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THET UK - Africa Summit 2024
THET has done it again, a grand event showcasing the enormous contribution to that the diaspora bring to the NHS. Amazing conference...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Structural inequalities, knife crime: A qualitative study
Looking to improve your knowledge and interventions for young people who are highly exposed to youth violence, exploitation and poor...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Publication: Knife crime and mental health
We recently reviewed the literature on knife crime, sharing our latest paper on knife crime with focus in children and adolescents from...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Five key lessons that the UK can learn from Zimbabwe
1. Friendship Bench Project, evidence based, innovative and cost effective methods of providing mental health support to communities and...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Five reasons why I love being an Honorary Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) Advisor
1. My contribution as an African frontline nurse and Global Health Consultant is appreciated and valued. I feel part of the THET family....
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Twelve tips for volunteering in Africa
1. In order for you to do any work in a new community, it is important to do your research about the people. Learn and understand their...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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De-colonising Global HealthCare Innovation
Book review: “Dr Matt Harris takes us through this complex intersectional issue of fungal innovation with offerings of important...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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A death in Croydon, UK
A dark shadow looms over London, a teenage girl is missing, her name is Elianne Andam. Elainne Andam is the 15th teenager who has been a...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Letter to my teenage black boy
You are still in your diapers, snooty nose, potty training, and you can barely hold your own milk bottle but I know sooner than later I...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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When they cut
A light wind blows in the midlands giving way to a hospital scent that I am so familiar with. I sit in the waiting room, fussing over my...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Street Clinic by Dorcas Gwata
In 2021 I set out to write about the darkness of the London metropolis and to reveal the untold lives of young and vulnerable people who...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Non-Executive Director in Brazil 🇧🇷
Last week, as part of my non-executive role with a leading climate change charity, I had the great honour of visiting communities most...
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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Ethical Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
The Gogo Project supports grandmothers and children who are living in extreme poverty with groceries and mental and sexual health...
Aug 5, 20231 min read
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The Zimbabwean Cleaner
Decades ago, I crossed boarders from Zimbabwe to Scotland, then into England. I dared dream, I cleaned hospital floors in Edinburgh, I...
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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