Enjoy this discussion between the founder of THET, Professor Sir Eldryd Parry, and their inaugural patron, Lord Nigel Crisp. Their conversation flowed between how Sir Parry launched THET, to the changing of attitudes toward Global Health, to ho

Oliver Johnson: The Importance of Strong Partnerships During the Ebola Outbreak

Sep 16th, 2019 14m 30s

In 2013, the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership was established to help build the capacity of the health institutions in Sierra Leone. However, with the sudden outbreak of ebola spreading fast across the nation, Dr Oliver Johnson and his team came

Frances Day-Stirk: Tackling Nursing Deficits with Learn & Return Schemes

Sep 9th, 2019 13m 57s

In this podcast, Frances Day-Stirk shares her views on the learn and return schemes for nurses between Commonwealth countries and the NHS. Day-Stirk uses her own personal experiences to reflect on the issues and provides recommendations to over

Prof. The Lord Darzi: How the NHS Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

Sep 2nd, 2019 21m 59s

Has the NHS reached Universal Health Coverage (UHC)? Professor The Lord Darzi talks about how the NHS reached its current status and provides his recommendations on how to tackle these challenges, for example, through non-medical staff and fuga

Catherine Calderwood: How Scotland is Contributing to Global Healthcare

Aug 27th, 2019 20m 19s

Catherine Calderwood is an obstetrician and the only practicing chief medical officer to still see patients. When she was a medical student, she worked for a time in Uganda. She observed a doctor have to make a decision between saving one baby

Jo Wilmshurst on Creating an Ethical, Scalable, and Sustainable Healthcare Training System in Africa

Aug 19th, 2019 13m 39s

Meet Professor Jo Wilmshurst, telling us about her work as the Director of the African Paediatric Fellowship Programme at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.