Patient safety

APPS Hospital Partnerships

The first wave hospital partnerships were the first six partnerships to be established. These partnerships have supported the development of the programme, in particular the second waves of partnerships. All the tools and products have been used and refined. Lessons from their experiences have been captured in order to refine the programme model for subsequent waves.

The first wave hospitals were based on established partnerships, facilitated by Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) and Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG). APPS has strengthened and widened the scope of the current links, providing the focus of patient safety.

  • Uganda-Chester
    Church of Uganda (COU) Kisiizi Hospital, Uganda is partnering with the Countess of Chester Hospital, England.
  • Mali-HUG
    CHU Hospital Gabriel Touré, Bamako, Mali is partnering with Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Switzerland.
  • Ethiopia-Leicester
    University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia is partnering with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, England.
  • Senegal-HUG
    Hospital Fann, Dakar, Senegal is partnering with Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Switzerland.
  • Malawi-Middlesbrough
    Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi is partnering with James Coook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
  • Cameroon-HUG
    Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon is partnering with Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Switzerland.

In 2011 a further 8 partnerships were launched and patient safety is now being tackled, under the framework of APPS in:

  • Kumasi, Ghana - St Georges, London
  • Butare, Rwanda - Imperial, London
  • Mbeya, Tanzania - North Cumbria, UK
  • Ndola, Zambia - Guys and St Thomas’, London
  • Beira, Mozambique - Ipswich, UK
  • Abidjan, Ivory Coast - CHU Bordeaux, France
  • Niger – CHU Rennes, France
  • Burundi - CHU Paris, France

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