Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)

What Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) does

Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET, Tropical Health and Education Trust) is a UK-registered charity founded in 1989 by Professor Sir Eldryd Parry and headquartered in London, with a workforce of 131 staff. The organization operates as a portfolio of health partnership programmes that connect NHS trusts in England and Wales, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and partner-country ministries of health to train and support health workers in low- and middle-income countries; cumulatively it has reached over 100,000 health workers across 31 countries in a 10-year period. Its programmes include the Experts in Our Midst diaspora engagement initiative, the Health Innovation Platform, country programmes, grant management services, policy advocacy, digital transformation, and a recently launched 18-month Professional Diploma in Postgraduate Medical Education in Syria delivered under the EU-funded UFUQ programme.

The organization's underlying technology is a non-commercial health partnership platform for facilitating knowledge exchange and training between UK and international health systems, supplemented by a digital Health Innovation Platform that emphasizes integration and interoperability with partner-country health systems. It does not sell products or services, and its operating model is project-based grant delivery rather than SaaS or licensing.

Global Health Partnerships is funded through institutional grants — primarily from FCDO (UK government) and the European Union — and through charitable donations. Revenue is project-based and tied to specific health workforce development initiatives, with named institutional donors including FCDO (UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership and country programmes), the EU (UFUQ in Syria), and strategic co-development partners including the Center for Global Development, the Ministry of Health Uganda, the Government of Zimbabwe, the Syrian Board for Medical Specialties, NHS trusts, UOSSM, AICPD, ZIMNA, and academic partners such as Coventry University. The organization rebranded from THET to Global Health Partnerships in 2024 to reflect its broader geographic and programmatic scope.

Name

Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)

Legal name

Tropical Health and Education Trust

Website

https://thet.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Global Health Partnerships is a UK-registered charity that runs health partnership programmes connecting NHS staff, diaspora health professionals, and partner-country ministries to train health workers across 31 LMICs, funded primarily by FCDO and EU institutional grants alongside charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Workforce Development

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Bilateral Development & Global Health Cooperation Programs (HLAJAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), International & Global Public Health Aid Administration (Government Donors) (HLAJALAO), Multilateral Global Health Agencies (UN/IFIs) (HLAJAKAA), Humanitarian Health Coordination & Emergency Response Partnerships (HLAJAOAI), Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM)

Keywords

• Health workforce development
• Global health partnerships
• Health systems strengthening
• Diaspora health engagement
• International medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Aid Funding: The organization receives grant funding from UK government (FCDO), European Union, and other institutional donors to fund health partnership programmes in developing countries. Revenue is project-based and tied to specific health workforce development initiatives.
2. Charitable Donations: Individual donations from supporters who contribute to the organization's mission of supporting health workers globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Health Partnerships designs and runs structured health partnership programmes that connect NHS staff and diaspora health professionals with health workers and ministries in low- and middle-income countries, delivering training, capacity building, and knowledge exchange across 31 countries. It also provides grant management services to institutional donors (UK FCDO, European Union), policy advocacy work (including an All-Party Parliamentary Group on global health), and educational offerings such as the Professional Diploma in Postgraduate Medical Education in Syria.

Product overview

Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) is a charitable organization that operates as a portfolio of health partnership programmes rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include the Experts in Our Midst programme supporting diaspora health workers, the Health Innovation Platform, Country Programmes across multiple nations, Grant Management services, Policy Work, and Digital Transformation initiatives. The organization also delivers educational programmes such as the Professional Diploma in Postgraduate Medical Education. These programmes collectively aim to strengthen health workforces globally through training, partnership coordination, and policy advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Experts in Our Midst A programme that champions the contribution of internationally recruited and diaspora NHS staff to global health, harnessing their knowledge of other health systems to develop practical solutions for improving health service delivery.
• Country Programmes Health partnership programmes operating across multiple countries (including Uganda, Zimbabwe, Syria, and others) that strengthen health worker training and healthcare systems through knowledge exchange and capacity building.
• Grant Management Grant management services that channel funding from institutional donors (UK FCDO, European Union, and others) to support health partnerships and workforce development initiatives in partner countries.
• Policy Work Policy advocacy and research work to promote investment in health workforce development and international volunteering in global health, including input to UK parliamentary inquiries on international health worker recruitment.
• Health Innovation Platform A platform supporting health innovation initiatives across partner countries and enabling collaboration and knowledge sharing between UK and international health systems.
• Professional Diploma in Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) An 18-month hybrid learning programme supporting Syrian medical professionals across four specialities (Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anaesthesia and Psychiatry), co-developed with the Syrian Board and delivered with the Arab Institute for Continuing Professional Development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 health workers trained across 31 countries in 10 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Center for Global Development (CGD)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026Co-supported the APPG inquiry on international health recruitment that calculated £14 billion NHS savings from overseas-trained staff.
• Government of ZimbabwecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Government partner for UK-Zimbabwe Health Partnership Pilot Programme, co-developing diaspora engagement frameworks.
• Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for Syria health programmes, working alongside Global Health Partnerships on medical education initiatives.
• Arab Institute for Continuing Professional Development (AICPD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivers the 18-month Professional Diploma in Postgraduate Medical Education for Syrian doctors.
• Syrian Board (Syrian Commission for Medical Specialties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body responsible for medical specialties accreditation in Syria. Co-developing the diploma programme and national accreditation standards.
• Ministry of Health UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Uganda-UK Health Partnership Summits, partner in health workforce development and Ebola response knowledge exchange.
• NHS TrustscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS trusts across England and Wales partner with Global Health Partnerships for diaspora engagement and international health partnerships.
• Zimbabwe Nurses and Midwives Association (ZIMNA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivered Basic Life Support training for nurses in partnership with Zimbabwe Nurses Midwives Council.
• The Zimbabwe Life ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Zimbabwe Health Service Commission on health oversight regulatory strengthening.
• East London Foundation NHS TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health partnership with Ingutsheni Hospital in Zimbabwe.
• Association of Breast SurgeryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreast cancer care partnership with United Bulawayo Hospitals.
• Coventry UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner exploring diabetes research with Binga District Hospital and Zimbabwe Midlands State Midlands University.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Global health NGO delivering health-system strengthening and workforce training in low-resource settings, with comparable focus on long-term partnership rather than emergency relief. Larger in scale but similar operating philosophy.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's leading health-development NGO with a comparable model of training and supporting health workers across multiple African countries, often via institutional donor funding. Directly comparable in mission, target beneficiaries (LMIC health workers) and partnership-driven delivery model.
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO): UK-based international development charity that places skilled volunteers (including health professionals) into LMIC partnerships with government and NGO partners. Closely comparable in volunteer-led bilateral model and UK institutional donor base (FCDO).
• Health Poverty Action: UK-registered charity working on global health equity and health systems strengthening in LMICs, with similar advocacy and grant-funded operating model. Comparable mission and institutional donor mix.
• Pathfinder International: Global health NGO focused on sexual, reproductive and maternal health workforce capacity-building across LMICs, with comparable training-partnership delivery and US/institutional donor mix.
• UK-Med: UK-registered charity deploying NHS-derived medical expertise into overseas health responses and capacity-building programmes. Closely aligned in NHS-to-overseas health-partnership delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• WaterAid: Larger UK-based international development charity focused on WASH with health-system engagement, drawing on similar FCDO and institutional-donor funding pool. Comparable governance, fundraising and advocacy channels.
• BRAC: Large international development organization with significant health-workforce and health-system programmes across LMICs. Comparable model of community health worker development at much greater scale.
• Royal College of Nursing (RCN): UK professional body with international partnerships and workforce-development programmes, particularly in Africa. A broader incumbent in the UK health-workforce space that GHP frequently partners with.

Others

• Centre for Global Development (CGD): Think tank that co-supported the APPG inquiry on international health recruitment with GHP. Comparable in evidence-based policy advocacy on global health workforce issues, though operating as research/advocacy rather than direct delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/THETpartnerships
• Facebookfacebook.com/TropicalHealthandEducationTrust
• Instagraminstagram.com/thetlinks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globalhealthpartnerships

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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