We have been fortunate in winning a PHC Performance Initiative Micro-Grant of $40 000 to take the policy framework further. The goal in our grant-seeking project is to deepen the draft AfroPHC Policy Framework on “Building PHC teams for UHC in Africa” by focusing on EFFECTIVENESS. The target participants and audiences will be AfroPHC members, PHC team members and other stakeholders as well as young health professionals and students at regional and country levels. Activities will be mostly online across African countries, with hybrid Final Workshop of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board in Johannesburg, South Africa 25th-26th October 2022 and a virtual Launch Event on 12th December 2022. See more about the overall grant activities here [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
Our consultation process starts in earnest. We have a list of regions and stakeholder groups we would like to engage: Central, Southern, Western, Eastern, Arabic and Portuguese Africa. See the detailed list of countries and key stakeholders with dates of consultations and join the WhatsApp group for these regions. See more here. We are very keen that as many local stakeholders participate. These include professional associations, ministries of health, accreditation / certification bodies, academics, patient advocacy groups etc. Please feel free to share this to any key stakeholders you think should be there and ask them to join us to discuss AfroPHC and the Policy Framework.
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– European and UK Society guidelines including the British HIV association and UK Health Security Agency.
– Patient education informmation relating to risk, symptoms and treatments in a printable, understandable format.
– Understanding the neurollogical effects of the monkeypox virus on patients.
– A primer on Monkeypox foor obstetricians and gynaecologists.
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“The new data from UNAIDS show that around 70% of new HIV infections occur among key populations and their partners…” said Meg Doherty, Director of WHO’s Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programmes…
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Join us in Cape Town for The Burdett Trust for Nursing RISE Symposium 2022: Connecting Excellence in Nursing Research at the University of Cape Town from 23-25 November 2022.
The Burdett Trust for Nursing RISE symposium offers a unique opportunity for nurses and midwives to focus on Research for Impact, Success and Evidence-led health outcomes. The symposium will enable and fulfil your potential to RISE.
LECTURES – WORKSHOPS – NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES – LIVE CASE STUDIES
Enhance your professional and personal development Improve career prospects Network with local and global health nursing and midwifery researchers Hear about the career journeys of early career to established career research colleagues Understand how you can use research to lead and influence health care policy How to bring impactful evidence-led change to health outcomes within the community you work in
The Burdett Trust for Nursing RISE Symposium 2022: Connecting Excellence in Nursing Research, on the 23 November 2022, is a precursor event to The Global Health Network Conference 2022: Enabling Health Research in Every Healthcare Setting following on 24-25 November 2022.
The Burdett Trust for Nursing is funding 25 Scholarship Awards for nurses and midwives to attend the RISE Symposium 2022 & The Global Health Network Conference 2022.
The Burdett Trust for Nursing is funding 25 Scholarship Awards for nurses and midwives to attend the RISE Symposium 2022 & The Global Health Network Conference 2022.
The deadline for scholarships applications is midnight (BST) 10 September 2022.
To register or to apply for a scholarship click here
With apologies for cross-posting, sharing this invitation for a consultation on the WHO Foundation’s strategy document for those of you who might be interested. The attached invitation notes that the draft strategy will be shared with registered participants ahead of the virtual consultation.
If you are interested, please register by August 19 for one of the two sessions:
● Option #1// Tuesday, August 30: 17:00 Central European Time i.e. 08.00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) / 11.00 Eastern Time (ET) / 16.00 West Africa Time (WAT)/ 18.00 East Africa Time (EAT) / 20:30 India Standard Time (IST) / 23.00 Singapore Standard Time (SST) Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscO6oqjorHddt-gT4UCoV7_s_4pKdjyT7 ● Option #2// Thursday, September 1: 09:00 Central European Time (CET) i.e. 00.00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) / 03.00 Eastern Time (ET) / 08.00 West Africa Time (WAT)/ 10.00 East Africa Time (EAT) / 12:30 India Standard Time (IST) / 15:00 Singapore Standard Time (SST) Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcu-qpj0uEtaN-zYQ80IlUAdL-Iq9Mb7d
Abstract Submissions for IFNC16 will be accepted through
Friday, September 16, 2022
We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the 16th International Family Nursing Conference, ‟Global Innovations in Family Nursing: Advancing Family Health”. The conference will be held Tuesday, June 20 – Friday, June 23, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland.
Presentations that demonstrate state of the science family-related research, education, and evidence-based practice projects or papers that address the intersection of family health and policy are invited. Presenters are expected to provide information, strategies, and/or tools relevant to family researchers, educators, clinicians, and/or policy makers to advance their work.
Outcomes
At the end of the conference, attendees should be able to:
Education: Discuss global advancements in family nursing education for students and professionals.
Practice: Explore family health practice innovations and models of care for clinical nursing practice globally.
Research: Examine research evidence and emerging methodologies for application and transferability to family nursing education, practice, and policy to improve family health globally.
Policy/Leadership: Generate strategies to enhance leadership of family nurses and promote global influence on family health care policy.
Due dates and notification:
Abstract submissions will be accepted through Friday, September 16, 2022.
After your abstract is received, you will receive e-mail notification of receipt via the Oxford Abstract System. Further notification of the decision to accept or decline your abstract will be sent to you no later than Friday, November 18, 2022.
** Abstracts for podium/oral presentation will only be accepted for in-person presentation in Ireland. Abstracts submitted for poster presentation may be considered/accepted for virtual presentation. **
Please read the Instructions for submitting an abstract. Sample Abstracts are included within the instructions.
Please contact Debbie Zaparoni at debbie@internationalfamilynursing.org with any questions.
We encourage you to share this information with colleagues and students
Pandemic Action Network, the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI), the Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations (EANNASO), and WACI Health invite you to an official Civil Society Organization (CSO) consultation for the design phase of the new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR).
Two dates and times have been set to engage partners from multiple geographies and in multiple languages (English, French, and Spanish interpretation will be provided for each session). The focus of these first two consultations will be the same, so please choose the date and time that works best for you
Organized by the ReAct—Action on Antibiotic Resistance, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), and the IDEA (Innovation + Design Enabling Access) Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Innovate4Health offers student teams the opportunity to join the front lines of the fight against antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19. This year, student teams are encouraged to innovate around one of three pillars: 1) Ensuring effective prevention and treatment of emerging infectious diseases in the healthcare delivery system; 2) Reducing the use and the need to use antimicrobials in food systems; and 3) Making community health systems more resilient to emerging infectious diseases.
Taking a systems approach, Innovate4Health emphasizes social innovations that consider the needs of resource-limited settings. We are looking for student teams (2-5 students per team) with ideas for innovative solutions and an interest in continuing to develop and refine their ideas in a design sprint curriculum. Through the design sprint, teams will work through ideation, implementation, and advocacy strategies to support the adoption of these approaches. We have continued to evolve the design sprint’s activities to strengthen its value for participating teams. This year’s cohort will have the opportunity to develop stage-specific strategies to write a blog advancing the social mission behind the team’s innovation; prepare a poster presentation of their project; and put together a social media advocacy piece. A group of experts will coach the team on its final presentation, which will be shared as a recording. The selected teams will work with a team of experts and coaches to co-construct their solutions through both recorded and live learning sessions. We invite applications from teams that would be excited to collaborate with other highly talented student teams. The design sprint will extend from October 2022 through January 2023.
Students do not need any previous experience involving antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or other emerging infectious diseases. In the competitive application process, we are looking for student teams providing a vision for what they might want to innovate, including the specific problem and context, as well as sharing how they might be positioned to help implement such a project. At the application stage, however, we do not expect fully developed projects. The design sprint process is intended to help teams develop further their ideas from the application stage. We have outlined additional information for Innovate4Health on our website, http://www.innovate4health.org. There, you will also find more background information on Innovate4Health, as well as the design sprint timeline, Terms and Conditions, and submission guidelines. Last year, over 70 student teams answered our call for Innovate4AMR applications, and only 15 finalist teams were selected.
The deadline for team applications is Monday, September 19, 2022. We will be releasing additional resources to support teams in developing applications, and interested students can sign up for updates here.
It has been an arduous task to prepare the next draft of the AfroPHC Policy Framework, after extensive discussions at the AfroPHC e-Conference 17-18th May. Sorry that we did not share anything in June and July! We have now fashioned a “Health care worker call for Africa to build effective PHC teams for PHC and UHC in Africa” It is now available for public comment after the Executive and Advisory Boards have engaged with it.
This second draft of the AfroPHC policy framework is still an argument from healthcare workers for policymakers to prioritise PHC teamwork for holistic care of empanelled populations in decentralised units of community practice. We see the definition of PHC services and modelling of teams in the light of country resources, emerging blended capitation payment systems in UHC reforms across Africa, the inclusion of private providers and the use of complexity theory in bottom-up organisation of PHC in Africa as critical supports that are needed to build PHC teams for UHC in Africa. See the document here and please feel free to comment on it [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-draft-policy-framework-released-for-stakeholder-comment/].
We have been fortunate in winning a PHC Performance Initiative Micro-Grant of $40 000 to take the policy framework further. It was an incredibly strong pool of 200 applicants and our proposal rose to the top. The goal in our grant-seeking project is to deepen the draft AfroPHC Policy Framework on “Building PHC teams for UHC in Africa” by focusing on EFFECTIVENESS. The target participants and audiences will be AfroPHC members, PHC team members and other stakeholders as well as young health professionals and students at regional and country levels. Activities will be mostly online across African countries, with hybrid Final Workshop of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board in Johannesburg, South Africa 25th-26th October 2022 and a virtual Launch Event on 12th December 2022. See more about the overall grant activities here [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
Our process starts in earnest as we have until end October to use the funds. We have a list of regions and stakeholder groups we would like to engage: Central, Southern, Western, Eastern, Arabic and Portuguese Africa. See the detailed list of countries and key stakeholders with dates of consultations and join the WhatsApp group for these regions. See more here [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. We are very keen that as many local stakeholders participate. These include professional associations, ministries of health, accreditation / certification bodies, academics, patient advocacy groups etc. Please feel free to share this email to any key stakeholders you think should be there and ask them to join us to discuss AfroPHC and the Policy Framework.
We keen to collect cases on ““Building effective multidisciplinary primary health care teams for universal health coverage in Africa” and have set aside prizes worth $1000 for this purpose. We are looking for short, real-life stories about an initiative, project or advocacy campaign that highlight interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork being implemented within the African context, demonstrating person and family centered care and helping communities and societies transition to healthy populations. Sharing experiences of less successful case studies and lessons learned is also welcome. The deadline for submitting the case studies is 11th September. Winners will be announced by 31st October. The case studies can be submitted in text format (1200 words max), following the guiding questions, by email to info@afrophc.org. Complementing the case studies with visual materials, such as photos from the field, would be most welcome. See details here https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/call-for-submissions-of-short-cases/
The AfroPHC Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 19th May agreed to some few changes. A key change is that we will have associate membership having full access to all the current benefits of AfroPHC. We have created full membership at a fee of $20 for individual members and $40 for institutional members with the additional benefit of having vote/s at the Annual General Meeting and being able to stand for election to the Executive Board (EB). We will begin this process from November 2022. Speaking of elections we welcome our three new EB members: Dr Umar Ibrahim (CHEW, Nurse with PhD from Nigeria) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/umar-ibrahim-2/), Mr Innocent Somboi (Clinical Officer from Tanzania) (https://afrophc.org/about/innocent-somboi/) and Dr Mercy Wanjala (Family Physician from Kenya) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/mercy-wanjala-2/) [who has since resigned to become the Deputy Executive Coordinator].
We always have wonderful AfroPHC Policy Workshops. Mercy has organised several: “Point of Care Testing in African PHC” 21st June [https://afrophc.org/2022/06/20/afrophc-workshop-21st-june-labs-poct-in-african-phc/], “Onehealth n African PHC” July [https://afrophc.org/2022/07/18/afrophc-workshop-19-july-onehealth-in-african-phc/], and now plans one on “Workers Health in African PHC” 16th August [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-workshop-16-aug-workers-health-in-african-phc/]. Do join us at the next one.
AfroPHC also provides great value for members at no cost: management course, research support, CPD and the development of a family medicine postgraduate diploma for doctors, nurse clinicians and clinical officers.
See below a sample of useful posts on the AfroPHC blog and keep tabs on it.
Blood Exposure Accidents among Health Care Personnel Are Africa’s health resources overly focused on HIV/AIDS? WHO publication “Implication of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Patient Safety: A Rapid Review”, Tuesday, 09 August 2022 Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge LeBoHA’s June Newsletter Don’t forget to engage with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and keep in touch!
Join us at our next interactive AfroPHC Policy Workshop on “Workers Health in African PHC” 11am-2pm Ghana, 12pm-3pm Nigeria, 1-4 pm Central/Southern Africa and 2-5pm Kenya next Tuesday 16th August. Check your local time here.
Our panel, moderated by Dr Jamie Colloty, is made up of the following expert. · Dr. Dorothy Ngajilo, Occupational Medicine Specialist, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Occupational and Workplace Health Programme After the panel discussion of 1 hour, we will break up into small groups with specific facilitators / language groups for 45 minutes to discuss the following question/s. What are some of the positive and negative experiences that have affected yourhealth and safety as a healthcare worker? What do you understand by the term burnout and what are some of the factors thatlead to burnout among primary health care workers in Africa? What policies and strategies would you recommend protecting the health and safetyof primary health care workers in Africa? We will close the meeting with feedback and summarise key issues. We want to build discussions into the draft AfroPHC Policy Document “Building the PHC Team for UHC in Africa”. The panel and feedback will have French translations. See more details, including speaker’s bios here.
Join us 12-2pm GMT this Friday 12th August to meet with as many colleagues from Cameroon, DR Congo, Chad, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea [with English – French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Francoise Nwabufo and Elie Badjo.
The agenda is as follows. The link is below Welcome/Introductions Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapters and Discussions on “What are the challenges of PHC in the region?” Review of AfroPHC Policy Framework and Discussions on “The Draft Policy Framework: what we like, don’t like and suggestions” Discussions on “How we take AfroPHC forward?” Join Zoom Meeting Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87667423120?pwd=R1p0NHY1ZlNDQ3dGTlRZcjduczlOUT09] ID: 876 6742 3120 | Passcode: 111364
See more here [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. We are very keen that as many local stakeholders participate. These include professional associations, ministries of health, accreditation / certification bodies, academics, patient advocacy groups etc. Please feel free to share this email to any key stakeholders you think should be there and ask them to join us to discuss AfroPHC and the Policy Framework.
Join us 12-2pm GMT this Friday 12th August to meet with as many colleagues from Cameroon, DR Congo, Chad, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea [with English – French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Francoise Nwabufo and Elie Badjo. The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Agenda
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapters
Discussions on “What are the challenges of PHC in the region?”
Review of AfroPHC Policy Framework
Discussions on “The Draft Policy Framework: what we like, don’t like and suggestions”
Join the AfroPHC Central Africa WhatsApp group and engage in discussions before and after our consultations. https://chat.whatsapp.com/E1VgxYLFV1vHIFg6g0dqcT See more here [https://afrophc.org/chapters/].
We are very keen that as many local stakeholders participate. These include professional associations, ministries of health, accreditation / certification bodies, academics, patient advocacy groups etc. Please feel free to share this post to any key stakeholders you think should be there and ask them to join us to discuss AfroPHC and the Policy Framework.
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The health and lives of people in the greater Horn of Africa are threatened as the region faces an unprecedented food crisis. In order to carry out urgent, life-saving work, WHO is launching a funding appeal for US$ 123.7 million…more
See French, Portuguese, and Arabic translations below.
Hi {{Subscriber.firstname}}
It has been an arduous task to prepare the next draft of the AfroPHC Policy Framework, after extensive discussions at the AfroPHC e-Conference 17-18th May. Sorry that we did not share anything in June and July! We have now fashioned a “Health care worker call for Africa to build effective PHC teams for PHC and UHC in Africa” It is now available for public comment after the Executive and Advisory Boards have engaged with it.
This second draft of the AfroPHC policy framework is still an argument from healthcare workers for policymakers to prioritise PHC teamwork for holistic care of empanelled populations in decentralised units of community practice. We see the definition of PHC services and modelling of teams in the light of country resources, emerging blended capitation payment systems in UHC reforms across Africa, the inclusion of private providers and the use of complexity theory in bottom-up organisation of PHC in Africa as critical supports that are needed to build PHC teams for UHC in Africa. See the document here and please feel free to comment on it [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-draft-policy-framework-released-for-stakeholder-comment/].
We have been fortunate in winning a PHC Performance Initiative Micro-Grant of $40 000 to take the policy framework further. It was an incredibly strong pool of 200 applicants and our proposal rose to the top. The goal in our grant-seeking project is to deepen the draft AfroPHC Policy Framework on “Building PHC teams for UHC in Africa” by focusing on EFFECTIVENESS. The target participants and audiences will be AfroPHC members, PHC team members and other stakeholders as well as young health professionals and students at regional and country levels. Activities will be mostly online across African countries, with hybrid Final Workshop of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board in Johannesburg, South Africa 25th-26th October 2022 and a virtual Launch Event on 12th December 2022. See more about the overall grant activities here [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
Our process starts in earnest as we have until end October to use the funds. We have a list of regions and stakeholder groups we would like to engage: Central, Southern, Western, Eastern, Arabic and Portuguese Africa. See the detailed list of countries and key stakeholders with dates of consultations and join the WhatsApp group for these regions. See more here [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. We are very keen that as many local stakeholders participate. These include professional associations, ministries of health, accreditation / certification bodies, academics, patient advocacy groups etc. Please feel free to share this email to any key stakeholders you think should be there and ask them to join us to discuss AfroPHC and the Policy Framework.
We keen to collect cases on ““Building effective multidisciplinary primary health care teams for universal health coverage in Africa” and have set aside prizes worth $1000 for this purpose. We are looking for short, real-life stories about an initiative, project or advocacy campaign that highlight interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork being implemented within the African context, demonstrating person and family centered care and helping communities and societies transition to healthy populations. Sharing experiences of less successful case studies and lessons learned is also welcome. The deadline for submitting the case studies is 11th September. Winners will be announced by 31st October. The case studies can be submitted in text format (1200 words max), following the guiding questions, by email to info@afrophc.org. Complementing the case studies with visual materials, such as photos from the field, would be most welcome. See details here https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/call-for-submissions-of-short-cases/
The AfroPHC Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 19th May agreed to some few changes. A key change is that we will have associate membership having full access to all the current benefits of AfroPHC. We have created full membership at a fee of $20 for individual members and $40 for institutional members with the additional benefit of having vote/s at the Annual General Meeting and being able to stand for election to the Executive Board (EB). We will begin this process from November 2022. Speaking of elections we welcome our three new EB members: Dr Umar Ibrahim (CHEW, Nurse with PhD from Nigeria) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/umar-ibrahim-2/), Mr Innocent Somboi (Clinical Officer from Tanzania) (https://afrophc.org/about/innocent-somboi/) and Dr Mercy Wanjala (Family Physician from Kenya) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/mercy-wanjala-2/) [who has since resigned to become the Deputy Executive Coordinator].
We always have wonderful AfroPHC Policy Workshops. Mercy has organised several: “Point of Care Testing in African PHC” 21st June [https://afrophc.org/2022/06/20/afrophc-workshop-21st-june-labs-poct-in-african-phc/], “Onehealth n African PHC” July [https://afrophc.org/2022/07/18/afrophc-workshop-19-july-onehealth-in-african-phc/], and now plans one on “Workers Health in African PHC” 16th August [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-workshop-16-aug-workers-health-in-african-phc/]. Do join us at the next one.
AfroPHC also provides great value for members at no cost: management course, research support, CPD and the development of a family medicine postgraduate diploma for doctors, nurse clinicians and clinical officers.
Don’t forget to engage with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and keep in touch!
Olá {{Subscriber.firstname}}
Tem sido uma tarefa árdua preparar o próximo rascunho do Quadro de Políticas AfroPHC, após extensas discussões na Conferência Eletrônica AfroPHC de 17 a 18 de maio. Lamentamos que não compartilhamos nada em junho e julho! Criámos agora um “chamado dos profissionais de saúde para que África construa equipas de CPS eficazes para CPS e CUS em África”. Está agora disponível para comentários públicos após o envolvimento dos Conselhos Executivo e Consultivo.
Este segundo rascunho da estrutura política da AfroPHC ainda é um argumento dos profissionais de saúde para que os formuladores de políticas priorizem o trabalho em equipe da APS para o atendimento holístico de populações integradas em unidades descentralizadas de prática comunitária. Vemos a definição de serviços de APS e a modelagem de equipes à luz dos recursos do país, sistemas emergentes de pagamento por capitação mista nas reformas de UHC em toda a África, a inclusão de provedores privados e o uso da teoria da complexidade na organização de baixo para cima da APS na África como apoios críticos que são necessários para construir equipas de CSP para CUS em África. Veja o documento aqui e sinta-se à vontade para comentar [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-draft-policy-framework-released-for-stakeholder-comment/].
Tivemos a sorte de ganhar um micro-subsídio da Iniciativa de Desempenho da APS de US$ 40.000 para levar adiante a estrutura de políticas. Era um grupo incrivelmente forte de 200 candidatos e nossa proposta chegou ao topo. O objetivo em nosso projeto de busca de subsídios é aprofundar o esboço do Quadro de Políticas AfroPHC sobre “Construção de equipes de APS para CUS na África”, concentrando-se na EFICÁCIA. Os participantes e públicos-alvo serão membros da AfroPHC, membros da equipe de APS e outras partes interessadas, bem como jovens profissionais de saúde e estudantes em nível regional e nacional. As atividades serão principalmente online em todos os países africanos, com o Workshop Final híbrido do Conselho Executivo e Consultivo do AfroPHC em Joanesburgo, África do Sul, de 25 a 26 de outubro de 2022, e um Evento de Lançamento virtual em 12 de dezembro de 2022. Veja mais sobre as atividades gerais do subsídio aqui [https ://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
Nosso processo começa a sério, pois temos até o final de outubro para usar os fundos. Temos uma lista de regiões e grupos de partes interessadas que gostaríamos de envolver: África Central, Austral, Ocidental, Oriental, Árabe e Portuguesa. Veja a lista detalhada de países e principais interessados com datas de consultas e participe do grupo do WhatsApp para essas regiões. Veja mais aqui [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. Estamos muito interessados em que o maior número de interessados locais participe. Estes incluem associações profissionais, ministérios da saúde, organismos de acreditação/certificação, acadêmicos, grupos de defesa de pacientes, etc. Sinta-se à vontade para compartilhar este e-mail com quaisquer partes interessadas importantes que você acha que deveriam estar lá e peça que se juntem a nós para discutir o AfroPHC e a Estrutura de Políticas .
Desejamos coletar casos sobre “”Construindo equipes multidisciplinares eficazes de cuidados primários de saúde para a cobertura universal de saúde na África” e reservamos prêmios no valor de US$ 1.000 para esse fim. Estamos procurando histórias curtas e reais sobre uma iniciativa, projeto ou advocacia campanha que destaca o trabalho em equipe interdisciplinar e interprofissional que está sendo implementado no contexto africano, demonstrando cuidados centrados na pessoa e na família e ajudando comunidades e sociedades na transição para populações saudáveis. estudos é 11 de setembro. Os vencedores serão anunciados até 31 de outubro. Os estudos de caso podem ser enviados em formato de texto (máximo de 1200 palavras), seguindo as perguntas norteadoras, por e-mail para info@afrophc.org. Complementando os estudos de caso com materiais visuais, como fotos do campo, seriam muito bem-vindas. Veja detalhes aqui https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/call- para-submissões-de-casos-curtos/
A Assembleia Geral Anual da AfroPHC (AGM) na quinta-feira, 19 de maio, concordou com algumas poucas mudanças. Uma mudança importante é que teremos membros associados com acesso total a todos os benefícios atuais do AfroPHC. Criamos a adesão plena a uma taxa de $ 20 para membros individuais e $ 40 para membros institucionais com o benefício adicional de ter voto(s) na Assembleia Geral Anual e poder concorrer à eleição para o Conselho Executivo (CE). Iniciaremos este processo a partir de novembro de 2022. Falando em eleições, damos as boas-vindas aos nossos três novos membros do CE: Dr. Umar Ibrahim (CHEW, Enfermeira com PhD pela Nigéria) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/umar -ibrahim-2/), Sr. Innocent Somboi (Oficial Clínico da Tanzânia) (https://afrophc.org/about/innocent-somboi/) e Dr. Mercy Wanjala (Médico de Família do Quênia) (https://afrophc.org /conference-agm/agm-2022/mercy-wanjala-2/) [que desde então renunciou para se tornar o vice-coordenador executivo].
Sempre temos maravilhosos Workshops de Políticas AfroPHC. Mercy organizou vários: “Point of Care Testing in African PHC” 21 de junho [https://afrop hc.org/2022/06/20/afrophc-workshop-21st-june-labs-poct-in-african-phc/], “Onehealth n African PHC” julho [https://afrophc.org/2022/07/ 18/afrophc-workshop-19-july-onehealth-in-african-phc/], e agora planeja um sobre “Saúde dos Trabalhadores na APS Africana” 16 de agosto [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc -workshop-16-aug-workers-health-in-african-phc/]. Junte-se a nós na próxima.
O AfroPHC também oferece grande valor para os membros sem custo: curso de gestão, apoio à pesquisa, DPC e desenvolvimento de um diploma de pós-graduação em medicina de família para médicos, enfermeiros clínicos e funcionários clínicos.
Veja abaixo uma amostra de posts úteis no blog AfroPHC e fique de olho nele.
• Acidentes de Exposição a Sangue entre Pessoal de Saúde
• Os recursos de saúde da África estão excessivamente focados no HIV/AIDS?
• Publicação da OMS “Implicação da pandemia de COVID-19 para a segurança do paciente: uma revisão rápida”, terça-feira, 09 de agosto de 2022
• Monkeypox declarou emergência de saúde global pela OMS à medida que os casos aumentam
• Boletim informativo de junho do LeBoHA
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لقد كانت مهمة شاقة لإعداد المسودة التالية لإطار سياسة AfroPHC ، بعد مناقشات مستفيضة في المؤتمر الإلكتروني AfroPHC 17-18 مايو. نأسف لأننا لم نشارك أي شيء في يونيو ويوليو! لقد قمنا الآن بتشكيل “دعوة للعاملين في مجال الرعاية الصحية لأفريقيا لبناء فرق رعاية صحية أولية فعالة للرعاية الصحية الأولية والتغطية الصحية الشاملة في إفريقيا” وهي متاحة الآن للتعليق العام بعد مشاركة المجالس التنفيذية والاستشارية معها.
هذه المسودة الثانية لإطار سياسة AfroPHC لا تزال حجة من العاملين في مجال الرعاية الصحية لصانعي السياسات لإعطاء الأولوية للعمل الجماعي للرعاية الصحية الأولية من أجل الرعاية الشاملة للسكان الذين تم تعيينهم في الوحدات اللامركزية للممارسة المجتمعية. نرى تعريف خدمات الرعاية الصحية الأولية ونمذجة الفرق في ضوء موارد الدولة ، وأنظمة دفع رأس المال المختلطة الناشئة في إصلاحات التغطية الصحية الشاملة في جميع أنحاء إفريقيا ، وإدراج مقدمي الخدمات من القطاع الخاص واستخدام نظرية التعقيد في التنظيم التصاعدي للرعاية الصحية الأولية في إفريقيا الدعم الضروري اللازم لبناء فرق الرعاية الصحية الأولية من أجل التغطية الصحية الشاملة في إفريقيا. راجع المستند هنا ولا تتردد في التعليق عليه [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-draft-policy-framework-released-for-stakeholder-comment/].
لقد حالفنا الحظ بفوزنا بمنحة صغيرة لمبادرة الرعاية الصحية الأولية بقيمة 40 ألف دولار أمريكي لمواصلة إطار السياسة. لقد كانت مجموعة قوية بشكل لا يصدق من 200 متقدم وارتفع اقتراحنا إلى القمة. الهدف من مشروعنا للحصول على المنح هو تعميق مسودة إطار سياسة AfroPHC حول “بناء فرق الرعاية الصحية الأولية من أجل التغطية الصحية الشاملة في إفريقيا” من خلال التركيز على الفعالية. سيكون المشاركون والجماهير المستهدفة من أعضاء AfroPHC وأعضاء فريق الرعاية الصحية الأولية وغيرهم من أصحاب المصلحة وكذلك المهنيين الصحيين الشباب والطلاب على المستويين الإقليمي والقطري. ستكون الأنشطة في الغالب عبر الإنترنت في جميع أنحاء البلدان الأفريقية ، مع ورشة العمل النهائية المختلطة للمجلس التنفيذي والاستشاري لـ AfroPHC في جوهانسبرغ ، جنوب إفريقيا من 25 إلى 26 أكتوبر 2022 وحدث إطلاق افتراضي في 12 ديسمبر 2022. اطلع على المزيد حول أنشطة المنح الشاملة هنا [https : //afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
تبدأ عمليتنا بشكل جدي حيث لدينا حتى نهاية أكتوبر لاستخدام الأموال. لدينا قائمة بالمناطق ومجموعات أصحاب المصلحة التي نود المشاركة فيها: أفريقيا الوسطى والجنوبية والغربية والشرقية والعربية والبرتغالية. اطلع على القائمة التفصيلية للبلدان وأصحاب المصلحة الرئيسيين مع تواريخ المشاورات والانضمام إلى مجموعة WhatsApp لهذه المناطق. شاهد المزيد هنا [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. نحن حريصون جدًا على مشاركة العديد من أصحاب المصلحة المحليين. وتشمل هذه الجمعيات المهنية ، ووزارات الصحة ، وهيئات الاعتماد / إصدار الشهادات ، والأكاديميين ، ومجموعات الدفاع عن المرضى ، وما إلى ذلك ، لا تتردد في مشاركة هذا البريد الإلكتروني مع أي من أصحاب المصلحة الرئيسيين الذين تعتقد أنهم يجب أن يكونوا هناك واطلب منهم الانضمام إلينا لمناقشة AfroPHC وإطار السياسة .
نحن حريصون على جمع حالات حول “” إنشاء فرق رعاية صحية أولية فعالة متعددة التخصصات من أجل التغطية الصحية الشاملة في إفريقيا “وقد خصصنا جوائز بقيمة 1000 دولار أمريكي لهذا الغرض. نحن نبحث عن قصص قصيرة من الحياة الواقعية حول مبادرة أو مشروع أو دعوة حملة تسلط الضوء على العمل الجماعي متعدد التخصصات الذي يتم تنفيذه في السياق الأفريقي ، وإظهار الرعاية التي تتمحور حول الفرد والأسرة ومساعدة المجتمعات والمجتمعات على الانتقال إلى مجموعات سكانية سليمة. نرحب أيضًا بمشاركة الخبرات بشأن دراسات الحالة الأقل نجاحًا والدروس المستفادة. الموعد النهائي لتقديم الحالة دراسات 11 سبتمبر. سيتم الإعلان عن الفائزين بحلول 31 أكتوبر.يمكن تقديم دراسات الحالة بتنسيق نصي (1200 كلمة كحد أقصى) ، بعد الأسئلة الإرشادية ، عبر البريد الإلكتروني إلى info@afrophc.org. استكمال دراسات الحالة بالمواد المرئية ، مثل الصور من الميدان ، سيكون موضع ترحيب كبير. انظر التفاصيل هنا https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/call- من أجل تقديم القضايا القصيرة /
وافق الاجتماع العام السنوي لشركة AfroPHC يوم الخميس 19 مايو على بعض التغييرات. التغيير الرئيسي هو أنه سيكون لدينا عضوية منتسبة تتمتع بإمكانية الوصول الكامل إلى جميع المزايا الحالية لـ AfroPHC. لقد أنشأنا عضوية كاملة مقابل رسوم قدرها 20 دولارًا للأعضاء الفرديين و 40 دولارًا للأعضاء المؤسسيين مع ميزة إضافية تتمثل في التصويت / الأصوات في الاجتماع العام السنوي والقدرة على الترشح لانتخاب المجلس التنفيذي (EB). سنبدأ هذه العملية اعتبارًا من نوفمبر 2022. بالحديث عن الانتخابات ، نرحب بأعضاء المجلس التنفيذي الثلاثة الجدد: الدكتور عمر إبراهيم (CHEW ، ممرض حاصل على درجة الدكتوراه من نيجيريا) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/umar -إبراهيم -2 /) والسيد إنوسنت سومبوي (مسؤول إكلينيكي من تنزانيا) (https://afrophc.org/about/innocent-somboi/) والدكتور ميرسي وانجالا (طبيب أسرة من كينيا) (https://afrophc.org / Conference-agm / agm-2022 / mercy-wanjala-2 /) [الذي استقال منذ ذلك الحين ليصبح نائب المنسق التنفيذي].
لدينا دائمًا ورش عمل رائعة حول سياسة AfroPHC. نظمت Mercy عدة: “Point of Care Testing in African PHC” 21 يونيو [https: // afrop hc.org/2022/06/20/afrophc-workshop-21st-june-labs-poct-in-african-phc/] ، “Onehealth n African PHC” يوليو [https://afrophc.org/2022/07/ 18 / afrophc-Workshop-19-july-onehealth-in-african-phc /] ، وتخطط الآن لواحدة عن “صحة العمال في الرعاية الصحية الأولية في أفريقيا” 16 أغسطس [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc -workshop-16-aug-worker-health-in-African-phc /]. لا تنضم إلينا في المرحلة التالية.
يوفر AfroPHC أيضًا قيمة كبيرة للأعضاء بدون تكلفة: دورة الإدارة ، ودعم البحث ، و CPD ، وتطوير دبلوم الدراسات العليا في طب الأسرة للأطباء والممرضات والمسؤولين السريريين.
انظر أدناه عينة من المنشورات المفيدة على مدونة AfroPHC وراقبها.
• حوادث التعرض للدم بين العاملين في مجال الرعاية الصحية
• هل تركز الموارد الصحية في أفريقيا بشكل مفرط على فيروس نقص المناعة البشرية / الإيدز؟
• منشور منظمة الصحة العالمية “تأثير جائحة COVID-19 على سلامة المرضى: مراجعة سريعة” ، الثلاثاء 09 أغسطس 2022
• أعلنت منظمة الصحة العالمية عن جدري القرود حالة طوارئ صحية عالمية مع ارتفاع عدد الحالات
• النشرة الإخبارية لشهر يونيو LeBoHA
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Il a été une tâche ardue de préparer la prochaine ébauche du cadre politique d’AfroPHC, après de longues discussions lors de la conférence électronique d’AfroPHC les 17 et 18 mai. Désolé que nous n’ayons rien partagé en juin et juillet ! Nous avons maintenant élaboré un “Appel aux agents de santé pour que l’Afrique constitue des équipes de SSP efficaces pour les SSP et la CSU en Afrique”. Il est maintenant disponible pour commentaires publics après que les conseils exécutif et consultatif se sont engagés avec lui.
Cette deuxième version du cadre politique AfroPHC est toujours un argument des agents de santé pour que les décideurs politiques donnent la priorité au travail d’équipe SSP pour les soins holistiques des populations regroupées dans des unités décentralisées de pratique communautaire. Nous considérons la définition des services de SSP et la modélisation des équipes à la lumière des ressources nationales, l’émergence de systèmes mixtes de paiement par capitation dans les réformes de la CSU à travers l’Afrique, l’inclusion de prestataires privés et l’utilisation de la théorie de la complexité dans l’organisation ascendante des SSP en Afrique comme soutiens essentiels qui sont nécessaires pour constituer des équipes de SSP pour la CSU en Afrique. Voir le document ici et n’hésitez pas à le commenter [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc-draft-policy-framework-released-for-stakeholder-comment/].
Nous avons eu la chance de remporter une micro-subvention de 40 000 $ pour l’Initiative de performance des soins de santé primaires pour faire avancer le cadre politique. C’était un vivier incroyablement solide de 200 candidats et notre proposition a atteint le sommet. L’objectif de notre projet de recherche de subventions est d’approfondir le projet de cadre politique AfroPHC sur « la création d’équipes de SSP pour la CSU en Afrique » en mettant l’accent sur l’EFFICACITÉ. Les participants et publics cibles seront les membres d’AfroPHC, les membres de l’équipe SSP et d’autres parties prenantes ainsi que les jeunes professionnels de la santé et les étudiants aux niveaux régional et national. Les activités se dérouleront principalement en ligne dans les pays africains, avec un atelier final hybride du conseil exécutif et consultatif d’AfroPHC à Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud, du 25 au 26 octobre 2022 et un événement de lancement virtuel le 12 décembre 2022. En savoir plus sur les activités globales de subvention ici [https ://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/phc-performance-initiative-micro-grant/].
Notre processus commence sérieusement car nous avons jusqu’à fin octobre pour utiliser les fonds. Nous avons une liste de régions et de groupes de parties prenantes que nous aimerions impliquer : Afrique centrale, australe, occidentale, orientale, arabe et portugaise. Consultez la liste détaillée des pays et des principales parties prenantes avec les dates des consultations et rejoignez le groupe WhatsApp pour ces régions. Voir plus ici [https://afrophc.org/chapters/]. Nous tenons à ce qu’un maximum d’acteurs locaux y participent. Il s’agit notamment d’associations professionnelles, de ministères de la santé, d’organismes d’accréditation/de certification, d’universitaires, de groupes de défense des patients, etc. N’hésitez pas à partager cet e-mail avec toutes les parties prenantes clés qui, selon vous, devraient être présentes et à leur demander de se joindre à nous pour discuter d’AfroPHC et du cadre politique. .
Nous tenons à recueillir des cas sur “” Construire des équipes de soins de santé primaires multidisciplinaires efficaces pour la couverture sanitaire universelle en Afrique” et avons réservé des prix d’une valeur de 1 000 $ à cette fin. Nous recherchons des histoires courtes et réelles sur une initiative, un projet ou un plaidoyer campagne qui met en évidence le travail d’équipe interdisciplinaire et interprofessionnel mis en œuvre dans le contexte africain, démontrant des soins centrés sur la personne et la famille et aidant les communautés et les sociétés à faire la transition vers des populations en bonne santé.Le partage des expériences d’études de cas moins réussies et des leçons apprises est également le bienvenu.La date limite de soumission du cas études est le 11 septembre. Les gagnants seront annoncés avant le 31 octobre. Les études de cas peuvent être soumises sous forme de texte (1 200 mots maximum), en suivant les questions directrices, par e-mail à info@afrophc.org. Compléter les études de cas avec du matériel visuel, telles que des photos du terrain, seraient les bienvenues. Voir les détails ici https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/call- pour-soumissions-de-cas-courts/
L’assemblée générale annuelle (AGA) d’AfroPHC le jeudi 19 mai a convenu de quelques changements. Un changement clé est que nous aurons des membres associés ayant un accès complet à tous les avantages actuels d’AfroPHC. Nous avons créé une adhésion à part entière moyennant des frais de 20 $ pour les membres individuels et de 40 $ pour les membres institutionnels avec l’avantage supplémentaire d’avoir le droit de vote à l’assemblée générale annuelle et de pouvoir se présenter aux élections au conseil d’administration (CE). Nous entamerons ce processus à partir de novembre 2022. En parlant d’élections, nous souhaitons la bienvenue à nos trois nouveaux membres du CE : Dr Umar Ibrahim (CHEW, Infirmier titulaire d’un doctorat du Nigeria) (https://afrophc.org/conference-agm/agm-2022/umar -ibrahim-2/), M. Innocent Somboi (Clinical Officer de Tanzanie) (https://afrophc.org/about/innocent-somboi/) et Dr Mercy Wanjala (Médecin de famille du Kenya) (https://afrophc.org /conference-agm/agm-2022/mercy-wanjala-2/) [qui a depuis démissionné pour devenir coordinateur exécutif adjoint].
Nous avons toujours de merveilleux ateliers sur les politiques AfroPHC. Mercy en a organisé plusieurs : “Point of Care Testing in African PHC” 21 juin [https://afrop hc.org/2022/06/20/afrophc-workshop-21st-june-labs-poct-in-african-phc/], « Onehealth n African PHC » juillet [https://afrophc.org/2022/07/ 18/afrophc-workshop-19-july-onehealth-in-african-phc/], et en prévoit maintenant un sur « La santé des travailleurs dans les SSP africains » le 16 août [https://afrophc.org/2022/08/07/afrophc -workshop-16-aug-workers-health-in-african-phc/]. Rejoignez-nous au prochain.
AfroPHC offre également une grande valeur aux membres sans frais : cours de gestion, soutien à la recherche, DPC et développement d’un diplôme de troisième cycle en médecine familiale pour les médecins, les infirmières cliniciennes et les agents cliniques.
As the largest grassroots African institution, specifically dedicated to advocating for frontline health workers that are committed to primary health care (PHC) service delivery and universal health coverage (UHC), we call on leaders across Africa to empower and build effective PHC teams to achieve strong PHC and UHC in Africa. Please pay heed to your health professionals.
Africa faces many new challenges AND opportunities in PHC.
To date, human resources for health in PHC are grossly insufficient in number overall, often inefficiently distributed, lacking adequate training for delivering fully responsive and comprehensive frontline care, and treated inequitably within the health system. There has been a lack of solidarity among key role players in healthcare on the need for adequate PHC funding evidenced by using outdated service delivery and payment models.
However, there are opportunities leaders can capitalize on: global PHC milestones, increasing political will for investment in PHC, and increasingly proven mechanisms for achieving a stronger workforce such as the professionalization of community health workers, clinical task-sharing and the incorporation of family doctors into PHC.
We call on African leaders and global stakeholders to develop and implement a regional forward-looking plan to:
Train, recruit and maintain a sufficient frontline PHC WORKFORCE. This must include professionalized community health workers, building task-sharing with supportive supervision, distributed leadership, clinical governance by accountable clinicians, and an integrated human resources development plan suitable to PHC.
Support PHC with RESOURCES. This must include political and funding action on PHC as an investment, a fight for global solidarity action on PHC funding pools and to better manage with strategic purchasing and payment reforms using blended capitation.
Build robust PHC SYSTEMS. This must envision comprehensive person- family- and people-centred PHC, embrace the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach for PHC, put Health In All Policies, build quality in PHC, build the District Health System, empanel defined populations to a defined team with community oriented primary care and embrace interoperable e-Health that is person-centred and user-friendly.
As the African Forum for Primary Health Care, we call on Africa to commit to making this plan a reality and building effective PHC teams for UHC in Africa.
Please feel free to leave comments on your suggested changes/additions before 31st September. See link to full document.
“Building effective multidisciplinary primary health care teams for universal health coverage in Africa”
The year 2022 is due to be a crucial year for international action on strengthening primary healthcare systems, building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic. Building an effective primary health care team is essential now more than ever, with far-reaching consequences for the long-term health and resilience of communities and societies. In recovering from the global shock caused by COVID-19 – and the resulting damage to livelihoods, health, and sustainable development – governments are increasingly urged to prioritise a healthy and sustainable recovery by building resilient and effective primary health care systems that are ready and responsive to dynamic community needs. To this end, the Africa Forum for Primary Health Care is developing a policy document on building effective primary health care teams for universal health coverage in Africa, drawn from the contribution of front-line primary health care workers from across the African continent. To further this development, we would like to include case studies on the constitution and functioning of primary health care teams in different contexts and health systems.
What kind of case studies are we looking for?
We are looking for short, real-life stories about an initiative, project or advocacy campaign that highlight interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork being implemented within the African context, demonstrating person and family centered care and helping communities and societies transition to healthy populations. Sharing experiences of less successful case studies and lessons learned is also welcome.
What should a primary health care team case study look like?
Be solutions-driven: make sure your case study is a concrete and real-life example of progress being made on building a primary care team led by frontline primary health care workers
Be visual: share images, video or graphic elements if possible.
Be diverse: highlight different stakeholders and sectors driving positive change, such as representatives from cities, regions, businesses and civil society from sectors such as health, biodiversity, transport, economy and energy, as well as health professionals, scientists, policymakers, celebrities, local authorities and mayors, government representatives, representatives from vulnerable communities and youth leaders.
Be personal: show the people behind the initiative, and share at least 1 quote or personal perspective, ideally from a person directly involved in the process or from an expert in the field.
Be short and concise: limit your story to 1-1.5 page (1200 words max), if possible.
How to structure the case study
Introduction: Introduces the case, including the background and any relevant contextual information.
Aims: Describes the purpose of writing the case study and what you will showcase/highlight and the specific problems you were trying to solve.
Process: Explains how the multidisciplinary team was formed highlighting the stakeholders involved and strategies used, including any policy documents or any other documents, studies or examples used as a point of reference and citing important timelines and milestones/ breakthroughs.
Results/Impact: Describes what you found through your process and what resulted from the formation and working of tne team at facility level and also at community level. Include statistics on any significant population health changes
Lessons Learnt:
Recommendations: Provides proposals for future action to solve the problem or improve the situation, e.g., by applying a particular kind of treatment or intervention.
How to submit a case study?
The case studies can be submitted via this online form or in text format (1200 words max), following the guiding questions, by email to info@afrophc.org. Complementing the case studies with visual materials, such as photos from the field, would be most welcome.
Interested organizations and individuals are also encouraged to demonstrate their case studies by submitting a short 1–2-minute video with footage and testimonials from the field, by email to info@afrophc.org. These recordings could be used to create an advocacy video “Building effective African primary health care team for universal health coverage” that will be projected at the 2023 AfroPHC Conference.
The deadline for submitting the case studies is 11th September.Winners will be announced by 31st October.
How will the case studies be used?
A selection of case studies will be incorporated into the AfroPHC policy document. The authors of these case studies will also be supported by AfroPHC to develop manuscripts for publication. The cases will also be featured on the AfroPHC website.
The best overall case study will receive an award of $ 400.
The most innovative case study will receive an award of $ 300.
The case study that best highlights community involvement and engagement will receive $ 300.
*Selected submissions will be further co-developed into case studies in collaboration with the AfroPHC team. Case studies aim to highlight the scope and diversity of ongoing efforts to strengthen primary health care systems around the continent.
We have been fortunate in obtaining a PHC Performance Initiative Micro-Grant of $40 000 to take the policy framework further. It was an incredibly strong pool of 200 applicants and our proposal rose to the top. The goal in our grant-seeking project is to deepen the draft AfroPHC Policy Framework on “Building PHC teams for UHC in Africa” by focusing on EFFECTIVENESS. The target participants and audiences will be AfroPHC members, PHC team members and other stakeholders as well as young health professionals and students at regional and country levels. Activities will be mostly online across African countries, with hybrid Final Workshop of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board in Johannesburg, South Africa 25th-26th October 2022 and a virtual Launch Event on 12th December 2022. See more
Policy Framework edit / Desk Review
PLAN: Refinement of the draft policy framework with evidence from a desk review of grey and academic literature, including PHCPI’s 38 core indicators, Vital Signs Profile and WHO’s PHC Measurement Framework and Indicators [Led by Shabir Moosa (€1000)] Deliverable 1.1: Draft Policy Framework including desk review of literature exploring building of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Deliverable 1.1: Disseminated article/s, posts and/or opinion pieces on key findings of desk review
Call for cases
PLAN: Calling, reviewing, and compiling case studies of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams [Led by Mercy Wanjala [€1000 prizes, €1000 writing and other support] Deliverable 2.1: Draft Policy Framework including case studies exploring effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Deliverable 2.2: Disseminated article/s, posts and/or opinion pieces on key findings of case studies
Online Consultations
PLAN: Online consultations with regional and national Chapters, Youth Hub and other PHC stakeholders to discuss and validate the draft Policy Framework and early findings [Led by Marie-Claire Wangari [$€2000 translations] Deliverable 3.1 Minutes and a report of consultations held. Deliverable 3.2 Draft Policy Framework including consultation outcomes exploring building of effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa. Our short-term outcomes in 2022 are that the online consultations at a more local level on the issues in the draft Policy Framework will not only help contextualise the Policy Framework and build capacity and understanding of key issues but will also stir more explicit conversations on PHC for UHC at a sub-African level. The review of the Policy Framework against global standards for measurement/evaluation and writing of PHC cases will not only improve knowledge sharing and collaboration across the continent and also improve research and publication at PHC level. We are eager to finally meet in person to thrash out the Policy Framework and ensure it speaks confidently to PHC team members across Africa. We want the Policy Framework to be acknowledged widely and find its way into WHO AFRO and national discourse.
Consultation Workshop (October 2022)
PLAN: A hybrid Consultation Workshop with 30 – 40 representatives of the health workforce in Africa meeting in-person in South Africa around October 25th, 2022, the 4th anniversary of Astana Declaration [Led be ECT (€15 000 travel / €14 000 accommodation / €1000 IT / Internet] Deliverable 3.1 Minutes and a report of consultations held. Deliverable 3.2 Final Policy Framework on “Building effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa”
Launch Event (12th December 2022)
PLAN: A virtual Launch Event of the final Policy Framework on December 12th, UHC Day 2022. Deliverable 3.1 Concept note of the launch event. Deliverable 3.2 Publication and dissemination plan for Final Policy Framework on “Building effective multidisciplinary PHC teams for UHC in Africa”. Deliverable 3.3. Hostvirtual launch event
Communication Strategy
PLAN: Emails, social media and advert for Document + Online Consultations + Launch Event + Cases [€3000 + €1000]
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