Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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MeduProf-S begins the technical assistance program for the new Winneba hospital in Ghana
On 8 January 4 particpants arrived in The Netherlands from Ghana for a two week Exchange Program, specialising in Hospital Waste Management and Equipment Maintenance. This program forms part of the technical assistance program for the new Winneba Hospital in Ghana that MeduProf-S is responsible for providing. The participants include a senior nurse, an estate…
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Bio-Medical Engineering Diploma Program to begin in Uganda
After two years of planning and preparation the Biomedical Engineering Diploma Program at Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda will officially begin on Monday 10th January. Eighteen of the twenty students registered for the course took part in an induction workshop, between Christmas and the New Year, to familiarise themselves with the course and university life.…
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Module 4 and 5: Medical Engineering in Nairobi, Kenya
From November 15-26 Ferry Koevoets conducted Module 4 and 5 of the training of the12 Medical Engineering students. The topics were: • Operating Theatre (OT) • Intensive Care • Intensive Care equipment Theme 1 The theme of first day was the essential equipment such as OT lightning, OT tables and endoscopic equipment. Electrosurgical cutting devices…
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New Hospital in Winneba, Ghana
Winneba, in the Central Region of Ghana hosts an old district hospital, in the middle of town. During the first months of 2011 a new hospital, in the vicinity of the Accra – Cape Coast Road, will be brought into service,. It will focus on the treatment of casualties resulting from car accidents that frequently…
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Humanitarian Development Summit, Nairobi, Kenya
The 5th Annual Humanitarian Development Summit took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 1 – 2 November 2010. This special Summit, for partnering in sustainable development, brings together leaders in the aid and development community with international business operators. The Summit centered on aid and development activity in Africa. As a Healthcare Education Company, MeduProf-S having…
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Module 3: Medical Engineering
From October 18 – 22 Roel de Wilde, a MeduProf-s expert in Biomedical Engineering, continued the training for the 12 Medical Engineers under the ORET project in Kenya. The topic for Module 3 was Medical Imaging Systems. Every day theory was discussed in the morning and for three of the five days different venues for…
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Hospital Management Training Nairobi, Kenya
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’,…
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MeduProf-S appears in The Standard Newspaper in Nairobi
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…
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Module 4 Ultrasound Kenya ORET: a guest from Uganda!
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…
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RASCO Conference 8-10 October
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…