One solution proposed by some surgical experts is to devolve less-complicated surgical procedures to district hospitals closer to patients. The AfroSurg3 Conference held at the end of September, however, shed some light on the often suboptimal conditions for surgical care at district hospitals, especially in rural areas, and showed that it will take time, effort and resources to make such an approach work……more
The African Forum for Primary Health Care (AfroPHC) will be convening a Final Consultation Workshop on 25th and 26th October 2022 in Johannesburg to conclude the extensive consultation process for the AfroPHC Policy Framework being developed. About 35 members of the AfroPHC Executive and Advisory Board are expected to participate, together with other key stakeholders and experts, as the first in-person meeting of AfroPHC.
In order to enhance the workshop there will be two public seminars/webinars 8-10pm South African time on 24th and 25th of October at the auditorium of Wits School of Public Health.
24th October
Prof. Kara Hanson: Overview of Lancet Global Health Commission Report on PHC Financing
Dr. Oludare Bodunrin: Overview of African Strategic Purchasing for PHC in Africa
25th October
Prof Shabir Moosa: Overview of National Health Insurance and PHC efforts in South Africa, including Proof of Concept in Johannesburg
She has spent the last 30 years researching the economics of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Her major contributions are in the areas of health financing and the private health sector. She chaired the recent Lancet Global Health Commission on Financing Primary Health Care, and have authored key publications on how strategic purchasing can help to improve health system performance. Her work on the private sector has contributed to understanding of the opportunities and limitations of using the private sector to extend access to critical public health interventions and, more recently, to the challenges of regulating healthcare markets. She frequently advise national governments and international organisations on health system and financing issues. She is President-Elect of the International Health Economics Association.
Dr. Oludare (‘Dare) Bodunrin
Over the last decade, Oludare Bodunrin has been working on strategic initiatives to deliver quality health care to underserved populations in Nigeria. Fondly called ‘Dare, he currently serves as the Acting Director and Technical lead at the SPARC, a strategic purchasing initiative hosted by Amref Health Africa to broker support to countries as they design and implement reforms geared towards efficient and equitable use of financial resources for health. Before joining SPARC, he served as a senior program officer at the Results for Development (R4D) in Nigeria during which he led the design and implementation of Social Health Insurance Schemes, facilitated joint learning about sub-national healthcare policy makers and managed key program functions as country representative of R4D Nigeria. ‘Dare’s professional interest and experience includes, health insurance design and implementation, supply chain for healthcare commodities, primary healthcare systems strengthening, private sector engagement and Not-for-Profit Management. He strongly advocates for self-sufficiency, mutually beneficial partnership and home-grown evidence-based solutions for sustainable development in Africa
Prof Shabir Moosa
Prof Shabir Moosa is a family physician with an MBA and PhD. He works in public service clinics of Soweto and at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He has extensive experience in rural general practice and the development of family medicine and primary care services in both rural and urban district health services in South Africa and Africa. Shabir is involved in development and research around family medicine, community-oriented primary health care (COPC) and health management for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa. He is Member at Large in the Executive Committee of WONCA (World Organisation of Family Doctors), and Executive Coordinator of AfroPHC, the African Forum for Primary Health Care (PHC), bringing African PHC team leaders together to advocate for PHC and UHC
Join us at our next interactive AfroPHC Policy Workshop on “Bridging the Gap: Health Equity in PHC in Africa” 11am-2pm Ghana, 12pm-3pm Nigeria, 1-4 pm Central/Southern Africa and 2-5pm Kenya next Tuesday 18th October. Check your local time here. Link below
Our panel, moderated by Ms. Rawia Kamal, is made up of the following expert: Morrish Humphrey Ojok, Kim Yu and Viviana Martinez-Bianchi.
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.
In your experience, what are the factors that have contributed to health disparities and inequities in the access and delivery of primary health care from:
A community perspective?
A healthcare worker/ service delivery perspective?
What are some of the solutions you would recommend addressing these gaps and promote health equity?
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 below.
Morrish Humphrey Ojok Country Manager Amref Health Africa in South Sudan. Morrish Humphrey Ojok serves as the Country Manager of Amref Health Africa in South Sudan. Morrish is an experienced leader in the field of global public health, health in emergencies and sexual and reproductive health and international development. He has extensive experience in driving complex programme deployment, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, and management in multiple countries. Morrish has over 17 years’ experience developing and delivering organizational strategies, with extensive experience of complex management and governance issues. He strongly believes that its through Primary Health Care that Universal Health Coverage can become a reality in Africa. He also believes that through partnership and collaboration with all stakeholders at all levels from community level, Government, private sector and with support from the broader international community and donors, innovative, culturally sensitive, and appropriate solutions to Africa’s health challenges can be found and fostered.
Dr. Kim Yu: Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Kim Yu is National Director for Clinical and Community Partnerships for Aledade, based in Orange County, California. Dr. Yu speaks internationally and trains family physicians, residents and medical students on health equity, population health, value-based care, health IT, leadership, advocacy, disaster relief, social media, and physician wellness. Dr. Yu currently serves as President of the Orange County Chapter of the California Academy of Family Physicians; She also chairs WONCA’s Special Interest Group in Health Equity and is AAFP delegate to the AMA. She is past president of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Viviana Martinez- Bianchi: Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi is an associate professor in Duke’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and named North Carolina’s 2021 Family Physician of the Year by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP). The honor is the most prestigious award from the NCAFP, the state’s largest specialty medical association, comprised of more than 4,300 members. Dr. Martinez-Bianchi, a family physician committed to health equity in her community and around the world, serves as Director of Health Equity for the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Duke University. She is a co-founder of the Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19, better known as LATIN-19. The group was established in March of 2020 to address inequities in the COVID-19 pandemic response, the health system in general and communities in Central North Carolina. Prior to becoming Director of Health Equity, Dr. Martinez-Bianchi served as Program Director for the Duke Family Medicine Residency Program.
Join us 1-3pm GMT this Friday 30th September to meet with as many colleagues from our Supporting Organisations https://afrophc.org/supporting-organisations/ [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by members of the Executive Board. The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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”
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.
Rejoignez-nous ce vendredi pour consulter les organisations de soutien
Nous tenons vraiment à ce que le plus grand nombre de personnes s’engagent avec AfroPHC et le projet de cadre politique. Vous pouvez faire un commentaire ici.
Rejoignez-nous de 13h à 15h GMT ce vendredi 30 septembre pour rencontrer autant de collègues de nos organisations de soutien https://afrophc.org/supporting-organisations/ [avec des traducteurs anglais-français]. La consultation sera animée par les membres du Conseil d’administration.
L’ordre du jour est le suivant. Le lien est ci-dessous
• Bienvenue/Présentations
• Introduction à AfroPHC et discussions de chapitre sur « Quels sont les défis des SSP dans la région ? »
• Examen des discussions sur le cadre politique d’AfroPHC sur “Le projet de cadre politique : ce que nous aimons, n’aimons pas et suggestions”
• Discussions sur « Comment faire avancer AfroPHC ? »
Rejoignez les groupes AfroPHC WhatsApp et engagez des discussions avant et après nos consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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. .
Join us 1-3pm GMT this Friday 23rd September to meet with as many colleagues from HIFA, WHO AFRO, UNICEF, WorldBank, AU, CDC, AMREF, PHCPI Allies [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Shabir Moosa and Mercy Wanjala
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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”
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.
Rejoignez-nous ce vendredi pour consulter les principales parties prenantes
Bonjour {{Subscriber.firstname}}
Nous tenons vraiment à ce que le plus grand nombre de personnes s’engagent avec AfroPHC et le projet de cadre politique. Vous pouvez faire un commentaire ici.
Rejoignez-nous de 13h à 15h GMT ce vendredi 23 septembre pour rencontrer autant de collègues de HIFA, WHO AFRO, UNICEF, WorldBank, AU, CDC, AMREF, PHCPI Allies [avec des traducteurs anglais-français]. La consultation sera animée par Shabir Moosa et Mercy Wanjala
L’ordre du jour est le suivant. Le lien est ci-dessous
Bienvenue/Présentations
Introduction à AfroPHC et discussions de chapitre sur « Quels sont les défis des SSP dans la région ? »
Examen des discussions sur le cadre politique d’AfroPHC sur “Le projet de cadre politique : ce que nous aimons, n’aimons pas et suggestions”
Discussions sur « Comment faire avancer AfroPHC ? »
Rejoignez les groupes AfroPHC WhatsApp et engagez des discussions avant et après nos consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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.
Join us at our next interactive AfroPHC Policy Workshop on “Women in African PHC” 11am-2pm Ghana, 12pm-3pm Nigeria, 1-4 pm Central/Southern Africa and 2-5pm Kenya next Tuesday 20th September. Check your local time here. Link below
Our panel, moderated by Dr Jamie Colloty, is made up of the following expert: Dr. Elizabeth Reji, WONCA Working Party for Women in Family Medicine.
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 the barriers/limitations to the involvement and participation in primary health care in Africa?( From both patient/community and provider perspective)”
“What sustainable solutions can we implement to overcome these barriers/ limitations?”
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 below.
Dr. Elizabeth Reji has been in WONCA Africa Executive Committee for the past 10 years as the member at large and currently, the treasurer of this committee.A member of the Organisation Equity Committee WORLD WONCA and the Finance committee of the WONCA World. Ex-lead of WWPWFM Africa & currently, the Chair Elect for the WWPWFM WORLD. She holds a Master’s degree in Family Medicine (Pretoria university), Fellowship (College of Medicine, South Africa), Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science Education (Witwatersrand university). She is an Educator, Clinician, Administrator, Manager and Researcher. My mission is to encourage women to become a leader in any sphere of life.
Join us 1-3pm GMT this Friday 16th September to meet with as many colleagues from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Cynthia Chaibva and Jamie Colloty
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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 Southern Africa WhatsApp group and engage in discussions before and after our consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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 1-3pm GMT this Friday 9th September to meet with as many colleagues from Nigeria, Ghana, Niger, Guinea, Benin, Burundi, Togo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mauritania, Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Joseph Ana and Umar Ibrahim.
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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 Western Africa WhatsApp group and engage in discussions before and after our consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/DvJvzMzonXr7E0Zt7ED8Wa 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.
Rejoignez-nous ce vendredi pour consulter en Afrique de l’Ouest
Nous tenons vraiment à ce que le plus grand nombre de personnes s’engagent avec AfroPHC et le projet de cadre politique. Vous pouvez faire un commentaire ici.
Rejoignez-nous de 13h à 15h GMT ce vendredi 9 septembre pour rencontrer autant de collègues du Nigeria, du Ghana, du Niger, de la Guinée, du Bénin, du Burundi, du Togo, de la Sierra Leone, du Libéria, de la Mauritanie, de la Gambie, de la Côte d’Ivoire, du Burkina Faso, du Mali, Sénégal [avec traducteurs anglais-français]. La consultation sera animée par Joseph Ana et Umar Ibrahim.
L’ordre du jour est le suivant. Le lien est ci-dessous
• Bienvenue/Présentations
• Introduction à AfroPHC et discussions de chapitre sur « Quels sont les défis des SSP dans la région ? »
• Examen des discussions sur le cadre politique d’AfroPHC sur “Le projet de cadre politique : ce que nous aimons, n’aimons pas et suggestions”
• Discussions sur « Comment faire avancer AfroPHC ? »
Rejoignez le groupe WhatsApp AfroPHC Afrique de l’Ouest et engagez des discussions avant et après nos consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/DvJvzMzonXr7E0Zt7ED8Wa 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.
Join us 10-1pm GMT this Saturday 3rd September to meet with as many colleagues from our Youth Hub Leaders https://afrophc.org/afrophc-youth-hub/ [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Mercy Wanjala and Jamie Colloty.
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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”
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.
Nous tenons vraiment à ce que le plus grand nombre de personnes s’engagent avec AfroPHC et le projet de cadre politique. Vous pouvez faire un commentaire ici.
Rejoignez-nous de 10h à 13h GMT ce samedi 3 septembre pour rencontrer autant de collègues de nos leaders du Youth Hub https://afrophc.org/afrophc-youth-hub/ [avec des traducteurs anglais-français]. La consultation sera animée par Mercy Wanjala et Jamie Colloty.
L’ordre du jour est le suivant. Le lien est ci-dessous
• Bienvenue/Présentations
• Introduction à AfroPHC et discussions de chapitre sur « Quels sont les défis des SSP dans la région ? »
• Examen des discussions sur le cadre politique d’AfroPHC sur “Le projet de cadre politique : ce que nous aimons, n’aimons pas et suggestions”
• Discussions sur « Comment faire avancer AfroPHC ? »
Rejoignez les groupes AfroPHC WhatsApp et engagez des discussions avant et après nos consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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. .
Join us 1-3pm GMT this Tuesday 30th August to meet with as many colleagues from Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Sao Tome & Principe [with English-Portuguese translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Shabir Moosa and Mercy Wanjala.
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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 Portuguese Africa WhatsApp group and engage in discussions before and after our consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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.
Rejoignez-nous ce mardi pour consulter en Afrique portugaise
Nous tenons vraiment à ce que le plus grand nombre de personnes s’engagent avec AfroPHC et le projet de cadre politique. Vous pouvez faire un commentaire ici.
Rejoignez-nous de 13h à 15h GMT ce mardi 30 août pour rencontrer autant de collègues d’Angola, du Mozambique, de Guinée-Bissau, de Cabo Verde, de Sao Tomé-et-Principe [avec des traducteurs anglais-portugais]. La consultation sera animée par Shabir Moosa et Mercy Wanjala.
L’ordre du jour est le suivant. Le lien est ci-dessous
• Bienvenue/Présentations
• Introduction à AfroPHC et discussions de chapitre sur « Quels sont les défis des SSP dans la région ? »
• Examen des discussions sur le cadre politique d’AfroPHC sur “Le projet de cadre politique : ce que nous aimons, n’aimons pas et suggestions”
• Discussions sur « Comment faire avancer AfroPHC ? »
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Rejoignez le groupe WhatsApp AfroPHC Afrique portugaise et engagez des discussions avant et après nos consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/GV7f8h3T4vpAMYixbMCMiC 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. .
Join us 1-3pm GMT this Friday 26th August to meet with as many colleagues from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia, Somalia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Comores, Mauritius, Sychelles [with English-French translators]. The consultation will be facilitated by Innocent Besigye and Innocent Somboi.
The agenda is as follows. The link is below
Welcome/Introductions
Introduction to AfroPHC and Chapter 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 Eastern Africa WhatsApp group and engage in discussions before and after our consultations https://chat.whatsapp.com/KFY9v0jLGIy8o71uZfWUdy 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.
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.
See French, Portuguese, and Arabic translations below.
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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.
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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 studieshas been extended to 30th September, 2022. 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]
Join AfroPHC is its next interactive AfroPHC Policy Workshop on “Health and Wellness of Primary Health Care Workers in Africa” 11am-2 pm GMT on Tuesday 16th August. Check your local time here.
Aim: To explore the factors that influence the health and well-being of primary health care workers in Africa and effective strategies to improve workers ‘health.
Objectives:
To explore the issues that affect the health and wellness of Primary Health Care workers in Africa
To discuss individual, team, and administrative strategies to protect the health and safety of primary health care workers in Africa
Our panel, moderated by Dr Jamie Colloty, is made of the following expert on Workers Health. See their bios below
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 some 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.
Please register your interest for the Policy Workshops on the AfroPHC policy workshops page. We will provide you the zoom meeting details a few days before the meeting.
Dr. Dorothy Ngajilo is an Occupational Medicine Specialist working with the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Occupational and Workplace Health Programme. She is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers in different countries, in collaboration with other internal technical programmes and outside partners. Prior to joining WHO, Dr. Ngajilo worked in the Ministry of Health of her native country, Tanzania, as an Occupational Medicine Physician. She is also a medical advisor to the Tanzanian Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OSHA), providing technical support on all matters related to occupational health and safety. Dr. Ngajilo is a medical doctor with Occupational Medicine specialty training from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is also a Fellow of the College of Public Health Medicine (Occupational Medicine) of South Africa.
Managing epilepsy in primary health care in developing countries: challenges and perspectives
Epilepsy remains the most common serious neurological disorder and is one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases. Epilepsy is expected to affect 50 million individuals worldwide, with over half of them living in developing countries. Due to the lack of neurologists in these countries, managing epilepsy involves numerous health workers, among them the non-specialized health workers in primary health care who are more available. Different challenges that they deal with retain the attention of stakeholders and have to be deeply discussed. For this webinar, we aim to exchange challenges and perspectives in managing epilepsy in primary care in a low- and middle-income setting.
Objectives:
To describe an overview of guidelines for managing epilepsy in developing countries.
To describe challenges witch non-specialized health workers deal with in primary care.
To describe the current perspective on managing epilepsy in primary care.
Speaker: Doctor MUMBERE VAGHENI Martial(Neuropsychiatrist), a Ph.D. student in Community health and development at GLUK and WHO Team Lead Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in East DRC. Medical Doctor, from East DRC, Mastered in Neuropsychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry/Faculty of Medicine/University of Kinshasa. I am very interested in the mental health problems of the population of Eastern DRC. In the meantime, I have joined two research teams where I have recently participated in the publication of a few articles, with other research projects in progress.
My main research areas are: • Population resilience in the face of adversity, including armed conflict and health emergencies. • Determinants of population behavior during health emergencies (MVE, Covid-19) • Neuropsychiatric manifestations of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases • Community-based mental health
Join AfroPHC is its next interactive AfroPHC Policy Workshop on “One Health and Its Implications on Primary Health Care in Africa” 11am-2 pm GMT on Tuesday 19th July. Check your local time here.
Our panel, moderated by Dr Mercy Wanjala, is made of the following experts on OneHealth. See their bios below
Dr Alan Abelsohn: Concept of One Health/ Planetary Health and Air Pollution in Africa
Mr. Elvis Ndikum: Climate change impacts on populations and health systems in Africa.
After the panel discussion of 1 hour we will break up into small groups with specific facilitators / language groups for 45 minutes to discuss some question/s.
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.
Please register your interest for the Policy Workshops on the AfroPHC policy page. We will provide you the zoom meeting details a few days before the meeting.
Dr. Alan Abelsohn
He is an Associate Professor in Department of Family and Community Medicine, and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. He is past-chair and Provost of the Working Party on the Environment for WONCA. He coordinated an Air Health Train the Trainer Program, with Health Canada and more recently an International Air Health Train the Trainer program with WONCA,. He is consulting with WHO on Capacity Building for Healthcare Practitioners about air pollution and health.
Mr. Elvis Ndikum Achiri
Mr. Elvis Ndikum Achiri, is member of the World Heart Federation’s Air Pollution Expert Group (APEG) and represents WHF within the WHO Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate and Health. Trained by the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) on Air pollution and climate change impacts on health and actions needed to protect populations health. He is also a Founding Committee Member of the Youth Climate and Health Network initiated by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA), and Coordinator of the Global Youth for Clean Air and Climate Health Action (Working Group) among others.
