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IIHD is a major partner in a new £6 million health systems knowledge consortium. QMU Press Release

LSTM is leading a six year, £6 million international research consortium to strengthen knowledge of how health systems which have been damaged in conflict situations are most effectively rebuilt.

The REBUILD programme, funded by the UK Government, includes partners in five countries and will focus on health financing, human resources and their interaction. Read more.......

REBUILD Website

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JANUARY 2012

New Qualification in HRH available in West Asia and EMRO

We announce a new partnership between the Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and the Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan, offering a post-graduate qualification in Human Resource for Health Management. Read more......

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IIHD is a collaborating partner in a EU-funded Leonardo de Vinci Collaboration with Gazi University (Ankara), Atilim University (Ankara), Turkish-German Health Group (Germany), Nuffield Leeds (UK) and the Mediterranean Health Managers Association (Antalya) focusing on Developing Professional Qualifications and Educational Programmes for Health Managers. The collaboration, which started in September 2010, finishes in September 2012.

Each partner hosts a short meeting to carry forward the collaborative work, and in February 2012, QMU hosted this meeting.

DEPROHEALTH Website

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Helping Gaza's children lead ‘normal’ lives again

Mohamed Azaizeh is Mercy Corps’ Project Officer for the UK Department for International Development (DFID)-funded psychosocial project in the Gaza Strip. Mohamed joined Mercy Corps in February 2009 — immediately after the Gaza War — to take on a leading role implementing one of the larger emergency response programs. I have worked with him since I arrived in Gaza a few months later.

With the results of the midterm evaluation report published a short while ago, and the project coming to an end soon, Mohamed is eager to share his experience with others: read more .....

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