Timeline of WGSP

2022-Present

2022

  • February – WGSP hosts World Stroke Academy webinar on Developing Stroke Care in West Africa, including representation from Ghanaian and UK teams

  • June – publication in the West African Journal of Medicine

Read the West African Journal piece here >> 

  • June – virtual ESFTH walkaround for WGSP UK team hosted by EFSTH 

  • September – further THET funding secured for 6-month initial project phase with EFSTH in The Gambia, focus on diaspora volunteer involvement; publication in Lancet Neurology

Read the Lancet Neurology piece here >>

  • October – first UK team visit to The Gambia; core skills training; data collection links between KBTH and EFSTH teams initialised

  • December - virtual core skills workshop held with EFSTH team

2023

  • January - visit to The Gambia; core skills training; data collection; laptops and WiFi cards provided

  • Regular virtual project planning meetings between EFSTH and UK team established

  • MDT virtual education programme established with EFSTH MDT teaching including core skills and stroke medical updates

  • July – WGSP hosts second World Stroke Academy webinar on core skills training and dissemination, including representatives from Ghanaian, Gambian and UK teams; attended by over 300 participants from 70 countries

  • July – Letter of agreement signed between WGSP and University of Zambia / University Teaching Hospital (UNZA / UTH) outlining informal supportive relationship

  • September – KBTH nursing team provide virtual support to Zambian nurses training to open the first stroke unit in Zambia, facilitated by UK team

 

2024

  •  We change our name to Wessex Global Health Partnerships

  • January – Awarded THET Healthcare Workforce Development Grant Scheme to improve stroke care at Ho and Tamale Hospitals in Ghana; the project will be carried out collaboratively between UK WGSP team and KBTH teams

  • January - KBTH Stroke Unit celebrate their 10th birthday!

  • March - Colleagues from Tamale and Ho visit Korle Bu Teaching hospital; initial training provided on swallowing and positioning by KBTH team; virtual meeting with UK team during their visit

  • May - Development of elearning modules in swallowing and positioning commenced

  • June – WGSP UK team and KBTH team visit Tamale and Ho hospitals; key stakeholder events held; face to face training on swallowing and positioning

  • July – Virtual training on swallowing delivered