The first of three clinical training courses aimed at reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in West Africa starts today in Dakar, Senegal.
Delivered by volunteers from the RCP and the West African College of Physicians (WACP), the courses are part of the M-PACT project* which aims to increase access to highly trained physicians and in turn reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
RCP volunteer Emmanuel Nsutebu, a consultant at the Royal Liverpool Hospital’s Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit said:
The project has the potential to make a huge impact on the health of the region. Each doctor who attends one of the courses will spend time in a resource-poor district hospital – a fantastic way to maximise the benefits of the project and reach as many patients as possible.
Outbreak investigations have recently been added to the course syllabus to aid with the fight against Ebola.
For more information, please contact Linda Cuthbertson, head of PR, on 0203 075 1254 / 0774 877 7919, or email Linda.Cuthbertson@rcplondon.ac.uk
*M-PACT project
M-PACT (Millennium Development Goal 6 Partnership for African Clinical Training) is a three-year joint project by the Royal College of Physicians and the West African College of Physicians.
Funded by the Ecobank Foundation, the project aims to work towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6 by increasing access to physicians with the requisite clinical skills to manage and treat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis – the diseases that comprise this goal. The RCP and the WACP would like to thank the Ecobank Foundation for its ongoing support.
Key dates – M-PACT clinical training courses
- 9 – 13 February 2015: Dakar, Senegal
- 23 – 27 February 2015: Accra, Ghana
- 23 – 27 March 2015: Ibadan, Nigeria