Dorset Global Health Network: Knowledge for Change

Dorset Global Health Network: Knowledge for Change

Wednesday 12 June 2019

3rd Floor, Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University

7-9pm, with light buffet dinner at 6.30pm

Improving Global Health in low to middle income countries - Education, leadership training and clinical support.

Guest speakers:

Professor Louise Ackers, Chair in Global Social Justice

Knowledge4Change

Knowledge4Change has been working in Uganda for almost 10 years and is dedicated to improving the health services offered to the poorest members of society through supporting clinical work; developing health infrastructure; staff training and working with Uganda universities to improve undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. The uptake for cervical screening in the UK is a national priority and Professor Ackers will be discussing challenges and lessons learnt from cervical screening in Uganda.

Professor Tony Markus, Maxillofacial surgeon

Future Faces

Future Faces is working in Nepal and India, educating and supporting all those involved in providing care for people with cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities. They provide training fellowships for aspiring surgeons and speech therapists and work with local communities and schools to provide education and reduce stigma.

Dr Fleur Kitsell (Health Education England)

Improving Global Health through Leadership Development programme

This Wessex based programme offers all NHS employees in England the opportunity to develop their leadership skills through project work in resource poor settings. Projects include food security, sanitation, clean water, education and health.

All three organisations provide opportunities for ethical short term volunteering so come along and find out more if you are interested in bringing positive change through education, leadership training and/or clinical work.