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Table 3 Training focused on the development of generic or specialist skills

From: Towards a simple typology of international health partnerships

Approach

Number (percent)

Examples

Generic

24 (44.4 %)

A partnership between a health education institution in the UK and health education and delivery institution in LMIC with the aim of reducing neonatal mortality and paediatric infection through improved patient safety . UK partner provided training in the concept of patient safety; infection prevention, surveillance, management and treatment of common infections; how to collect data and use it to monitor trends in infections and how to use it to improve patient outcomes.

Specialist

30 (55.6 %)

A partnership between an NHS trust hospital in the UK and a health training institution and hospital in LMIC with the aim of strengthening capacity to provide training services for obstetric fistula repair and care of women living with fistulae. UK partner provided training of surgical teams and train the trainer workshops.