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Small grants partner interview: Dr. Niall Conroy (UCD Centre for Emergency Medical Science + Bo Government Hospital, Sierra Leone)

Background to the partnership UCD’s Center for Emergency Medical Science (CEMS) has established a partnership with Bo Government Hospital (BGH), which is the main hospital in the second-largest district of Sierra Leone. The partnership focuses on paediatric care, particularly for new-borns. The new-born mortality rate in Sierra Leone is among the 10 highest in the […]

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Small Grant Interviews: Dr. Cliona O’Sullivan (UCD Physiotherapy – Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda)

Background to the partnership UCD Physiotherapy, part of the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science at University College Dublin partnered with a university in Uganda, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), which has a new physiotherapy programme, and offers the first Bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy in Uganda. The partners received a […]

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Palms GP Surgery Wexford: ESTHER Small Grant Recipient Interview

A focus on non-communicable diseases – abroad, and at home Dr. Joe Gallagher and Dr. Peter Harrington are based at Palms Surgery in Gorey, Co. Wexford. The two doctors recently visited a group of health institutions in Mzuzu, Northern Malawi, in the hope of developing a partnership. The idea for applying for the ESTHER Ireland […]

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