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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: PEPFAR'S effort to boost health worker education to strengthen health systems
Health Affairs, Volume 31, No. 7, Year 2012
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Description
The early success of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in delivering antiretroviral medications in poor countries unmasked the reality that many lacked sufficint health workers to dispense the drugs effectively. The 2008 reaeuthorization of PEPFAR embraced this challenge and committed to supporting the education and training of thousands of new health workers. In 2010 the program, with financial support from the US National Institutes of Health and administrative support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, launched the Medical Education Partnership Initiative to fund thirteen African medical schools and a US university. The US university would serve as a coordinating center to improve the quantity, quality, and retention of the schools' graduates. The program was not limited to training in the delivery of services for patients with HIV/AIDS. Rather, it was based on the principle that investment in medical education and retention would lead to health system strengthening overall. Although results are limited at this stage, this article reviews the opportunities and challenges of the first year of this major transnational medical education initiative and considers directions for future efforts and reforms, national governmental roles, and the sustainability of the program over time. © 2012 Project HOPE-The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mullan, Fitzhugh S.M.
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University
Frehywot, Seble
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University
Omaswa, Francis G.
Uganda, Kampala
African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation Achest
Sewankambo, Nelson K.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Talib, Zohray Moolani
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University
Chen, Candice P.
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University
Kiarie, James Njogu
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Kiguli-Malwadde, Elsie
Uganda, Kampala
African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation Achest
Statistics
Citations: 82
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0219
ISSN:
02782715
e-ISSN:
15445208
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases