Lanarkshire’s Global Citizenship programme has made important steps in strengthening relationships between NHS Lanarkshire and existing partnerships as well as developing new health partnerships.
Health colleagues from Malawi and Zambia recently visited Blantyre, birthplace of David Livingstone. The visit, hosted at the David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre was attended by the Provost of SLC and representatives from NHS Lanarkshire Board, SAS, Police Scotland, Fire and Rescue service and the Health and Social Care Partnership, South Lanarkshire.
It was part of the work to develop a Global Health Twinning Project between the Lanarkshire Global Health Citizen Programme, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, and Central Province/Chitambo District in Zambia.
Future meetings will be held to help understand the strategic priorities to promote a knowledge and skills exchange to support improvements in community health and social care.
We are also planning our second Lanarkshire Global Citizenship Network meeting in late January 2023/early February 2023. The main aim of the meeting would be to develop a pan-Lanarkshire Global Citizenship steering group and agree role and remit of a Lanarkshire network.
We would like to specially extend an invitation to colleagues who may be interested in becoming involved in the Lanarkshire Global Citizenship Programme, those who are currently involved in global health partnerships or have experience of participating in such partnerships and would like to be members of our network.
How to get involved?
As a first step, please get in touch with us at langlobalcitizenship@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or our dedicated Project Manager – Magda Henderson we will provide you further information about the programme and let you know how you can get involved.
For more information on the programme, progress and next steps of the programme, please go to our dedicated FirstPort page.
