Identifying Priority Areas of Need in Non-Communicable Diseases Palms GP surgery located in Co Wexford have seven doctors and five practice nurses. Working with the Dept. of Medicine in Mzuzu Central Hospital, they have identified non-communicable diseases as a major phenomenon in healthcare in Malawi posing major problems due to the large numbers, distances to […]
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LauraLynn Children’s Hospice + Palliative Care Support Trust, Malawi
Skills Development for Children’s Palliative Care Staff in Malawi LauraLynn Children’s Hospice aims to build a reciprocal learning partnership with the Palliative Care Support Trust in Malawi, whose objectives include the development of staff members’ psychosocial skills, resilience, and coping in working with children with palliative and life-limiting conditions, and their families. The Start-Up Grant […]
Mayo General Hospital + Londiani District Hospital, Kenya
Strengthening Communications Infrastructure to Improve Partnership Efficiency in Kenya The partnership between Mayo General Hospital and Londiani District Hospital, Londiani, Kenya, was first formalised in 2009, with the signing of an MOU between the institutions, facilitated by the NGO Friends of Londiani. In order to help facilitate the ongoing reciprocal training of clinicians between Mayo […]
University of Limerick and University of Limerick Hospital Group + Upper West Region Health Directorate, Ghana
Promoting the Health Status of the people of the Upper West Region of Ghana University of Limerick Hospitals Group (ULHG) and University of Limerick (UL) are academic partners, working together on a range of initiatives and they share a common goal, to establish a partnership with health and academic institution in a developing country. The […]
Palms GP Surgery Wexford: ESTHER Small Grant Recipient Interview
A focus on non-communicable diseases – abroad, and at home Dr. Joe Gallagher and Dr. Peter Harrington are based at Palms Surgery in Gorey, Co. Wexford. The two doctors recently visited a group of health institutions in Mzuzu, Northern Malawi, in the hope of developing a partnership. The idea for applying for the ESTHER Ireland […]
