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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Increasing leadership capacity for HIV/AIDS programmes by strengthening public health epidemiology and management training in Zimbabwe
Human Resources for Health, Volume 7, Article 69, Year 2009
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Background: Increased funding for global human immunodeficiency virus prevention and control in developing countries has created both a challenge and an opportunity for achieving long-term global health goals. This paper describes a programme in Zimbabwe aimed at responding more effectively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by reinforcing a critical competence-based training institution and producing public health leaders. Methods: The programme used new HIV/AIDS programme-specific funds to build on the assets of a local education institution to strengthen and expand the general public health leadership capacity in Zimbabwe, simultaneously ensuring that they were trained in HIV interventions. Results: The programme increased both numbers of graduates and retention of faculty. The expanded HIV/AIDS curriculum was associated with a substantial increase in trainee projects related to HIV. The increased number of public health professionals has led to a number of practically trained persons working in public health leadership positions in the ministry, including in HIV/AIDS programmes. Conclusion: Investment of a modest proportion of new HIV/AIDS resources in targeted public health leadership training programmes can assist in building capacity to lead and manage national HIV and other public health programmes. © 2009 Jones et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jones, Donna S.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tshimanga, Mufuta T.
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Woelk, Godfrey B.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Nsubuga, Peter
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sunderland, Nadine
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hader, Shannon L.
United States, Washington
Hiv/aids Administration
St-Louis, Michael Ernest
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1478-4491-7-69
e-ISSN:
14784491
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Zimbabwe