The Southampton-Ghana Partnership began in 2010 as a link between
- Ghana Health Services, the government agency responsible for healthcare delivery,
- Afrikids, a child rights charity working with communities across northern Ghana,
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
This formed the Ghana and Southampton (GAS) Partnership contributing to the health dimension of the work of Afrikids.
Its purpose was to improve healthcare provision in the Upper East Region of Ghana, primarily through strengthening manpower and promoting skill-sharing, to make a lasting and sustainable impact. Medical professionals from Ghana and the UK benefit from sharing skills across teams, in five speciality areas: imaging and diagnostics, paediatrics, anasthaesia and surgery, maternal health and patient care.
The university has separately build on its several other links with Ghana, which is now one of Southampton's International Strategic Partners.
