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Global Health Partnerships (GHP)

WFSA UK’s multi-project partnership with Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) supports the development and evolution of WFSA’s medical education.

PBM in Ethiopia

Blood disorders remain a major yet preventable cause of surgical complications in low- and middle-income countries – where anaemia is highly prevalent. In Ethiopia, postoperative complications are common.

A partnership between WFSA UK, the Ethiopian Society of Anesthesiologists (ESA), and Global Partners for Improving Surgical Systems (GPISS), this project was delivered in 2025-2026 and allowed for a readiness assessment on Perioperative Patient Blood Management (P-PBM), a patient-centred approach to optimise a patient’s own blood and reduce unnecessary blood transfusions while saving healthcare resources and reducing costs. Results from the assessment informed the adaptation of WFSA’s P-PBM Course to limited-resource settings, which was piloted in Addis Ababa and trained 24 Ethiopian anaesthesiologists. The P-PBM Course – Adapted to Limited-Resource Settings (PPBM-LR) is now available for implementation in other locations where relevant.

Complementary project activities included two webinars, a statement to the 75th WHO Africa Regional Committee on the importance of Patient Blood Management to Africa’s context followed by a side-event on Strengthening Blood Management in Africa, and scholarships offered to three Ethiopian anaesthesiologists to attend the 2025 SABM Annual Meeting.

Key project findings highlight the value of context-specific approaches, and of strategically engaging stakeholders to align with national framework, potentiate local ownership, and enhance sustainable impact.

For more details on this project, please see Learning Paper – Implementing Perioperative Patient Blood Management in Ethiopia

Participants and facilitators at the P-PBM Facilitator Course adapted to limited-resource settings, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is prevalent in Ghana, causing acute and chronic episodes of pain for those suffering from the condition. With support from GHP, we integrated case-studies on pain management for SCD into our existing Essential Pain Management (EPM) course, and delivered two EPM programmes in Ghana, centred on Accra and Kumasi.

Key achievements

Delivered in 2024, WFSA UK and the Ghana Anaesthetist Society (GAS) trained nearly 200 Ghanaian clinicians involved in the pain management of their patients. As a multidisciplinary programme, we were able to include anaesthesiologists, nurses, doctors, and haematologists as participants on our GHP supported EPM courses.

Essential Pain Management course, Kumasi, Ghana
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