Cambridge Global Health Partnerships

26/11/2025

We’re hosting a webinar for those interested in finding out more about our Ethical Elective scheme. 🖥️

All healthcare profession students training in the East of England are eligible to undertake an ethical elective in a CGHP partnership.

It’s a great opportunity to gain clinical experience with funding up to £1000 available to help with the costs. By working in a healthcare institution in the Global South you’ll get a unique experience that isn’t available in the UK, helping you gain broader self-directed clinical and/or research experience, and contribute to sustainable impact within a health partnership.

Join CGHP for this webinar providing more information on what ethical electives involve and how you can apply.

With thanks to the Thriplow Charitable Trust for their generous support of this year's Ethical Elective Scheme.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cghp-ethical-elective-information-webinar-tickets-1973511804934?aff=oddtdtcreator

24/11/2025

Thanks to Pharmacist, Chloe Aherne and Registered Nurse, Yasmin Boateng from University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for their recent work supporting antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control efforts in Kampala. During World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, , Chloe hosted a session for pharmacist colleagues in Cambridge about her work with the teams at Mulago Specialised Women and Meonatal Hospital and Kawempe National Referral Hospital.



Image 1 - Yasmin (L) and Chloe (R)
Image 2 - Chloe presenting to her pharmacist colleagues during World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 2025

21/11/2025

During World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, we thank the CGHP members and partners in Cambridge, Kenya and Uganda who are contributing to health partnerships in this important area. 🦠

18/11/2025

Current global health funding opportunities with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships 🌎

The CGHP Grant Scheme is open for applications until 21 November. NHS staff working in the East of England can apply for up to £1000 towards global healthcare work. Read more and apply: https://cambridgeghp.org/grant-scheme/

Expressions of interest are open for CGHP’s Ethical Elective scheme. Healthcare students currently training in the East of England can apply for an elective in a CGHP health partnership with funding of up to £1000 to help with the costs. We’ll be hosting a webinar next month – an opportunity to hear from students who have completed an Ethical Elective about their experiences. Stay tuned for details. Read more about the CGHP Ethical Elective scheme: https://cambridgeghp.org/ethical-electives/

11/11/2025

Our latest event brought to life how our work is developing people and delivering global health impact. 🌎

A huge thank you to our speakers – NHS staff and students who are recent recipients of CGHP grants and ethical elective funding – who shared how their experiences have advanced their careers and supported the development of others. Their stories highlight how the health partnerships approach is helping to deliver sustainable, long-term change in global health.

The event also echoed a key theme from our new CGHP Impact Report – catalysing personal and professional development. We’re grateful to everyone that joined us including teams visiting us in Cambridge from Uganda and the Philippines – we hope you enjoyed hearing directly from some of the people behind the partnerships and the impact they are helping create.

Thanks to Innovate Cambridge for allowing us to use your inspiring space for this event.



Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | University of Cambridge | Makerere University College of Health Sciences | Rama Foundation

06/11/2025

We’re proud to launch our Impact Report, which highlights how CGHP-facilitated health partnerships are improving global health. 🌎

The report explores an important dimension of our impact – the perspectives and experiences of CGHP members and partners who are directly involved in the health partnerships we support.

The findings were overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of 2024-25 participants reporting they developed new techniques or approaches relevant to their clinical practice. Participants also reported significant growth in understanding of global health issues, expanded their role scopes and enhanced their cultural understanding.

Reach more and download the report: https://cambridgeghp.org/news/new-report-demonstrates-how-cghp-facilitated-partnerships-are-advancing-global-health-impact/

30/10/2025

We look forward to hearing from several CGHP members at our Raising the Bar for Global Health event on Thursday 6 November. ⬆️ Discover how these healthcare professionals and students have contributed to partnerships that are delivering global health impact, and how their experiences are shaping their clinical practice in the UK.

Last chance to register ➡️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raising-the-bar-for-global-health-developing-people-delivering-impact-tickets-1733487912009?aff=oddtdtcreator

Guest speakers:
Margaret Baron Catuday, Resuscitation Officer, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and CGHP Global Health Fellow

Alexandra Duncan, Medical Student, University of Cambridge – completed a CGHP Ethical Elective with the Uganda Cambridge Cancer Initiative

Allied Health Professionals involved in the Uttarakhand-Cambridge Health Partnership:

Jenna Sendall, Speech and Language Therapist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dan Shortland, Specialist Resuscitation Nurse, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Helen Mercer, Lead Nurse, Acute Healthcare Strategy, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

29/10/2025

The CGHP Grant Scheme is open for applications until 21 November. 🗓️
NHS staff working in the East of England are invited to apply for up to £1000 towards global healthcare work. Do you have a project in mind? Read more and apply at the link below ⬇️
https://cambridgeghp.org/grant-scheme/

24/10/2025

A team from CGHP and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have just completed a visit to Sri Lanka, focused on strengthening collaborative efforts in paediatric oncology.

The team were hosted by partners at the National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka and participated in a variety of clinical, academic, and partnership-building activities.

The delegation included CUH Paediatric Oncologists Dr Denise Williams and Dr Gemma Barnard; Dr Upeka Senanayake, a CGHP East of England Global Health Fellow and Specialist Trainee in Paediatric Oncology; and Evelyn Brealey, Director of CGHP.

Key activities included:
➡️ Overview and introductions with the Paediatric Oncology department and visits to Inpatient Wards, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) / High Dependency Unit (HDU), Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Outpatient Clinics, pharmacy.
➡️ Visits to partner palliative and supportive care facilities
➡️ Visit to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children.
➡️ A meeting with the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick.



Image 1: The Cambridge delegation with Dr Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Specialist in Paediatric and Adolescent Clinical Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka, and Dr Aruna Jayasekara, Director of the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka

Image 2: Cambridge team visiting the Children’s Department at Sri Lanka’s National Cancer Institute, Apeksha Hospital.

Image 3: Dr Senanayake with the team at National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka

Image 4: Cambridge and National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka team with the British High Commissioner, Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick

16/10/2025

Two of our long-term CGHP volunteers are currently supporting antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention efforts in Kampala. As part of CGHP’s health partnership with Uganda, Clinical Pharmacist, Chloe Aherne and Registered Nurse, Yasmin Boateng from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are working with teams at Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital and Kawempe National Referral Hospital.

Their placements are focused on strengthening clinical practices to tackle antimicrobial resistance particularly in maternal and neonatal care. They have been working with teams at both hospitals to deliver infection prevention training, central line care training, develop evidence-prescribing guidelines and deliver an audit of AMS on post-natal wards. We are pleased to share a few photo highlights from their first couple of weeks on placement.

Read more about CGHP’s partnership with Uganda: https://cambridgeghp.org/uganda/

Image 1 - CGHP members with the Executive Director and partnerships leads from Makerere University Department of OBGYN.
Images 2 and 3 - Yasmin Boateng delivering IPC and line care training to ICU students and staff at Kawempe.
Images 4 and 5 - Chloe Aherne with the team at Mulago Specialised hospital

14/10/2025

We are delighted to share a short video featuring reflections from some of the 2025 CGHP Global Health Fellows 🎬. The film captures how their experiences have shaped their clinical practice. The Fellows also reflect on how the fellowships have influenced their personal and professional development – from building confidence and leadership skills to strengthening their cultural competency and awareness of inequalities.

Thanks to our pro-bono partner, Costello Medical, for producing this film for us during the Global Health Fellows Annual Learning Event. CGHP thanks the NHSE East of England for part funding the global health fellowship programme, and all our fellows and supervisors – past and present – for their commitment, insight and dedication. We look forward to seeing what future cohorts will achieve.

Watch the video and find out more at the link below ⬇️
https://cambridgeghp.org/news/video-global-health-fellows-reflect-on-their-experiences/

07/10/2025

CGHP East of England Global Health Fellow and ENT Surgical Registrar Rachael Collins recently completed a visit focused on improving access to ENT surgical care in rural regions of Tanzania.

During the visit, Rachael and team saw 123 patients, piloted a new digital audiometry tool, and overcame several equipment challenges. In her blog, Rachael reflects on the impact of the visit and the value of the experience to her NHS practice.

Read the full blog: 👇
https://cambridgeghp.org/blogs/improving-access-to-ent-surgical-care-in-rural-regions-of-tanzania/

By Rachael Collins Rachael is an ENT Surgical Registrar and 2025 East of England Global Health Fellow. Rachael is the UK lead for a project that aims to improve access to ENT care in rural regions in partnership with Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania. In this blog, she reflects...