Managing a programme of work in Zambia
Emily Measures
Programme Manager - Zambia
29 November 2011
What we do
An international development organisation
working to improve health services in
developing countries through harnessing
the expertise and experience of UK health
professionals
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How we work
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Long term partnerships between UK health
institutions and counterparts in developing
countries
Aim to improve health services in developing
countries through reciprocal transfer of skills
and knowledge between partners
THET promotes action that is effective,
sustainable and responsive
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Our work in Zambia
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Shortage of
specialists
Develop and deliver MMed
courses
Accelerate production of
healthcare workers
Strengthen skills of health
workforce
Increase number of patients
seen and treated
Provide higher quality of
care
Shortage of
nurse lecturers
Provide scholarships to
Zambian nurses; build
houses; interim teaching
support to nursing schools
Improve distribution of
health workforce
Improve patient access to
health care
Shortage of
biomedical
engineering
technicians
Develop and deliver BMET
course
Accelerate production of
healthcare workers
Strengthen skills of health
workforce
Increase number of patients
seen and treated
Provide higher quality of
care
Shortage of
nutritionists and
dieticians
Develop and deliver BSC
and MSC courses
Accelerate production of
healthcare workers
Strengthen skills of health
workforce
Increase number of patients
seen and treated
Provide higher quality of
care
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Recruit overseas
health
professionals
Curriculum
development and
teaching support
Take up lecturer
posts
First cohorts
graduate
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Lessons learnt (1)
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• Human Resources for Health
• Increasing the number of trained health
workers
• Equipment, Transport and ICTS
• Develop capacity program for management
and maintenance of equipment
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Lessons learnt (2)
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Lessons learnt (3)
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THANK YOU
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emily@thet.org
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