Written Question · S3W-03299 · Session 3
What grants have been made from the Humanitarian Health Fund since its inception.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what grants have been made from the Humanitarian Health Fund since its inception.
The answer
There have been two funding rounds for the Humanitarian Health Fund and a call for applications for the 3rd round closed 17 August 2007. A review panel for this round will be held on 6 September.
So far the amount disbursed totals £91,459.70. First round grants awarded amounted to £40,171.70. 2nd round grants awarded amounted to £51,288.00.
The following is a summary of the recipients for both rounds.
Round One
Health Professional
| Purpose
| Area
| Amount
Dr David Beattie GP, Newton Stewart
| To provide skilled medical teaching support to the Malawi Essential Health Package Acute Respiratory childhood illness programme for all CHAM hospitals
| Malawi
| Fund £3,000
David Pitts Associate Director Leadership and Professional Development Centre, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
| Design and deliver Training Trainers Courses to facilitate surgical training within MMED programme of the Malawi College of Medicine
| Malawi
| Fund £5,000
Dr Prem Sirisena (retired Consultant psychiatrist) Alloway
| Psychosocial rehabilitation of affected population through central (urban) clinic and outreach (rural). Therapeutic sessions to orphaned children, widowed men and women, Project emerges from Sri Lankan Buddhist community living and working in Scotland.
| Sri Lanka
| Fund £3,877
Prof David Weller University of Edinburgh Head of School Community Health
| To develop primary care potential of existing health services in Malawi in order to deliver improved outcomes in chronic disease palliative care.
| Malawi
| Fund £5,000
Linda McDonald
(Nurse, Edinburgh New Royal Infirmary, Author of recipe book, MUM)
| Develop the links between Bottom Hospital, Lilongwe and fundraising initiative in Scotland, reciprocal training around breast feeding for East Scotland.
| Malawi
| Fund £2,160
Prof David Dewhurst, Edinburgh University >
| Kick start the E-learning medical teaching resources initiative in three Malawian colleges
| Malawi
| Fund £2,089
So far the amount disbursed totals £91,459.70. First round grants awarded amounted to £40,171.70. 2nd round grants awarded amounted to £51,288.00.
The following is a summary of the recipients for both rounds.
Round One
Health Professional
| Purpose
| Area
| Amount
Dr David Beattie GP, Newton Stewart
| To provide skilled medical teaching support to the Malawi Essential Health Package Acute Respiratory childhood illness programme for all CHAM hospitals
| Malawi
| Fund £3,000
David Pitts Associate Director Leadership and Professional Development Centre, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
| Design and deliver Training Trainers Courses to facilitate surgical training within MMED programme of the Malawi College of Medicine
| Malawi
| Fund £5,000
Dr Prem Sirisena (retired Consultant psychiatrist) Alloway
| Psychosocial rehabilitation of affected population through central (urban) clinic and outreach (rural). Therapeutic sessions to orphaned children, widowed men and women, Project emerges from Sri Lankan Buddhist community living and working in Scotland.
| Sri Lanka
| Fund £3,877
Prof David Weller University of Edinburgh Head of School Community Health
| To develop primary care potential of existing health services in Malawi in order to deliver improved outcomes in chronic disease palliative care.
| Malawi
| Fund £5,000
Linda McDonald
(Nurse, Edinburgh New Royal Infirmary, Author of recipe book, MUM)
| Develop the links between Bottom Hospital, Lilongwe and fundraising initiative in Scotland, reciprocal training around breast feeding for East Scotland.
| Malawi
| Fund £2,160
Prof David Dewhurst, Edinburgh University >
| Kick start the E-learning medical teaching resources initiative in three Malawian colleges
| Malawi
| Fund £2,089
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-03299 by reference.