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SADC Aids Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM)

SADC Aids Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM). Background. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is the epicenter of the AID pandemic globally. As a result: Health care systems are overwhelmed

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SADC Aids Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM)

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  1. SADC Aids Network of Nurses and Midwives (SANNAM)

  2. Background • The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is the epicenter of the AID pandemic globally. As a result: • Health care systems are overwhelmed • Absence of mechanisms to share experiences, each NNA has been left to re – invent the wheel • Thus SANNAM was formed in Durban 2000.

  3. Vision • To contribute towards improvement of Health Care service through influencing Health policies on issues related to HIV and AIDS

  4. OBJECTIVE 1 • Nurses and midwives are equipped to protect themselves from the transmission of disease and other related hazards within their professional environments

  5. Objective 2 • Nurses and midwives are effectively retained within their professional environments

  6. Objective 3 • National Nurses Association are supported to expand the nursing and midwifery response to challenges posed by HIV/AIDS pandemic in the region.

  7. Objective 4 • SANNAM is driven by a dynamic and effective secretariat that supports the imperatives of the strategic plan

  8. Objective 5 • Strengthening institutional/ SANNAM monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

  9. Membership

  10. SANNAM Regular Activities • Executive Committee meetings • Network meetings • Teleconferences • Seminars and conferences

  11. SANNAM’S ACHIEVEMENTS • Needs Assessment survey • SANNAM Constitution • HIV/AIDS Nursing Curriculum trainings • Stigma and the Quality of care • Collaboration with the Norwergian Nurses Association • SADC – EU Project

  12. MAJOR CHALLENGES • Translations • Relationships between NNA’s and MOH’s • Mobilisation of funds • Office space

  13. Migration challengesTanzania • 579 per 100 000 births • 20 000 nurses to 40 m • South Africa, Botswana, UK,USA

  14. Improvements to the exodus • Direct employment immediately after training • Better salaries, improve working tools • Support in transport and housing

  15. Migration challengesBotswana • 6000 nurses to 1.7m • UK

  16. Improvements to the exodus • Salaries and conditions of service • Nursing duties only • Foreign nurses deployed to rural areas also • Creating part time employment opportunities • Finalist to serve under supervision for better salaries on holidays • Improve incentives for local nurse to be at par/more than expatriates

  17. Improvements to the exodus Cont. • One authority for better M&E of services • A directorate of nursing services • Flexi time schedule • Unfair transfers, Promotions • Jack of all trades • selections

  18. Migration challengesNamibia • 127 to PS, 12 UK • UK,PS

  19. Improvements to the exodus • Employ retired nurses • Increase of annual intake of students from 50 to 150 by 2008 • Empower in HIV/AIDS

  20. Migration challengesMozambique • 4293 nurses to 19 889 • Private Sector

  21. Improvements to the exodus • Improvements to salaries

  22. Migration challengesDRC • 30 000 nurses to 60 m • US, Canada, Europe

  23. Improvements to the exodus • Better salaries • Working conditions • Equipment • More value to the profession

  24. Migration challengesSouth AFRICA • UK, USA, UAE

  25. Improvements to the exodus • Improve working conditions, salaries, allowances, housing, scarce skills • Increase moral of workers • Uniform training policies in the country • Training institution to liaise with human resources on HR needs • No hospital based training

  26. Improvements to the exodusCont. • Car subsides for nurse educators • Politicians to stop using the profession to pick and chose in the name of poverty alleviation • Marketing the success stories of nurses to improve negative perception and image

  27. Migration challengesSwaziland • Lost 161 nurses in 2005,loses at least 2 each week, finalist less than 100 a year

  28. Improvements to the exodus • Scale up caring for carers • Improve working conditions • Provide safe environment for community health nurses

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