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Program Overview

Program Overview. Supported by PEPFAR/HRSA & Office of AIDS Research/NIH Grant Number U91HA06801. Program Goal. To contribute to health systems strengthening in African partner countries by developing a leadership training program targeting primarily African health professionals.

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Program Overview

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  1. Program Overview Supported by PEPFAR/HRSA & Office of AIDS Research/NIH Grant Number U91HA06801

  2. Program Goal To contribute to health systems strengthening in African partner countries by developing a leadership training program targeting primarily African health professionals

  3. Distinguishing Features • Africa-centric • Training sites, trainees & faculty • Consortium Based on Partnerships • Strong North-South & South-South collaborations • Leadership Focus • Practical skills to support evidence-based approaches • Interdisciplinary • Medicine, nursing & public health

  4. Consortium Partners

  5. Structure Mid-fellowship and final meetings include all fellows, WG members, attachment site mentors and stakeholders, including PEPFAR coordinators.

  6. Didactic Modules • Modules led by African and US WG members • Focus of modules is skills building in different areas • Group work: North-South and South-South interactions • Research Methods • Responsible Conduct of Research • HIV as a GH Challenge • Program & Project Management

  7. Didactic Modules -Modules relevant to program leadership -Not part of traditional medical, nursing or public health school curricula • Leadership Skills • Implementation Science and Health Systems Research • Program and Project Management • Global Health Policy and Governance • Monitoring and Evaluation • Effective Grant Writing • Health Informatics • Communications and Media Skills • HIV/AIDS as a Global Health Challenge • Research Methods • Human Resource and Budget Management • Responsible Conduct of Research

  8. Attachment Sites • Matchingprocess to optimize learning • Structured mentorship • Team approach: Each fellow supervised by a team of mentors throughout the program • Experiential learning in leadership & management • Project development and implementation • Final reports: written and oral

  9. Partners for Attachment Sites • UGANDA • Ministry of Health • Infectious Disease Institute • Ugandan Virus Research Institute • Joint Clinical Research Center • KENYA • Ministry of Health • KEMRI/CDC • Kenyatta National Hospital • AMREF • I-TECH • CAMEROON • Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services • TANZANIA • Ministry of Health • ECSA Nursing • AMREF • Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation • MUHAS-MDH • BOTSWANA • Ministry of Health • I-TECH • CDC • Botswana – UPenn partnership

  10. Activities during attachment site rotation • Meetings with Attachment Site Mentor, as required • Weekly meetings with Primary Mentor • Monthly meetings with Mentoring Team • Project report and evaluation due last day of rotation

  11. Collaboration & Partnerships • Working Group • Multidisciplinary representatives from 9 universities • Weekly phone calls • Biannual meetings in Africa • Modules • Locations rotate among African universities • North-South co-leadership of each module • Majority of lecturers African faculty and experts

  12. Collaboration & Partnerships • Attachment Sites • Foster local collaboration among local health organizations • Orientation & mentorship training with attachment site collaborators • Fellows • Building network of young leaders in health sectors of 5 countries • Involve alumni in mentorship and program continuation • Institutions • Expand modules to enrich academic curricula • Bridge academic & public health organizations • Capacity for ownership of training, research & health programs

  13. Career Development Awards • Additional funding to support post-fellowship training & project • Leadership, management & research skills building activities • Independent project on local, regional or national problem • Ongoing mentorship & support from AfyaBora (faculty, admin) • Five awards for each cohort: $40,000 per award • Joint submissions encouraged • Attachment sites with local co-investigators & collaborators • External review based on NIH model • Funding from the Office of AIDS Research

  14. Monitoring & Evaluation* *Conducted by I-TECH

  15. Afya Bora Fellows

  16. Afya Bora Fellows Afya Bora Fellows’ Country of Origin, All Years (100 total)

  17. Career Development Awards * Two joint applications; one joint award

  18. Career Development Awards Awardee Country of Origin Project Subject Matter

  19. Afya Bora Consortium Jan 2015, Nairobi, Kenya Thank you

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