Chair of ZHTS, Dorcas Gwata appointed as an Honorary Adviser to Tropical Health Education Trust (THET)

Dorcas said her new appointment as an Honorary Adviser to THET is “a great opportunity for ZHTS to think more broadly on how we can widen our global health profile whilst adding greater value to our outcomes and improve our capacity to impact on vulnerable communities. “

She will be advising THET on a wide range initiatives including grant programs, health and education programs with particular focus on their Africa programs. 

Dorcas has a long standing history of working in global health partnership in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. She is particularly keen to broaden knowledge on the value of diaspora engagements in health partnerships and evidence lessons that the NHS can learn from low income countries to improve patient outcomes.

Dorcas has been able to demonstrate the value of cross cultural learning through her innovative work on the Zimbabwean model of Friendship Bench Model into her work with young people and families exposed to gang culture in the London Borough of Westminster.

THET currently runs wide health systems and health workforce capacity development programs in Zambia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Myanmar, Uganda and and Tanzania where they have a country presence.

THET’s work is grounded in understanding the needs of low income countries and working with partners to support them in meeting their needs.

Dorcas said ‘I would like to thank Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust where I work, for embracing the diversity and the innovative skills that we bring from our home countries into the NHS. I wish to thank the Trustee team at ZHTS for their commitment to supporting health care training in Zimbabwe.

I also wish to thank my mentors Dr Tami Kramer and Dr Titilola Banjoko, Professor Vikram Patel and in Zimbabwe I am grateful to Tarisai Bere  and Chido Dziva Chikwari for their support.