ACHEST’s DR. KIGULI-MALWADDE CALLS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
With the rise of artificial intelligence and new digital technologies, Health Professions Education(HPE) should be transformed to adapt to innovations in health care delivery. This call was made by the ACHEST Director of Health Professions Education and Development, Dr. Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde while addressing a webinar by the Student Network Organization (SNO-Uganda) on August 11, 2021. Dr. Kiguli-Malwadde, who is also the Secretary-General of the Network Towards Unity for Health(TUFH) noted that so many things had changed over the years, and this needs to be reflected in the education and...
Read MoreACHEST Co-Hosts Webinar on “Preparing the Health Workforce to engage with Communities.”
A thorough examination that encourages governments to support rural retention of health worker, is urgently needed, public health experts have recommended. Speaking at the webinar titled “Preparing the health workforce to engage with communities,” the experts noted that while the community health movement is growing, the challenge that remains is facilitating it with a supported, motivated and skilled health workforce. The webinar hosted on June 23, 2021 was hosted by the African Forum for Education and Research in Health(AFREhealth) in partnership with the African Center for Global Health...
Read MoreCOVID-19 CRISIS: A CALL FOR COMPASSION FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH AND CARE WORKERS
Who is taking care of our carers? How will our health workers take care of us when they are breaking down? This blog by Dr. David Okello calls for compassion: Click here for details
Read MoreGlobal Scramble for Health Workers:
The COVID -19 pandemic has once again exposed the global health workforce (HWF) crisis that is characterized by wide spread shortages, mal-distribution and poor working conditions. Read full blog:
Read MoreE-Learning for COVID-19
Here is a submission on how to continue training health professionals during the COVID -19 imposed lockdown. Click here>>
Read MoreHealth workers for COVID-19:
Our job is to ensure access to a skilled, supported and motivated health work public health worker for every person in every village everywhere” Dr. J W Lee, former WHO Director General. “Health Workers for All and All for Health Workers” was the slogan of the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health in 2008.” These two quotations are still relevant for our frontline health workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read more:
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