LONG TERM PARTNERSHIPS
– multi-year training and demonstration projects strengthening systems
and practice models, human resources, infrastructure and commodities
procurement
POLAND - Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Development
Scope: EMS training and demonstration project in 3 cities restructuring existing Soviet model
ambulance service to provide improved care for major trauma and critical medical conditions
Results: More than 1,200 physicians, nurses and first responders trained and certified in accordance
with U.S. life-support standards; the establishment of the first academic department of emergency
medicine at the Jagiellonian University Medical Academy; the convening of the first Polish
American EMS Congress; procurement of modern pre-hospital life-support and trauma care
ambulance equipment
In-Country Collaboration: Polish Ministry of Health, Municipal Ambulance Services, Jagiellonian
University Medical Academy Krakow
Funding: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – 3 years
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA - Primary Health Care/Healthy Communities Development
Scope: Training of family physicians, family health nurses and dentists in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti,
Shida Kartli-Gori Regions; restructuring of existing Soviet model polyclinic multi-specialty system
of primary care; development of community hypertension services; establishment of demonstration
family medicine clinics and regional family medicine and primary care nursing training centers
Results: Establishment of the first rural family medicine clinic and regional family medicine training
center in Georgia; the development of core groups of family medicine and nurse trainers; the
retraining and licensing of 98 primary care physicians in family medicine, 120 nurses in primary
care nursing, 12 dentists in preventive and general dentistry and 100 physician and nurse teams in
the management of hypertension; construction of the first purpose dedicated rural family medicine
clinic and regional demonstration and training center; procurement of medical equipment and
antihypertensive medications
In-Country Collaboration: Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, Regional, District
and Municipal Health Authorities, Georgian Social Investment Fund
Funding: American International Health Alliance (AIHA) and USAID (2 awards) – 8 years
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA - Rural Primary Care Physician and Nurse Training
Scope: Retraining of primary care physicians and nurses from rural health centers in family
medicine and primary care nursing; training of trainers; establishment of a rural primary care training
center
Results: Establishment of the first primary care training center in Lori Marz; development of core
groups of family medicine and primary care nursing trainers; retraining of 18 primary care
physicians and 6 primary care nurses; procurement of medical equipment
In-Country Collaboration: Armenian Ministry of Health, Regional Health Authority, State Medical
University, Department of Family Medicine, National Institute of Health
Funding: AIHA, USAID and Armenia Social Transition Program (PADCO) – 2 years
AFGHANISTAN – OB/GYN Residency Training
Scope: Training of OB/GYN residents and faculty at the Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul; refresher
courses for nurses and midwifes; developing training curricula for anesthesiology, pharmacy,
laboratory and radiology technicians
In-Country Collaboration: Kabul Medical University, Rabia Balkhi Teaching Hospital, Afghanistan
Ministry of Health, Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education
Funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – 1 year
ZAMBIA – HIV/AIDS Pharmacist Training
Scope: Training of pharmacists and pharmacist trainers as members of ARVT clinical teams at the
Lusaka and Livingstone Pediatric HIV/AIDS Centers of Excellence
Results: Project ongoing
In-Country Collaboration: University and General Hospitals, Medical School, Pharmacy School
Funding: AIHA, HHS – 3 years
ERITREA – Medical School Institutional and Organizational Development
Implementation deferred due to political situation
In-Country Collaboration: Asmara University Medical School
Funding: AIHA, USAID – 3 years
– multi-year training and demonstration projects strengthening systems
and practice models, human resources, infrastructure and commodities
procurement
POLAND - Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Development
Scope: EMS training and demonstration project in 3 cities restructuring existing Soviet model
ambulance service to provide improved care for major trauma and critical medical conditions
Results: More than 1,200 physicians, nurses and first responders trained and certified in accordance
with U.S. life-support standards; the establishment of the first academic department of emergency
medicine at the Jagiellonian University Medical Academy; the convening of the first Polish
American EMS Congress; procurement of modern pre-hospital life-support and trauma care
ambulance equipment
In-Country Collaboration: Polish Ministry of Health, Municipal Ambulance Services, Jagiellonian
University Medical Academy Krakow
Funding: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – 3 years
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA - Primary Health Care/Healthy Communities Development
Scope: Training of family physicians, family health nurses and dentists in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti,
Shida Kartli-Gori Regions; restructuring of existing Soviet model polyclinic multi-specialty system
of primary care; development of community hypertension services; establishment of demonstration
family medicine clinics and regional family medicine and primary care nursing training centers
Results: Establishment of the first rural family medicine clinic and regional family medicine training
center in Georgia; the development of core groups of family medicine and nurse trainers; the
retraining and licensing of 98 primary care physicians in family medicine, 120 nurses in primary
care nursing, 12 dentists in preventive and general dentistry and 100 physician and nurse teams in
the management of hypertension; construction of the first purpose dedicated rural family medicine
clinic and regional demonstration and training center; procurement of medical equipment and
antihypertensive medications
In-Country Collaboration: Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, Regional, District
and Municipal Health Authorities, Georgian Social Investment Fund
Funding: American International Health Alliance (AIHA) and USAID (2 awards) – 8 years
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA - Rural Primary Care Physician and Nurse Training
Scope: Retraining of primary care physicians and nurses from rural health centers in family
medicine and primary care nursing; training of trainers; establishment of a rural primary care training
center
Results: Establishment of the first primary care training center in Lori Marz; development of core
groups of family medicine and primary care nursing trainers; retraining of 18 primary care
physicians and 6 primary care nurses; procurement of medical equipment
In-Country Collaboration: Armenian Ministry of Health, Regional Health Authority, State Medical
University, Department of Family Medicine, National Institute of Health
Funding: AIHA, USAID and Armenia Social Transition Program (PADCO) – 2 years
AFGHANISTAN – OB/GYN Residency Training
Scope: Training of OB/GYN residents and faculty at the Rabia Balkhi Hospital, Kabul; refresher
courses for nurses and midwifes; developing training curricula for anesthesiology, pharmacy,
laboratory and radiology technicians
In-Country Collaboration: Kabul Medical University, Rabia Balkhi Teaching Hospital, Afghanistan
Ministry of Health, Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education
Funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – 1 year
ZAMBIA – HIV/AIDS Pharmacist Training
Scope: Training of pharmacists and pharmacist trainers as members of ARVT clinical teams at the
Lusaka and Livingstone Pediatric HIV/AIDS Centers of Excellence
Results: Project ongoing
In-Country Collaboration: University and General Hospitals, Medical School, Pharmacy School
Funding: AIHA, HHS – 3 years
ERITREA – Medical School Institutional and Organizational Development
Implementation deferred due to political situation
In-Country Collaboration: Asmara University Medical School
Funding: AIHA, USAID – 3 years
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IN-COUNTRY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
– conducted with the participation of in-country governmental
international agencies
MALAWI - District Level Primary Health Care Intersectoral Planning and Action
Scope: Fostering coordination and community participation to improve primary health
care (PHC) by involving such sectors as agriculture, animal husbandry, food, water
supply, education and adult literacy, public works and industry
Results: 42 participants from the above sectors were trained as facilitators to promote
the development of and provide training in PHC Intersectoral coordination
In-Country Collaboration: Malawi Ministry of Health and other sectoral ministries,
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malawi, African Medical and Research
Foundation
Funding: USAID, UNICEF – 2 ½ weeks
ZIMBABWE - Health Sciences Information and Library Management
Scope: Training medical librarians in the management dissemination of health sciences
information with the aim of improving district hospital medical libraries
Results: Training of 21 medical librarians, including 19 from Zimbabwe and 2 from
Malawi
Funding: USAID, UNICEF – 1 week
GUATEMALA – HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention
Scope: Training of health promoters and community health workers in HIV/AIDS,
including techniques for dissemination of this information in their communities
Results: 31 health promoters and 76 community health workers trained and provided
with instructor manuals
Funding: Experiment in International Living (EIL) – 1 week
KENYA – Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Scope: Training and train-the-trainer workshop for health professionals and allied
health workers in collaboration with Christian Health Alliance of Kenya, University of
Nairobi, Kenyetta University, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Nyumbani Village,
Moi University, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Results: 100+ health professionals and allied health workers trained
Funding: Miller Brewing Company, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Private
Donations – 1 week
TANZANIA – HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in the Workplace
To be implemented at South African Breweries, Mwanza
Funding: SABMiller – 2 weeks
– conducted with the participation of in-country governmental
international agencies
MALAWI - District Level Primary Health Care Intersectoral Planning and Action
Scope: Fostering coordination and community participation to improve primary health
care (PHC) by involving such sectors as agriculture, animal husbandry, food, water
supply, education and adult literacy, public works and industry
Results: 42 participants from the above sectors were trained as facilitators to promote
the development of and provide training in PHC Intersectoral coordination
In-Country Collaboration: Malawi Ministry of Health and other sectoral ministries,
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malawi, African Medical and Research
Foundation
Funding: USAID, UNICEF – 2 ½ weeks
ZIMBABWE - Health Sciences Information and Library Management
Scope: Training medical librarians in the management dissemination of health sciences
information with the aim of improving district hospital medical libraries
Results: Training of 21 medical librarians, including 19 from Zimbabwe and 2 from
Malawi
Funding: USAID, UNICEF – 1 week
GUATEMALA – HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention
Scope: Training of health promoters and community health workers in HIV/AIDS,
including techniques for dissemination of this information in their communities
Results: 31 health promoters and 76 community health workers trained and provided
with instructor manuals
Funding: Experiment in International Living (EIL) – 1 week
KENYA – Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Scope: Training and train-the-trainer workshop for health professionals and allied
health workers in collaboration with Christian Health Alliance of Kenya, University of
Nairobi, Kenyetta University, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Nyumbani Village,
Moi University, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Results: 100+ health professionals and allied health workers trained
Funding: Miller Brewing Company, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Private
Donations – 1 week
TANZANIA – HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention in the Workplace
To be implemented at South African Breweries, Mwanza
Funding: SABMiller – 2 weeks
| MILWAUKEE BASED SHORT TERM TRAINING – designed to meet the needs of individual participants and small groups ALBANIA – Basic Curative and Preventive Dentistry Participants: 11 Dentists Funding: World Learning (WL) and USAID – 1 month ANTIGUA – Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Participants: Nutritionist Funding: Partners for International Education and Training (PIET) – 2 months BAHAMAS – Hospital Plant Management Participants: Hospital Plant/Estates Manager Funding: World Health Organization (WHO), Pan America Health Organization (PAHO) – 3 months BANGLADESH – Hospital Medical Library Management Participants: Medical Librarian Funding: PIET – 3 weeks BARBADOS – Hospital Nursing Leadership and Management Participants: 3 Senior Hospital Nursing Administrators Funding: WHO, PAHO – 1 month BARBADOS – Hospital Materials Management Participants: Ministry of Health Hospital Materials Management Officer Funding: WHO, PAHO – 1 month BARBADOS – Hospital Medical Records Management Participants: Ministry of Health Medical Records Specialist Funding: WHO, PAHO – 3 weeks BOSNIA, CROATIA – Counseling for Victims of War and Torture Participants: 11 Physicians and Nurses Funding: PIET – 1 month CHINA – Emergency Medicine, EMS Participants: 6 Emergency Medicine Physicians Funding: American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai, U.S. Private Corporations, The People’s Republic of China, Shanghai Public Health Bureau, Jiao Tong University - 3 months CHINA –Medical Subspecialties Participants: 6 Medical Subspecialists Funding: American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai, U.S. Private Corporations, The People’s Republic of China, Shanghai Public Health Bureau, Jiao Tong University - 1 month CHINA – Nursing Participants: 4 Nurses Funding: American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai, U.S. Private Corporations, The People’s Republic of China, Shanghai Public Health Bureau, Jiao Tong University - 3 months |
| COLOMBIA – Organization of Local Authority Mental Health Services Participants: Ministry of Health Psychiatrist Funding: EIL – 1 week CYPRUS – Hospital Nursing Quality Assurance Participants: Ministry of Health Nursing Administrator Funding: America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. – 1 month EGYPT – Adult and Pediatric Anesthesiology Participants: 2 Anesthesiologists Funding: AMIDEAST, PIET – 6 months EGYPT – Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Participants: Physician Faculty Funding: USAID – 6 months EGYPT – Radiation Oncology Equipment Maintenance and Repair Participants: Ministry of Health Radiation Oncology Technician Funding: PIET – 4 months GERMANY – Community Health and Mental Health Services Participants: Senior Physician Resident Funding: WHO – 6 weeks GUATEMALA – Health Promotion/ Disease Prevention in Rural Health Services Participants: 39 Health Promoters Funding: USAID, PIET – 1 month INDONESIA – Public Health Medicine Practice in a U.S. Municipal Health Department Participants: Ministry of Health Senior Public Health Physician Funding: PIET – 2 weeks INDONESIA – Prevention and Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Participants: 2 Physicians Funding: PIET – 1 week INDONESIA – Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Disease Participants: 2 Physicians Funding: PIET – 2 weeks JORDAN – Hospital Management Participants: Senior Hospital Physician Funding: PIET – 1 week KENYA – Hospital Financial Planning and Management Participants: Finance Officer Funding: PIET, African American Institute (AAI) – 2 months KENYA – Municipal Public Health Services Management Participants: Ministry of Health Public Health Officer Funding: Pragma Corporation – 1 month |
| KENYA, MAURITIUS, SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA, ZIMBABWE – Community-Based Primary Health Care Services Participants: 5 Physicians Funding: International Institute of Wisconsin, USIA International Visitors Project – 1 week LITHUANIA – Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling and Treatment Services Participants: 2 Ministry of Health Physicians Funding: PIET – 1 week MALAWI – Health Information Technology Management Participants: IT Manager Funding: WHO – 3 months MALAYSIA – Public Health and Preventive Medicine Participants: Public Health Physician Educator Funding: Asia Foundation – 2 weeks MALAYSIA – Hospital Financing Management Participants: 2 Ministry of Health Finance Officers Funding: WHO – 1 month NASSAU – Dental Equipment Maintenance and Repair Participants: Ministry of Health Dental Equipment Technician Funding: WHO, PAHO – 4 months PALESTINE, WEST BANK, GAZA – Family Counseling and Psychometric Testing Participants: Psychologist Funding: AMIDEAST – 1 month RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Health Care Financing Participants: 14 Physicians and Administrators Funding: Pragma Corporation – 2 days SWAZILAND, SIERRA LEONE, KENYA – Clinical Nutrition Epidemiology Participants: 3 Nutritionists Funding: Government of Japan, Mickey Leland Memorial Fund – 2 weeks TANZANIA – HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Education and Prevention Participants: 6 Health Care Professionals, Including Doctors and Nurses Funding: PIET, USAID – 1 week UGANDA – Programmatic Outcomes Measurement and Research Participants: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Funding: TASO, USAID – ongoing ZIMBABWE – Medical Library Management Participants: Director of Zimbabwe National Library and Documentation Service Funding: CIH – 3 months |
| COLLABORATIONS WITH ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERS POLAND – Jagiellonian University Medical Academy, Krakow REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA – State Medical College; National Post Graduate REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA – Medical Academy, Tblisi CHINA – Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; CHINA – Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou AFGHANISTAN – Kabul Medical University ERITREA - University of Asmara Medical School UGANDA - Makerere University Medical School, Kampala KENYA – University of Nairobi Medical School ZAMBIA – University Teaching Hospital of the University of Lusaka Medical ZAMBIA – School SOUTH AFRICA – Walter Sisulu University; SOUTH AFRICA – Fort Hari University, Buffalo City INDIA – St. John’s Hospital and Medical College, Bangalore; INDIA –Christian Medical College, Vellore |
| INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIPS KENYA – 12 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Nyumbani Village, Christian Health Alliance of Kenya ZAMBIA – 4 million meals In-Country Collaboration: United Church of Zambia REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA – 4 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Shida Kartli-Gori Regional Health Administration ARMENIA – 4 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Lori Marz Health Administration SOUTH AFRICA – 1 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Philani Nutrition Centers, Capetown TANZANIA – 1 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Anglican Church of Tanzania Diocese of Dar es Salaam, MEA Foundation NAMIBIA – 1 million meals In-Country Collaboration: Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) |
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