Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Curriculum Development Course for Medical Imaging
The final Curriculum Development Course in March took place from 22-26 March for the Medical Imaging specialists. The course was conducted at KMTC (Kenya Medical Training College) by Iris van Zuijlen, on behalf of MeduProf-S. Iris began the week by planning with the four participants how they are going to improve the current curriculum. Together…
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e-Learning in Uganda and Kenya
As part of a fact finding mission three representatives from MeduProf-S went to Kampala and Nairobi recently to determine the way forward with the MeduProf-S e-Learning environment. In Uganda, an e-Learning course ‘X-ray Pattern Recognition’ has already been developed by ECUREI in Kampala and MeduProf-S, the content of which will be launched in the near…
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Curriculum Development Course for Bio-Medical Engineers
Following on from the Curriculum Development Course for the Nurses the Bio-Medical Engineers continued their Curriculum Development from 15-19 March. The course was conducted by Wim van Grieken and assisted by Haye Jukema at KMTC (Kenya Medical Training College). The advantage of conducting the course in Kenya is that ‘real life’ situations can be demonstrated…
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Curriculum Development Course for Nurses
From the 8-12 March Curriculum Development continued for the four Nurses who took part in the Curriculum Development Course in November / December in The Netherlands. The course was conducted by Cherida Louz, on behalf of MeduProf-S, at KMTC (Kenya Medical Training College) in Nairobi. The four participants were very enthusiastic as they continued to…
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Curriculum Development Course continues….
In the coming three weeks three Dutch teachers we will be going to Nairobi, Kenya to carry out three Curriculum Development Courses to continue with the course conducted in the Netherlands last November/December. The same twelve participants will be split into their specific disciplines as follows: From 8 to 12 March : Nursing (Operating Theatre/Sterilization and Critical Care) From 15…
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Train the trainers Hospital Waste Management in Kenya started
From the 16-19 February, MeduProf-S held a Hospital Waste Management workshop in Kenya with 9 participants selected by the local government. The workshop was an in depth Hospital Waste Management training course with the participants playing a very active part including designing a Hospital Waste Management Plan. The workshop ended with a visit to Kenyatta…
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Module 2: Hospital Management Training in Kenya
As part of the Hospital Management Training in Nairobi, Kenya; Kees Huijsmans delivered the content of Module 2: Change Management, from 25 -29 January 2010. The module was attended by 28 participants. The week included looking at the problems Hospital Managers in Kenya face and the challenge of change management and the resistence to change…
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MeduProf-S conducts Hospital Management Training in Kenya
After signing the hospital rehabilitation project in Kenya in October 2009 the first of seven Management Training modules was conducted in November. 30 staff, employed in management positions, attended the first module which will conclude after the seventh module with a closing conference in October 2010. The main objective of this Management Training Course is…
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MeduProf-S to provide technical assistance for a new hospital in Winneba, Ghana
MeduProf-S will provide the training and support (technical assistance) in a project involving building and equiping a new hospital in Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. The contract has been awarded to the Dutch company Enraf Nonius under the regulations of ORET. (An ORET program is a program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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Ultrasound Train the Trainers Course in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2009
From December 7 to December 17 a Trainers Course for 10 trainers in Ultrasound was conducted at KMTC (Kenya Medical Training College) and KNH (Kenyatta National Hospital) in Nairobi. The 10 trainers were selected from KMTC, KNH and the MOMS (Ministry of Medical Services). After successful completion of the Trainers Course the 10 trainers will…