March 21, 2005
Summary of M&L’s technical assistance with Mozambique’s IMCI Program
The Management and Leadership Program (M&L) of Management Sciences for Health assisted the National Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Program in Mozambique from September 2003 through August 2004 by providing logistics support to the development of management systems and educational materials for training medical and paramedical staff in IMCI.
The IMCI Program of the Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MOH) is focused on assisting the Child Health Section of the Department of Community Health to improve the quality of childcare in the health system, leading to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of neonates, infants, and children, within the context of the overall goal of the National Integrated Health Plan.
The relatively recent introduction of the IMCI Program in Mozambique by the World Health Organization (WHO), required extensive training and refresher training for all senior health care staff and institutionalization of IMCI in educational institutions that train health care providers. It also required that educational materials, namely a standard set of IMCI manuals in Portuguese, be made available in the health sector. M&L provided logistical support for IMCI training and IMCI management information systems.
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November 22, 2004
VLDP: Virtual Pathways Leading Africa’s Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The Virtual Leadership Development Program (VLDP) works to help strengthen health managers and their teams to address real organizational challenges. One such organization is Kenerela, a network of religious leaders with HIV working throughout Kenya to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and address stigma, denial, and discrimination issues.
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