The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) has announced a call for applications for the the Round 2 of the Medium Paired Institutional Partnership (PIP) Grants. The grants form part of the Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) which is a four-year programme that funds health partnerships to carry out training and capacity-building projects in low-income countries. The Scheme is funded by the UK Department for International Development.
The objective of the Paired Institutional Partnerships (PIPs) funding stream is to improve health outcomes in low-income countries by harnessing the skills of UK health professionals to deliver training and capacity development to the global health workforce.
Within the context of the Health Partnership Scheme, an Institutional Partnership is a long-term arrangement between a health institution in the UK with a similar, counterpart institution in a low income country. Health institutions may include NHS Trusts, health training institutions (such as university faculties for medical or nursing training), Royal Colleges, private hospitals, GP Practices (or consortia) and some professional associations.
NGOs are not eligible to apply for Paired Institutional Partnership grants. We acknowledge that some
Health Partnerships have a charitable arm to support fund-raising activities, and these charitable entities are eligible to have a role as Managing Agent for a grant. However, the applicants must be able to show that the project will be delivered by the eligible UK and low-income country health institutions and not the NGO.
UK partners (and not an NGO) will be responsible for signing the grant contract and overall delivery and reporting of the project.
NGOs are not eligible as overseas partner institutions unless they are an overseas not-for-profit clinic or hospital.
Partnerships are required to be between the UK and DFID/Devolved Administration priority countries, although applications relating to other low-income countries may be considered if the projects are outstanding, reach the poorest and there is a clear rationale justifying the exception.
DFID and Devolved Administration priority countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Deadline: 30 October 2012
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