THET funding
A generous sum of £2500 was awarded in June 2007 by the Tropical Health and Education Trust. This was from their Seedcorn programme to enable a team from Swansea to make a short scoping visit to Gambia in September 2007.
Llanmadoc & Cheriton Gardeners Donation
A generous donation of £250 was made in September 2007 by the Llanmadoc & Cheriton Gardeners from their Open Day. This money has been added to other funds raised by the Swansea medical students to enable a visit by 3 Gambia students to Swansea Medical School in 2008. Many thanks to Jocelyn Chamberlain for making …
Welcome to The Gambian students 2007
Two medical students from The Gambia, Gibril Ndow and Joquina Chiquita Jones, spent the past two weeks in Swansea with graduate entry medical students at Swansea University. “First hand experience really sticks. It’s the first time I’ve had the opportunity to see laparoscopic surgery.” Part of the wider link between the Swansea NHS Trust and …
The Swansea Gambia Link
Swansea University’s School of Medicine and Swansea NHS Trust have joined forces with the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul and The Gambia’s School of Medicine in a major drive to work with developing countries. The move is in response to the Crisp Report published in February 2007, welcomed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, which …
BMA News Article, December 2006
Felicity Walters explains how Swansea University Medical School is taking practical steps to help students understand global health issues. Read the full article: Pictures beyond the postcard