Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Obstetrics and Gynecology course conducted in Winneba, Ghana
In the week of 10th to 14th of March MeduProf-S expert Meike Akurgo- Beukema, expert in midwifery, provided the second refresher course in ‘Obstetrics and Gynecology’ at Winneba ‘Trauma and Specialist Hospital’ Ghana. The training is part of the ORET TA program for this hospital. During this week different topics were discussed, including monitoring of…
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Train the Trainer course Hygiene Awareness conducted in Lagos, Nigeria
At the end of 2013 MeduProf-S delivered a train the trainer course in Hygiene Awareness in Lagos, Nigeria. The trainer was Ms Loes van Stiphout, expert in Hygiene and Hygiene management. Participants came from six small medical clinics in the town. The training was organised by Small World Nigeria. Participants were first trained together to…
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Kampala MRI Centre opened its doors!
After two years of preparation, Kampala MRI Centre has recently opened its doors in Balintuma Road, Namirembe, Kampala, Uganda. This week our teacher Wilma van de Riet started a training for the Radiographers and Radiologists as part of an intensive training program to grow to the highest quality MRI imaging in the region. The center…
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First Accident and Emergency Course and Training of Trainers conducted in Ghana
From 14 – 18 October 2013 MeduProf-S experts Tineke Sportel and Erik van Roon went to Winneba, Ghana and conducted the first A & E course and Training of Trainers course together. The participants worked all at the Trauma & Specialists Hospital in Winneba; most of them at the Accident & Emergency Ward, but also…
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Building ready to receive first 1.5 Tesla MRI in Kampala
MeduProf-S will start in a Joint Venture with ECUREI and Kampala Imaging Center a MRI (training)center in Kampala, Uganda. It is exiting to introduce the first 1.5 Tesla MRI in Uganda. Last week they finished the building and this week the RF cage will arrive. The coming weeks will be used for installation, transport of…
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MeduProf-S hosted a visiting Biomedical Engineer from Ghana
This week MeduProf-S has organised a 2-day program for a Biomedical Engineer from Ghana. On Wednesday the Ghanaian engineer visited the Fontys School of Engineering. He attended an interactive session about “medical technology in developing countries”. Students from the School of Nursing and the School of Engineering were present. Thereafter the students were given the…
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MeduProf-S in the FD (Dutch Newspaper)
On 29th of May the Dutch newspaper “Financial Dagblad” published an article about MeduProf-S and its activities in Uganda. Freelance journalist Mark Schenkel followed Willem van Prooijen during a visit in Uganda to prepare this article. During this visit Willem van Prooijen showed the activities from MeduProf-S in Kyambogo University and the MRI project in…
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MeduProf-S delivers final CT course in Ghana
From 13 May- 17 May MeduProf-S lecturer Marcel van den Berg travelled to Ghana to conduct the last CT module out of three. The CT training program was developed for the Radiographers of a Teaching Hospital. There was an urgent need for adequate training and instruction in order to optimize the use of the new…
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MeduProf-S training program saves lives!
This week we received a letter from one of the participants of our ultrasound course program in Kenya: “Receive my warm greetings. First let me update you on my progress after the ultrasound training. My hospital acquired Clearvue 550 ultrasound unit which I use to carry out all scans. Patients who would have otherwise travelled…
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MeduProf-S team in Lagoon Hospitals, Nigeria
Last week a team of three experts visited Lagoon Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria to do a quality and HR assessment. The coming years MeduProf-S will support Lagoon Hospitals, the only JCI (Joint Commission International) accredited hospitals in Africa, in quality assurance and HR improvement. MeduProf-S will deliver advise, training and support in different fields to…