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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kat Lay, Global health correspondent

UK government axes flagship global health project

Health workers demonstrate care on a dummy
The Global Health Workforce Programme involved projects to strengthen national health systems in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Malawi and Somaliland. Photograph: GWHP

A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats, is being axed due to aid cuts, the Guardian can reveal.

The Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) which supported development and training for healthcare staff in six African countries, will close at the end of the month, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.

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