Deadline- 30 September 2013
Applications are accepted for Strengthening Surgical Capacity (SSC) Fund to provides grants for health partnerships between UK health institutions and their counterparts in sub-Saharan Africa working in the field of global surgery and anaesthesia. The objective of this program is to improve the access to and the quality of surgery linked to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through leveraging the skills and expertise of UK health professionals.
Projects will focus on reducing morbidity and mortality from conditions requiring surgical intervention and/or enhancing patient safety as a result of improved anaesthetic care. These projects should additionally have a focus on maternal and child health thus contributing to MDG’s 4 and 5. The SSC fund will support projects that mobilise UK health workers to develop the capacity of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa through skills transfer, training and mentoring and other collaborative work.
The SSC Fund will offer three grants of up to £9,600 for a twelve month project. The fund will support projects that mobilize UK health workers to develop the capacity of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa through skills transfer, training and mentoring and other collaborative work.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Be an existing “Health Partnership” registered with THET, OR a qualified and registered UK-based health professional with over 6 months experience of working in one or more developing countries on the World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘critical shortage of health workers’ list
- Be partnered with an institution in sub-Saharan Africa
- Deliver a project focused on surgery or anaesthetics in the field of maternal and child health
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