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Table 6 Relative scope of influence of partners

From: Towards a simple typology of international health partnerships

  

Examples

Equal

33 (61.1 %)

Tertiary referral hospital in UK and in LMIC

Professional associations of surgeons in both countries

Unequal/ Not clear

21 (38.9 %)

University hospitals & hospices in UK; Cancer Centre Welfare home and Research Institute in India [health delivery institutions]. UK partners have larger scope of influence, multiple hospitals, some with an international reputation compared to LMIC partner that is a single organisation with a 14 member team providing palliative care.

University hospital department in UK and regional professional body in LMIC. Scope of influence is unclear, the professional body is an international organisation that covers a region with a population of 275 million. UK partner is a university with a world class reputation.