Diaspora · Reconnecting Universities with Sustainable Inclusive Growth · 2015

Diaspora partnerships with Sudanese institutions for health and development: experience from the Sudan health consultancy group, Dr Muna Abdel Aziz, Dr Safa Abdalla, Dr Mayada Abuaffan, Dr Ishraqa Awad, Dr Moneim Elhassan, Dr Rida Elkheir, Dr Maha Ellider, Dr Basma ElSafi, Dr Victor Joseph and Dr Huda Mohamed

Warrington Borough Council
United Kingdom
Stanford Univeristy
United States
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
United Kingdom
Consultant in Public Health Medicine
United Kingdom
Public Health Practitioner
United Kingdom
Derby City Council
United Kingdom
Liverpool John Moores University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King’s College Hospital
United Kingdom
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
United Kingdom
West Midlands East Health Protection Unit
United Kingdom
Design/Methodology/Approach

We have formalised our relationships from an informal voluntary group into a registered limited company with a network of networks.

Findings

Formal links have been established with the national Public Health Institute (PHI), Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Sudanese Medical Specialisation Board, the Community Medicine Association and universities. We have signed a Memoranda of Understanding with the UK Academy of Royal Colleges and the Faculty of Public Health and we are currently delivering on the agreed work plans.

Original/Value of the Paper

We highlight challenges and opportunities to formalise the Diaspora contribution. This paper concludes with our next step, and suggests cross-sector initiatives to improve public health in Sudan.

Keywords
SudanPublic HealthTrainingResearchConsultancyContinuing Professional DevelopmentDiasporaSudan Health ConsultancySHC
Citation

Aziz, M. I. A., Abdalla, S. I. A., Abuaffan, M., Awad, I. M. A., Elhassan, M., Elkheir, R.Y., Ellider, M., ElSafi, B., Joseph, V. and Mohamed, H. H.: Diaspora partnerships with Sudanese institutions for health and development: experience from the Sudan health consultancy group. In Ahmed, A. (Ed.): Reconnecting Universities with the Discourse of  Sustainable Inclusive Growth in Sudan, Vol. 2, pp. 119-132. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.