Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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MeduProf-S supports Hospital Chain in West-Africa with quality improvement.
MeduProf-S signed an agreement to support a hospital chain in West Africa with JCI re-accreditation. Besides the JCI support MeduProf-S will help the Hospitals to set-up a Human Resource training and education plan to improve the quality of the staff. In May 2013 the cooperation will start with a Base-Line survey. Apart from the support…
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MeduProf-S met Ministers of Health Tanzania and Uganda at APHFTA conference
Managing Director of MeduProf-S Willem van Prooijen met Hon. Dr. Hussein A. Mwinyi (MP), Minister for Health and Social Welfare of the United Republic of Tanzania and Hon. Sarah A. Opendi, Minister of State for Health of the Republic of Uganda during the annual conference of the Association of Private Health Facilities Tanzania and the…
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Finale module “Management A&E/ICU” conducted in Ghana
From 4 – 8 February Meduprof-s lecturer Frans Baljeu travelled to Ghana to conduct the last module of four of Management A&E/ICU. During this module the participants worked on an operational plan for their ward, with a focus on how to implement, monitor and evaluate their plan. The participants in this group are operational managers…
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MeduProf-S and partners are starting MRI center in Kampala, Uganda
The Dutch company MeduProf-S will start, in a joint-venture with local partners ECUREI and Kampala Imaging Center, the first MRI center in Uganda. Uganda is one of the countries in Africa still lacking proper MRI diagnostic facilities. With improving treatment possibilities, a MRI center is a logical new step to improve healthcare in Uganda. The…
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MeduProf-S and local trainers conducted Ultrasound course in Zambia. A nice Sustainability example!
Philips Medical Systems together with the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Zambia contracted MeduProf-S to deliver Ultrasound training for medical staff. The training program runs from 2011 till 2014. Each year 2 modules of 2 weeks are being taught. A MeduProf-S expert delivers the…
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MeduProf-S proudly delivers local trainers ICU in Ghana
From 12 – 16 November MeduProf S lecturer Olaf van Oosterhout travelled to Ghana to conduct the last ICU module out of six. This last module was like the earlier modules a combination of lecturing and practising in the classroom and teaching on the job (bedside training) at the ICU. Also a practical assessment and…
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Great impact Biomedical Engineering program, Kyambogo University, Uganda
The last 4 years MeduProf-S implemented a Biomedical Engineering course at Kyambogo University in Uganda. The motivated local teachers led by John Okuonzi made optimal use of the support of this project. Together with the students they volunteered to construct the furniture and they did minor reconstructions of the buildings, to make the place ready…
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Last module Obstetric Emergency conducted in Ghana
From 8th to 12th October, Meike Beukema (lecturer in midwifery) visited Ghana for the last module of the Obstetric Emergency course. The mean subjects this week were shoulderdystocia breech presentatio repetition of CTG risk selection prolonged and obstructed labour and PPH (post – partum haemorrhage). The participants were enthusiastic and motivated. Due to sustainability a…
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Successful workshop on quality management and curriculum development in Ethiopia
From 28th of September till 6th October Pieter Bon (director of Creative industries Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Everard van Kemenade (Quality Manager MeduProf-S) executed a workshop in Addis Ababa for participants of three universities on quality assurance and curriculum development. The objectives were to (re)design five master programs in its content, teaching methodology…
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Pediatric Accident & Emergency Nursing Course in Ghana
From 10 till 14 September Mrs. Tineke Sportel travelled on behalf of MeduProf-S to Ghana. She conducted Module 5 out of 6 on Accident & Emergency Nursing. Main focus of this module was on pediatric emergencies. Participants were trained on the following subjects: ABCDE differences in children compared to adults Interventions in trauma and non-trauma…