December Newsletter 2025

Published on December 19, 2025

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19 DECEMBER 2025

KGHP
Newsletter

Welcome from Andrew Leather, Director of King’s Global Health Partnerships

I am delighted that this newsletter captures a number of good news stories which we all need as we approach the end of such a challenging year!

CRI Foundation is such an important funder with a deep understanding of our work and a desire to see us grow as an organisation – so it is great that they have renewed and extended funding for our postgraduate medical education (PGME) work. We now have a clear framework for progressing this important work and accompanying our partners as they establish or strengthen in-country PGME.

We completed 25 years of the Somaliland partnership in the summer. We presented the National Quality Improvement Programme (NQIP) in Doha at the Qatar Ministry of Public Health's Patient Safety Conference in September, and at the QuEST Network's conference on Science for Health Systems in St Louis in October, with Somaliland Ministry of Health Development colleagues and we will share more on the impact of this programme next time. For now, we wanted to highlight the mental health research in Somaliland which is described by Dr Chris Willott.

It is always difficult to pick one story from all the work in Sierra Leone. However, it seems fitting to focus on the impact of the Sierra Leone fellowship programme and the work of our amazing clinical volunteers – ably supported by the in-country team.

As always we like to feature an individual from across our partnerships. This time two brilliant colleagues instead of one! Do read our focus on Hodan Adam Mohamoud, Director of Public Hospitals and Focal Point for NQIP at the Somaliland Ministry of Health Development; and do also celebrate with us the achievements of Elizabeth Tissingh – recently awarded an MBE for her leadership of the DRC partnership.

Enjoy reading and thank you for your interest and support for KGHP. Wishing you all a festive break with family and friends.

Latest News from our Health Partnerships

Strengthening postgraduate education for health workers in Africa

We are delighted to announce that CRI Foundation has renewed and extended its significant funding for KGHP, for a further three years, to support the development of postgraduate medical education in Africa, and to implement the strategies we have developed with our partners over the past year. This article outlines the focus of our work under this renewed funding.

Read more about the project here

Dr Elizabeth Tissingh awarded MBE for services to health in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Dr Elizabeth Tissingh, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Head of KGHP's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been awarded an MBE for her outstanding services to health in the DRC. The honour, which recognises exceptional contributions by non-British citizens outside the standard honours cycle, celebrates Dr Tissingh’s remarkable work to improve surgical care and strengthen health systems in the Kongo Central province, working alongside our Congolese colleagues.

Read more here

Fostering participation in mental health research in Somaliland

In February 2025, King's Global Health Partnerships began a 3-year, £1 million research grant to support the development of the mental health system in Somaliland. A key aspect of the work is to understand the perspectives on mental health and the mental health system by services users, carers and healthcare providers. This article outlines some of the research project's progress over the past year.

Read more about the project here

KGHP Fellowships: Strengthening Health Systems in Sierra Leone and the UK

Since 2023, The Saving Lives in Sierra Leone III (SLiSL III) programme has brought together a consortium of international and national partners working with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality across six districts. Through our Global Health Fellowships, KGHP brings experienced doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from the UK to Sierra Leone for one-year placements, embedded within the communities they serve and work alongside. Two years into the programme, we review the contributions the Fellows have made in building the capacity of the clinical workforce and embedding sustainable education systems that will serve Sierra Leone for years to come.

Read more about the programme here

Research from King's Global Health Partnerships

Enhancing learning from evaluations in newborn and child health

Mapping the cancer research landscape across Zambia: evidence to support national cancer control planning

Prevalence of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression among maternal and neonatal healthcare staff in two tertiary hospitals in Zambia

Surgical health policy 2025-2035: strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs

Health systems strengthening in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the importance of surgical data

Current Volunteering Opportunities

We are recruiting for the following expert volunteer posts:

Senior Midwife, Somaliland (remote and in-country)
Senior Obstetrician, Somaliland (remote and in-country)
Educators in Surgical Nursing, Democratic Republic of the Congo (remote and in-country)
Surgical Site Infection Working Group, Democratic Republic of the Congo (remote)
Fracture Care Working Group, Democratic Republic of the Congo (remote)

Meet the People behind the Partnerships

The two-year National Quality Improvement Programme concluded with the launch of Somaliland's National Quality Policy and Strategy (NQPS) 2026-2030, in July this year. The NQPS is a five-year road map to improve the quality of care across the country's health system.

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