Global Health Collaborative

A forum for overseas health education, research and sustainability
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The Global Health Collaborative (GHC) was set up in 2016 to bring together individuals and organisations, across Plymouth and the wider South West, who have an interest in or are already working in, global health.
The GHC is sponsored by Health Education England and looks to harness and utilise expertise, enthusiasm and innovative thinking from a broad range of health and associated professionals. The collaborative draws together clinicians, academics and researchers from within the University and the NHS, in its bid to contribute to the development of sustainable global health projects, through the effective delivery, evaluation and coordination of their management.
Email globalhealth@plymouth.ac.uk with any questions, comments, or news stories you would like to share.
Subscribe to the fortnightly Wessex and South West Global Health newsletter to be to keep up to date with global health stories from across the region, and for details of forthcoming events and volunteering opportunities.
 

Global Health Collaborative

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Education
One of our key functions is in the promotion of global health education across programmes and disciplines.
Exploring Global Health Opportunities (EGHO)
Projects
Our members are active in projects around the world, from Sierra Leone to Kenya and Sri Lanka to Nepal.
Small child being held by his mother with some paperwork in his mouth
Research
We look to promote genuine knowledge exchange between academics, students and researchers in order to achieve quality improvements to healthcare delivery at a community level.
Ready for Lepurua vs Borona tag rugby. The smiles of those children reflected our own, you could see their real pride in their performance.
Student engagement
Our students engage and volunteer in projects across the world.
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Our people
We are comprised of individuals and organisations based across the South West region of England who have Global Health (GH) interests and work within GH projects or partnership.
 

Events and conferences

The GHC has used conferences and ‘Global Health Cafes’ to bring its members and those working within the sphere of global health together to present and discuss contemporary issues.
The most recent GHC conference was held as a virtual event in November 2021, and was able to welcome speakers from Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia, as well as those from the UK. In the wake of the pandemic the conference naturally focused on the shift towards remote partnerships. Key speakers may be found on our YouTube channel.
Announcements of any upcoming Global Health Cafes or conferences will be made via our Twitter feed @GlobalHealthPU and our newsletter.
 

Our partners