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Cathy Read

Dr Cathy Read

Partnership Lead, Somaliland, King's Global Health Partnerships

Biography

Cathy is a public health doctor with experience in public health policy, strategy, and systems management. She also has a background in health advocacy, communications and media gained from several years working in health journalism.

Cathy gained a Master’s Degree in Public Health (Nottingham 1998), completed specialist training in Public Health in 2002 and was admitted as a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health in 2006. She has worked for local and regional health authorities in NHS roles and for the Department of Health and Public Health England.

Cathy has long standing interests in health inequalities, access to health and healthcare and health system strengthening. She first became involved with King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships as a volunteer working with the national health system regulatory body in Somaliland. A major focus of her current work is supporting implementation of ‘Prepared for Practice’, an initiative to improve health professionals education in Somaliland which is part of the Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) programme funded by Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Research

Maternal and neonatal care Somaliland
Maternal and newborn health

Supporting quality maternal and obstetric care for women in Somaliland.

Project status: Ongoing

Training healthworkers in trauma and emergency care
Emergency Care

Strengthening triage and primary trauma care in Somaliland

Project status: Completed

Medical students exams Somaliland
Higher Education for Health Professions

Educating the future healthcare workforce in Somaliland

Project status: Completed

health workers and patient somaliland_780x440
National Healthcare Quality Improvement Programme

Transforming quality of care at all levels of Somaliland’s health system.

Project status: Ongoing

Medical intern on ward round Boroma Teaching Hospital
UK Partnerships for Health Service Quality Improvement

Supporting Somaliland to improve the quality of health service delivery.

Project status: Completed

Research

Maternal and neonatal care Somaliland
Maternal and newborn health

Supporting quality maternal and obstetric care for women in Somaliland.

Project status: Ongoing

Training healthworkers in trauma and emergency care
Emergency Care

Strengthening triage and primary trauma care in Somaliland

Project status: Completed

Medical students exams Somaliland
Higher Education for Health Professions

Educating the future healthcare workforce in Somaliland

Project status: Completed

health workers and patient somaliland_780x440
National Healthcare Quality Improvement Programme

Transforming quality of care at all levels of Somaliland’s health system.

Project status: Ongoing

Medical intern on ward round Boroma Teaching Hospital
UK Partnerships for Health Service Quality Improvement

Supporting Somaliland to improve the quality of health service delivery.

Project status: Completed