The Network: Towards Unity For Health

12/11/2025

We are excited to announce the release of Education for Health Vol. 38 No. 4 (2025)!

This issue brings our mental health series to a close with an important contribution from the TUFH Community of Practice for IDD Population and Complex Care. The group sheds light on gaps in autism care and workforce education, opening the door to a global dialogue on better approaches and inclusive training.

You will also find a diverse range of articles, including innovations in obstetrics and gynecology clerkships, comparative AI use in health education, gender bias, teledentistry, public health leadership, surgical innovation, and student-led research from across the world.

Dive into the new edition and discover fresh insights shaping the future of health professions education.

https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/issue/view/8

12/09/2025

Assessment of Medical Interns in India Using Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS) in the Workplace

🩺 Can direct observation improve medical intern training? This study explores how DOPS enhances skill assessment in India.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/102

Assessment of medical interns in India using Directly Observed Procedural Skills in the workplace Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Sep 8, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.102 Keywords: DOPS, DOPS assessment, assessment clinical procedures, clinical procedures medical education, med...

12/09/2025

🌏 Join Us in the Philippines for TUFH 2026! 🇵🇭

We’re excited to announce that TUFH 2026 will be co-hosted by The Network: Towards Unity for Health and the University of the Philippines Manila!

✨ Theme: Bayanihan for Health Equity: Co-Creating Social Innovations for Responsive & Resilient Health Systems

Experience the Filipino spirit of communal unity (“Bayanihan”) as we come together to co-create stronger, fairer, and more resilient health systems worldwide.

📢 Be part of the movement:
🔹 Register now (Early Bird Discount): tufh2026.com/registration
🔹 Submit your abstract: tufh2026.com/abstract

12/03/2025

📢 1993 – Penang, Malaysia 🇲🇾

🏛️ Hosted in Penang, Malaysia, this conference expanded discussions on primary health care and interprofessional collaboration.

💬 Were you there? Share your memories in the comments! 👇

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12/02/2025

Seeing People, Not Patients: A Strength-Based Approach to Health and Healing

💙 What if we focused on patients’ strengths rather than their illnesses? This article explores asset-based approaches to health.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/98

Seeing people, not patients: a strength-based approach to health and healing through asset mapping Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Sep 8, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.98 Keywords: asset mapping, medical education, appreciative inquiry, strength-based approaches to health, cult...

11/27/2025

🔍 Atenção instituições de ensino em saúde!

Vocês estão preparando futuros profissionais de saúde com responsabilidade social?
🧭 Conheçam a Ferramenta de Indicadores de Responsabilidade Social (ISAT) – um recurso prático para avaliar, medir e fortalecer a responsabilidade social no ensino e nos serviços de saúde.

🏥 Seja uma faculdade de medicina, escola de enfermagem ou programa de saúde aliada, o ISAT oferece um marco prático para aprimorar o impacto na saúde da população, inclusão e resposta às necessidades da comunidade.

✅ Incentivar ações concretas
✅ Promover transparência
✅ Apoiar mudanças sustentáveis

🌐 Saiba mais: https://socialaccountabilityhealth.org/pt

11/26/2025

🔍 ¡Atención instituciones educativas en salud!

¿Están formando a futuros profesionales de la salud comprometidos socialmente?
🧭 Descubran la Herramienta de Indicadores de Responsabilidad Social (ISAT) – un recurso clave para evaluar, medir y fortalecer la responsabilidad social en la educación y los servicios de salud.

🏥 Ya sea una facultad de medicina, escuela de enfermería o programa en salud aliada, el ISAT ofrece un marco práctico para mejorar su impacto en la salud poblacional, la inclusión y la capacidad de respuesta a las necesidades de la comunidad.

✅ Impulsar la acción
✅ Fomentar la transparencia
✅ Promover un cambio sostenible

🌐 Más información: https://socialaccountabilityhealth.org/es

11/25/2025

The Ravages of War: Challenges and Resilience in Medical Education in Sudan

How do conflict and war impact medical training? This article sheds light on the resilience of students and faculty amid crisis.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/154

The ravages of war: challenges and resilience in medical education in Sudan Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Sep 8, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.154 Keywords: Conflict, war, medical education, training, resilience, Sudan Main Article Content Asim Ahmed Hussein Ahmed MBBS, Facul...

11/25/2025

🔍 À l’attention des établissements de formation en santé !
Préparez-vous vos étudiant·e·s à devenir des professionnel·le·s de santé socialement responsables ?

🧭 Découvrez l’Outil des Indicateurs de Responsabilité Sociale (ISAT) – une ressource puissante pour évaluer, mesurer et renforcer la responsabilité sociale dans l’enseignement et les services de santé.

🏥 Que vous soyez une faculté de médecine, une école d’infirmier·ère·s ou un programme en santé alliée, l’ISAT offre un cadre pratique pour améliorer votre impact sur la santé des populations, l’inclusion et la réponse aux besoins des communautés.

✅ Incitez à l’action
✅ Favorisez la transparence
✅ Promouvez un changement durable

🌐 En savoir plus : https://socialaccountabilityhealth.org/fr

11/24/2025

🔍 Calling All Health Education Institutions!

Are you preparing future health professionals to be socially accountable leaders?
🧭 Discover the Indicators for Social Accountability Tool (ISAT) – a powerful resource designed to help institutions assess, measure, and strengthen their social accountability in health education and service.

🏥 Whether you’re a medical school, nursing faculty, or allied health program, the ISAT offers a practical framework to evaluate and enhance your impact on population health, inclusion, and responsiveness to community needs.

✅ Drive action
✅ Foster transparency
✅ Promote sustainable change

🌐 Learn more and access the tool: https://socialaccountabilityhealth.org

11/18/2025

🎓 Last Chance to Register — Ageing Health Course Closes Tomorrow!

🌍 The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) invites you to join the Communities of Practice (CoP) Course on Ageing Health, designed to strengthen primary care and promote healthy ageing worldwide.

🧭 Two Ways to Learn:
🔴 Synchronous (Live): Engage in interactive monthly sessions with global experts — registration closes tomorrow!
💻 Asynchronous (Self-Paced): Learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace.

💡 Why Join?
✅ Learn from leading global experts in ageing and health systems
✅ Collaborate with peers from across regions
✅ Explore strategies to improve health outcomes for older persons

🌐 Participants will also be invited to join TUFH’s broader Communities of Practice—meeting quarterly from 2026 and gaining access to a Curated Resource Library featuring research papers, recorded lectures, and training materials.

🔗 Register Now: https://thenetworktufh.org/communities-of-practice/

11/18/2025

Staircase Model for Community Involvement in Medical Education

🏥 What steps ensure meaningful community engagement in medical training? This study presents a structured approach.
🔗 https://educationforhealthjournal.org/index.php/efh/article/view/84

Staircase model for community involvement in community-oriented/based medical education: Steps to achieve CO/CBME Article Sidebar PDF HTML XML Published: Sep 8, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.62694/efh.2024.84 Keywords: Community involvement, community mobilization, community empowerment, community pa...