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Family medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa

Family medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa. Health care for all. Every woman, man, youth and child has the human right to equal access to adequate health care and health-related services, regardless of sex, race, or other status

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Family medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Family medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa

  2. Health care for all • Every woman, man, youth and child has the human right to equal access to adequate health care and health-related services, regardless of sex, race, or other status • Primary health care is essential health care, universally accessible to individuals and families in the community. It forms an integral part of the country's health system. It is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and community with the national health system, bringing health care as close as possible to where people live and work, and constitutes the first element of a continuing health care process

  3. Family Medicine • Family Medicine is the discipline in the health care system providing continuous, comprehensive and coordinated primary health care for individuals, families and communities. • Family Health care integrates physiologic, socio-economic, cultural and spiritual parameters and is not limited by age, gender and organ system or disease entity.

  4. Primafamed • 2-year project (01-2008 – 12-2009) • Coordinated from Ghent University Belgium department of family medicine and primary health care • Financed by Edulink-ACP-EU • An institutional network for the development of family medicine and primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa

  5. Mission • To reach equity in health care delivery by strengthening community-oriented primary health care • To train African family physicians to provide primary health care of good quality, accessible and affordable for all

  6. Methods • PRIMAFAMED • gives support in capacity building, content development and monitoring of the postgraduate training in family medicine • embraces the principle of South-South cooperation, encouraging the sharing of unique knowledge and wisdom between African institutions • Organizes a yearly conference for all partners, stakeholders and other interested people to share ideas and show achievements

  7. Partners • Université de Goma – RDCongo • MoiUniveristy - Kenya • National University of Rwanda • Aga Khan University – Tanzania • University of Lagos - Nigeria • MakerereUniversity- Uganda • MbararaUniversity - Uganda • AhfadUniversityforwomen - Sudan • University of Gezira - Sudan • University of Ghana - Ghana

  8. Associates • ICHO (Inter-University Network for Family Medicine Belgium) www.icho.be • IUCEA (Inter-University Council for East Africa) www.iucea.org • FAMEC (Family Medicine Educational Consortium) • WONCA (Global Family Doctor) www.globalfamilydoctor.com • GHETS (Global Health through Education, Training & Service) www.ghets.org • TUFH/ The Network (Towards Unity For Health) www.the-networktufh.org • EFPC (EU Forum For Primary Care) www.euprimarycare.org • DED (German Development Service) www.ded.de • South-African universities • Walter Sisulu , Durban, Stellenbosch , Cape Town, Limpopo , Pretoria , Witwatersrand , Bloemfontein

  9. Steering committee • Promotor: Prof. Jan De Maeseneer, MD, PhD,TUFH, EFPC • Coordinator: Maaike Flinkenflögel, MD • 2 partners: • Prof. Atai Omoruto, MD, Makarere University Uganda • Prof. Olayinka Ayankogbe, MD, University of Lagos, Nigeria • 2 associates: • Prof. Khaya Mfenyana, MBChB MMEd FRCP, WONCA Africa • Prof. David Egilman, MD, MPH, GHETS

  10. Present situation First trimester of 2008 • Appointment of local coordinators • Signing of agreements • Evaluation of the present situation at all partner institutes • Communication with associates and stakeholders • First steps to organize the conference in November 2008

  11. 2008 Conference "Improving the quality of Family Medicine Training in Africa“ Sharing experiences, ideas, knowledge and skills on training African Family Physicians • For: All Primafamed partners and associates and other interested people • When: 17 – 21 November 2008 • Where: Kampala, Uganda

  12. Strengthening Primary Health Care • With the “15by2015” campaign we ask donor organizations to allocate, by the year 2015, 15% of their vertical funding towards sustainable comprehensive primary health care that is accessible and affordable in all regions of the world • If you agree on this please sign the petition on www.15by2015.org

  13. Questions? • A dream is just a dream • An idea is just an idea • A plan is just a plan • Until you take the step to make it real

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