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Integrating palliative care into the health systems in Sub Saharan Africa
The University of Edinburgh, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) and Makerere University Palliative Care Unit are working in partnership to strengthen current palliative care programmes in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Guided by the Ministry of Health in each … Continue reading
ZUKHWA Conference 7th February 2012
There will be a conference at the British Medical Association on 7th February 2012 of the Zambia UK Health Workforce Alliance. This will include the international launch of the by the Zambian Ministry of Health of the Zambian National Health … Continue reading
Librarian-academic partnerships
Charles Lungu, Librarian at the Copperbelt University, Zambia, reports on an information literacy programme developed by the libraries at his own university in partnership with Botswana University, and the University of Abertay, Scotland, sponsored by the UK DelPHE programme. Higher … Continue reading
Posted in Information resources, Librarian Training, Libraries of the Future, Partnerships, Technology
Tagged Abertay University, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Botswana University, Copperbelt University Library, DelPHE, Information literacy, librarian-academic partnerships, librarians, teaching, Zambia
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If there is to be a Virtual Doctor Project – why not a Virtual Librarian Project?
The mission of the Virtual Doctor Project is to “Connect African clinic staff on the ground by email with doctors and specialists in urban areas and overseas, to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of patients” – especially those in … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Technology
Tagged diagnosis, Rural Clinics, store and forward technology, treatment, Virtual doctors, virtual librarians, Zambia
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Medical Aid Films
I have just looked at one of their films – a film for training traditional birth attendants (and others) which has no spoken dialogue (so it is independent of language) but shows all the actions and equipment needed for a … Continue reading
“Learning by ear” from Deutsche Welle and IICD
Deutsche Welle has developed a “Learning by Ear” programme to make educational materials for the public more widely available in Africa by radio, internet and CD. These include health and social issues amongst other topics; and programmes are available in … Continue reading
Posted in Information resources
Tagged Amharic, audiobooks, Ethiopia, Ghana, hausa, ICT4D, IICD, kiswahili, Learning by Ear, Uganda, Zambia
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Getting over the language problems in Zambia – and Africa?
There are seven official languages besides English in Zambia. Add to that non-English speaking doctors coming from other parts of Africa, Cuba, Russia or China and communication between doctors and nurses as colleagues or with patients is very difficult. In … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged African languages, health terms, sub-Saharan Africa, Translatio, translation, volunteers, Zambia
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Hospitals in Zambia
The three main hospitals in Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia are : Malcolm Watson - originally part of the mine complex funded after 1964 ( independence ) by Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines ) , the then state-owned copper industry. Now it was one … Continue reading
E-learning for nurse training in rural Zambia and Ghana
The main project goal is to build capacity in Nurse Training Schools in rural Zambia and Ghana with NHS Scotland to deliver e-based nurse education (including continuing professional development) and to improve evidence based nursing practice in maternal and child … Continue reading
Link between Ndola, Zambia and Guys and St Thomas Hospital, UK
This summer a programme of visits is planned to support the International Citizens Programme in Ndola. The project areas at Ndola Central Hospital are: Biomedical engineering, Patient safety, Women’s health, and IT infrastructure. The project areas at the Arthur Davison … Continue reading
Posted in Partnerships
Tagged biomedical engineering, Guys and St. Thomas Hospital, health link, Ndola, paediatric nursing, paediatrics, Zambia
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