWZCrEAS5ya-5dhDcfdo5FU]

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 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJJS99YTOCcJyvOTYQULD4mQjn_JdibzOOtUCyuMP0rmmAB8TPzWeo8Ye8ENOE7ZijpFrIBQlkahGwOFMEmiTvC9JuTCZbBubdh9rP9a8u6A0BslJHXt3QqYJ7scebAxb3ZYi4whqTvwre0_iekZr-ykGJJonYzr2wg=]

The Nursing Standard Journalasked their readers for any comic, odd or unusual things
they had to do at work. The published entries included one from Judy Newburn, a 
theatre nurse from Bridge Fertility and Genetics Centre, London, abouther time working
in Ghana. Click below to read all the published entries.

http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/strangebuttrue/comme.asp [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJLx3aH2pPq9d3G208_EsX8xvPUnoFxm-oTaLk1fzyKNGYqMNsZz55C7HUrmun38ysXYtiejtyZsRrB8ppuKSooWXHRaIgaZgJU_fFcC7oRxMmpe-JV0803Ry6V1_7doiNWwM3q4-_FmCm15Np40fqhp]

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/ [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJJI_a6obqzsp-zYfE-yyx3jZka-wxA6bb8nBn8ZZXTlVZUlPG0T4Xon6ZQbn6bDbx24t-XDVS2tnQkYM_xw7Sif2LMynSFE_58YvWa1fChYXbYliZSVVeFv]
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday 24May 2008 - Zimbabwe Health Training Support (ZHTS) are holding a fundraising
party at the Subud Centre in Lewes to raise funds to continue to work on health 
training in Zimbabwe. Please contact Farai Madzimbamuto on

faraitose at hotmail.com [mailto:faraitose at hotmail.com] for more information, or visit
http://www.zhts.org.uk/ [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJIglHQ1M_JCI0vwOVu96fG6BbCPXg1qk30STxSskUEnt-2fmKDkG-NLHr1vnSMe3Q6UNKoIGScJn2MD-nJogL9mX4hjXDQQoe4zerJNy8HUvQ==]

Tuesday 13 May 2008 - Health and the Global Village, Learning through international
partnerships, York Hospital (Postgraduate Medical Centre). This lunchtime meeting
will be a short introduction on establishing health Links, using a specific example
of a project; GP, hospital and health service links will also be discussed. For 
more details please contact Peter Drury, Chair of YOWLA peterdrury4 at gmail.com [mailto:peterdrury4 at gmail.com]

Friday 6 June 2008 - A National UK Health Links Conference "20 years of Health Links:
What Next?" Will be held at Imperial College, South Kensington, London. The conference
programme includes the opportunity to share others' experience of Health Links, 
to hear Professor Eldryd Parry's view of the context for the development of Health
Links in the future, and to look at how to position Health Links within regional
 and country strategic plans. A booking form is now available on THET's website.
 Please contact Aisha Latif if you have any queries about the conference

aisha at thet.org [mailto:aisha at thet.org] or visit THET's website

http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/admin/contents/Conferences.html#autoscroll_here
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJLnqqJFklSU6tknfVNj32X8QVW0TJ3yLqAMoACIbHSbaD6rE09BRTWaq5GVHJvsw6qORwmyHX4kObP9vNousIn6QVXXsNPy0nJWzp1totW-Wa7EWO2R3cHxCoX6MUlTMkGyd5cSEEsy1PIsMYTD-DN98_PTn7EpjZRdmZcyXqjWKFCU1DU6M3eR_-8QsOF6toM=]

Sunday 6July 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 [mailto: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 that 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 work with and has helped to strengthen Links, the Links
movement, and to raise awareness about Links.

Over this period, 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 Geddes, maia at thet.org
[mailto: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
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJKbmchPyWQxuqaAvWwyGhlNQG9UPbOXiVAGb4gSvVWzgNNGPH5k8SbIZ-nKbZAQ6Q6-PTz74MxqcgeJl9MiquKyM23FISMZUE62fu2O-IZc-9EtWXnZM4qH8K1z7N6EBhofus8xapXcVHuSwjIsBsfEgeYLZzVsQHRr94zgLtgj7Q-1kC44fmou-51WfGW5CIY3mxsGuc9dtA==]

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 www.talcuk.org
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJI3FuAISRM5Ya3ZE0q0eHLyBeN4_DMgim6BQcx9bbhCXOe00uX7Hjndm53FpFouvgEmVKYFeN-spfyTIBF7AjHH_21e-5i8lmc=]
for some great gift ideas for your next trip.

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 and well as the purpose
 of the visit and date

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 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJIxPy5fqp3xyuLYXt3i5eQ7yHzfO5ocuMqxfUpEbFVY56EqhSk9rNIOKoPAuBKHPsOburff2nVokiTo81Mx_OABkhLr34gFrcNPNsrhkw8FVnLGgow0-Sbl_yk82Rexail8-GRKeDkPicrBKNwkCvuuzm8aL8zwP1M=]

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://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJKOrEXM7OK3BRjmIhXl75KyMfLP81iIuavpVQh3Eqgw1UawpryGzwz8lIe-CDaLdY56oLtj2KkOTkhXhfGlyyxBrgrknfbuQbuKa3BTh9n9SIEo18ZoeOVfkLcvULVtMKuN0RrgQvm3VZx1-nK5pcrF]

http://www.telediscount.co.uk/index2.php [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJKOh_5uytzicHr6OUHLwo6LcuKXVTTCfM4SJS-xy6E1XIDRn5ROGXf_i33q5vM57SN-S4jqVJcPfKMlAFYA55P_A_R9C8aQkRUFu4huSL2MqDmpBleIRqT4wGGLejUgcRc=]

http://www.telestunt.co.uk/ [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJJz1LoZRp9t1NdGKCSSuF4ajXc8XOUpU_oKOo31Hg1TXmjIslX13n7knXTq8SRt8k5rrC9NAPyxbS4zxVQ-_Ny5qA-JOO7dqz6bYs_FKntwOA==]

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 Aisha Latif,
 on aisha at thet.org [mailto:aisha at thet.org].
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CHANGES AT THET

THET welcomes Kelly Henderson as a UK Health Links Administrator. Kelly will be 
working Thursdays and Fridays, providing much needed additional support to the Links
Team. Kelly graduated in Canada with a degree in Anthropology and has spent several
years working in East Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She is currently pursuing
a M.Sc. in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 
Kelly's work at THET includes managing the Links database, analysing Link information
and producing reports. Kelly can be contacted on kelly at thet.org.uk [mailto:kelly at thet.org.uk]


THET is seeking an International Development Assistant to support the work of the
International Development Team to implement high quality programmes of work designed
to help strengthen health care systems in developing countries.  For further information,
please check THET's website

http://www.thet.org.uk/index.php?/page/index/workwithus.html [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJKkyuFoxdVE7zR9tm891yh8m8Wq7GOj9zG38iXS4bSzfb5CGlvsaqQ7EKO5LoJQOXuC539kbm9T44VYSMSsKFf6MXRz-trJSMd7vlnYqW0qH9vaN6T2cmeFMc1IOx4LnMKA_bruMsk9LDfDgvTCjkyMYofTVjsQ41U=]
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WORKING OVERSEAS - VACANCIES

Edna Adan Maternity Hospital, Somaliland, was the first hospital in Somaliland where
THET and King's College Hospital sent a team of nine people for two weeks to assist
when the hospital opened to the public in March 2002. Since then, the hospital has
seen and treated tens of thousands of patients, delivered thousands of babies and
the hospital continues to train nurses and midwives. However, a problem continues
to be the shortage of trained nurses and midwives who can help teach and train students.
If you can help, please contact Edna Adan Ismael, at ednahospital at hotmail.com [mailto:ednahospital at hotmail.com]

Gulu University, Uganda, has a number of short term voluntary vacancies.  If you
 are interested in finding out more please click on the link below

http://thetftp.users44.donhost.co.uk/Sabbaticals.pdf [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001pEXVGV0-kJLVEtEfKDDkVFN-10vjL7OYl4_vzW2WfA698BAz7MbMvdjiYITHHJ3ChPk5OI6N5Nrw4ghUL_f6CsnJ4_mixvkIHjeTY6MEK2rN3sU8Ufc-pHzZ3wumzIG2iE10GRYmApPIaj3vjpmi0g==]


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