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In the last week of October the Hospital Management Training in Nairobi came to a conclusion. The training was part of the ORET-project ‘Strengthening 23 Hospitals’ implemented by Simed. MeduProf-S is responsible for the Technical Assistance program for this project. The participants began the week with the final module in the Management Course – ‘Leadership’,…

On Thursday 28th November this newspaper article appeared in The Standard Newspaper in Nairobi: “Hospital Management Conference (SIMED ORET Project) The Government of Kenya and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are financing the implementation of the “23 Hospitals Strengthening” ORET project. The project entails rehabilitation/renovation, equipment supply and training (TA) and is executed by the…

From 11-22 October the fourth and final Ultrasound module was conducted at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Nairobi. The 21 participants to this module reported in time on Monday morning. Professor Michael Kawooya from Kampala in Uganda was present for 2 days as a guest lecturer. Professor Kawooya, Radiologist, Professor and holder of a…

From October 8–10 the Society of Radiographers in Kenya (SORK) organised the 4th Radiographers Scientific Conference (RASCO) for Radiographers, Radiologists, Physicists, Radiation Oncologists, Health Workers and Environmentalists. The venue was in the great Rift Valley at Lake Elementaita Lodge; a stunning and beautiful environment. The theme of the conference was : ‘Radiography: Clinical and Environmental…

8-10 October Radiographers’ Scientific Conference (RASCO) The fourth Radiographers’ Scientific Conference will be hosted by The Society of Radiography in Kenya (Sork). The theme this year is Radiography: Clinical and Environmental Safety’ and the venue is the Elementaita Country Lodge which is about 120 kilometers from Nairobi and located on the shores of the flamingoe…

The 3rd Casualty Care Course was conducted by Willem Grool, a MeduProf-S expert, and 2 local teachers – Faith Njeru and Maurice W. Ogotti. The 10 participants of this course arrived at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) on Monday 13th September for the week long course. Students initially expressed their concern about ‘knowing how to…

From 6-10 September 2010, Module 6 of the Hospital management Training in Kenya was conducted by Marc van Heijst. The first days the module concentrated on Primary Healthcare, planning and monitoring; subsequently there were lectures and group discussions about financial management. Guest lecturer Dr Bill Martin Osumba, MPH gave a presentation, named Kenya Quality Management…

The first Module of 6 for Medical Engineers was conducted from September 13 – 17 by Roel de Wilde. Twelve Medical Engineers were present. The theory lessons took place in the morning and in the afternoon the practical lessons were conducted at the department of Engineering of KMTC. The broad objective for Module 1 was…