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Health Partnerships - UK health partnerships with low-income countries

Date Shared:

Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 14:45

Countries and areas:

United Kingdom

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 3: Good health and well being

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Migration and Health, Temporary and Circular Labour Migration, Capacity Building

Summary:

The UK funds a health partnership scheme, which enables overseas volunteering by UK health professionals in order to contribute effectively to global health development and also to strengthen the skills of the UK workforce when the volunteer returns.

The Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) works to improve healthcare for some of the world’s poorest people through partnerships between the NHS and UK institutions and developing countries’ health systems.

The programme works towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4, 5 and 6 to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

The scheme is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by specialist international development non-governmental organisation, THET (Tropical Health & Education Trust). THET has engaged HLSP, an international health sector consultancy, as their partner in delivering the monitoring and evaluation elements, forming the HPS Consortium.

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GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 3 "Migration as an Enabler for Inclusive Social Development – Enhancing migrant empowerment and voluntary social and economic assets transfers"