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Global health

Why collaboration is crucial

The world is facing huge challenges on an unprecedented scale.

Many of these challenges impact on the health of populations around the globe in numerous ways.

Research and educational institutions have a unique role to play in helping tackle these challenges and improving people's health worldwide. However, this can't be done in isolation.

At Manchester, we have partnerships in biology, medicine and health with institutions around the globe. These collaborations enable us to pool our expertise to benefit the lives of populations across the world while aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Our research and teaching staff are involved in basic science, translational and healthcare projects ranging from joint undergraduate programmes to multinational research studies with regional partners.

It is only through international partnership that we have the power to make a real difference to global health.

On this page:

  • Our global health aims
  • Key partnerships
  • Enhancing international research
  • Upskilling global students and professionals
  • Contact us

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Our global health aims

Improve health and equality worldwide

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Enhance global healthcare education

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Exchange expertise and resources

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Key partnerships

Our partnerships help tackle health and science challenges of global importance.

From research-based collaborations to teaching and learning initiatives, these alliances draw on the unique strengths of all involved to make an impact on global health.

Major regional partnerships

  • Toronto
  • Melbourne
  • China
  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

Learn more about our major partnerships and how to begin collaborating with us.

International partnerships

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Enhancing international research

Our collaborations help advance our knowledge of a variety of conditions and diseases.

Collaborators can take advantage of Manchester's strengths in areas such as cancer and genomics to better understand the most pressing health issues in their countries, while our own researchers benefit from colleagues' expertise in areas that we have less knowledge of in the UK.

NAMASTE: Adapting autism interventions for South Asia

The NAMASTE project is adapting and testing early autism interventions for populations in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Read the story

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DGEMBE: Building genomic research links with South Africa

Establishing a platform between Manchester and University of Cape Town to better use novel genomic technologies for congenital heart disease.

Read the story : DGEMBE: Building genomic research links with South Africa.

DGEMBE has enabled the establishment of Cape Town's first zebrafish research facility.

Building global health networks to tackle rare genetic disorders

The Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine (MANGEN) and Kasturba Medical College (KMC) in India are working together to identify rare genetic diseases and potential treatments.

Read the story : Building global health networks to tackle rare genetic disorders

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Tackling childhood leukaemia in India

How Professor Vaskar Saha has helped improve survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in India.

Read the story : Tackling childhood leukaemia in India.

Professor Vaskar Saha with a patient.

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Upskilling global students and professionals

Manchester is ranked among the top 50 universities in the world (ARWU 2022).

We're also a top 10 UK university in life sciences/medicine (QS 2022). International students come to us to learn crucial skills for use in their home countries and elsewhere through undergraduate and postgraduate courses, exchanges and summer schools.

Our educational expertise also extends outwards from Manchester. We work with partner institutions to develop joint programmes and other adapted for specific markets, enhancing the quality of healthcare and medical education around the world.

Making a difference through dentistry

Training Sri Lankan dentists to help address dental health inequalities in the country.

Read the story : Making a difference through dentistry.

Local project that will take dental care to communities in their own languages.

Developing crucial clinical pharmacy skills in China

Collaborating with China Pharmaceutical University to develop clinical pharmacy skills through a dual award programme.

Read the story : Developing crucial clinical pharmacy skills in China.

Student and tutor using Sim-Man to develop pharmacy skills.

Shaping the future of healthcare in Rwanda

How one Equity and Merit Scholar at Manchester is aiming to improve healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.

Read the story : Shaping the future of healthcare in Rwanda.

Olivier Ndahiriwe.

Boosting Egyptian medical education with Manchester expertise

Working with universities in Mansoura and Alexandria to enhance medical training programmes and enable students to work as a doctor internationally.

Read the story : Boosting Egyptian medical education with Manchester expertise.

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Opportunities for overseas students

Our expertise is accessible not just to students registered on one of our degree programmes, but also to overseas students who want to spend a short period getting to know Manchester while benefiting from our world-class teaching.

International Summer Schools

Four-week programmes in biosciences, public health and science communication for undergraduate students from around the world.

Find out more about International Summer Schools.

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Visiting students in biosciences

Enabling students from overseas universities to study for part of their degree at Manchester.

Find out more about visiting students in Biosciences.

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Contact us

Find out more

Get in touch if you are interested in forming international partnerships with the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at Manchester.

Email: fbmh.rdi@manchester.ac.uk

You can also learn more on our international partnerships page.

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