Help for NHS staff bringing healthcare to the world's poor

Published on November 3, 2004 at 5:01 PM · No Comments

NHS staff from England who are planning health projects in the world's poorest communities are being supported by a new Department of Health fund, now opening its second wave (3 November 2004).

The Humanitarian Fund, run by the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health, provides extra support for a number of humanitarian projects in developing countries.

The Fund, provided by the Department of Health, gives grants of up to £2,000 to multidisciplinary teams of health workers. Last year the Fund helped teams from across England to share expertise and provide healthcare in the heart of communities suffering from intense poverty, or post-war devastation.

The first wave of projects included:

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