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School of Life Course & Population Health Sciences

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Our Impacts

 

Examples of impact over 15 years

 

Stories of Impact

Key achievements of our six health partnerships

Trauma and orthopaedic curriculum

Developed the trauma and orthopaedic curriculum and supported teaching at the Université Joseph Kasa Vubu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 1,000 medical students over three years.

Online medical, nursing and midwifery education

Established an online teaching platform for UK NHS workers to deliver courses to medical, nursing and midwifery students in Somaliland universities, addressing gaps in the current curriculum.

Assessment of medical and nursing students

Supported the implementation of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) for medical and pharmacy students in Sierra Leone, and medical and nursing students in Somaliland, ensuring standardised assessment of practical skills for all graduates entering these professions.

National medical education policy

Provided technical support to the Somaliland Government to develop and implement the country’s first Medical Education Policy, outlining the steps to produce a skilled health workforce.

WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives

Introduced the WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative into the four main hospitals in Kongo Central province of the DRC.

Development of triage system

Implemented the first functioning triage system for patients at Connaught Hospital in Sierra Leone, ensuring that the sickest patients receive care quickly.

 
 

Improving Emergency Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare in Zambia

King’s Global Health Partnerships worked with partners in Zambia to strengthen emergency maternal and neonatal care at primary healthcare clinics in the Copperbelt Province, through locally led training and safer referral, to give mothers and newborns a better chance of survival.

 

Improving Quality: A Healthcare Revolution in Somaliland

King’s and Somaliland’s Ministry of Health Development worked together to put quality at the heart of healthcare, from national policy to frontline hospitals and clinics.

Stroke in Sierra Leone: Improving Stroke Care and Outcomes

From 2019-2023, King’s managed an NIHR-funded research project, Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) to improve stroke care and outcomes for patients. One of the key activities of the project was the establishment of the Stroke Association – a group of stroke survivors who regularly meet to offer peer support and provide a space for dialogue and decision-making between service users and service providers of stroke care. As a result of the stroke research group, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation prioritised the establishment of specialised stroke units across the country, and in 2022, Connaught Hospital opened the first stroke unit. Audit data gathered one year after the stroke unit opened, demonstrates some promising results, with a reduction in stroke mortality.