Tropical Health and Education Trust

THET is committed to improving access to and the quality of health services in developing countries. We believe that the most effective way of doing this is to work in partnership with those delivering and running health care, helping to strengthen and extend existing services. We help forge long term Links between health institutions in developing countries and their counterparts in the UK. Partners identify priorities for strengthening their health services. We respond by linking them with a health institution in the UK that has the knowledge and skills to help them to address these priorities. Once the Link has been established we continue to provide advice and support, such as accessing funding, evaluation and networking, and we connect Links with Government strategy. In some countries our work extends even further. In Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Somaliland and Uganda we work with partners to find new ways of meeting health needs - helping modify ways of working, extend existing services or developing ways of delivering health services. Most, but not all, of these initiatives develop from Links. Guided by our partners, we often focus on meeting the needs of people who have least access to services e.g. those in rural areas or those affected by neglected health conditions.