Tag: Education

IFGH 2012: Why Some Women Die and Others Survive Maternal Complications: Findings from the Qualitative Assessment of Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey (BMMS), 2010

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

A nationwide survey shows an impressive reduction in maternal mortality in Bangladesh, declining from 322 to 194 in 9 years, with hemorrhage and eclampsia the leading causes of death. Little is known about the circumstances that prevent or encourage women with complications to use emergency obstetric...

IFGH 2012: The International Doctorate in Global Health: Building Capacity for Health System Research

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The Indigo programme emerged from ongoing debates around aid effectiveness, academic collaboration between universities and institutions in low and middle-income countries and, more specifically, the widely recognised need for health system research strengthening in...

IFGH 2012: Capacity Building Through TB Regimen Development

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

A number of TB drug candidates are entering the clinic; however, capacity to conduct registration-standard trials is weak or lacking in many low- and middle-income countries with high TB burdens where trials will take place.In conjunction with several Phase II and III studies, the TB Alliance invested in human capacity...

IFGH 2012: An Initiative for Training Collaboration between an Irish and Sudanese Multidisciplinary Diabetes Centre

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This abstract highlights an initiative by an expatriate doctor to strengthen the role of Sudanese Specialist nurses through skills-focused training in...

IFGH 2012: Moving Mountains to Develop Public Health Knowledge and Skills in Uganda and Ireland

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

Collaboration between academic Public Health departments in higher educational institutions in the North and South will facilitate: (i) health worker career development (ii) capacity strengthening in teaching and learning for higher education & (iii) capacity strengthening in research. The outcome of such...

IFGH 2012: The Impact of Geographical and Cultural Translocation on Training in a Western Medical School

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The overall aim of this study is to identify issues impacting on the journey and experience of overseas students studying in a Western medical school. We aim to identify and clarify challenges facing cohorts of students at all stages of the programme and build on existing supportive mechanisms and to assist the College...

IFGH 2012: In Gestation: A Proposal to Implement a Cluster Randomized Control Trial (ICRCT) of the Helping Baby Breath (HBB) Program to Village Midwives (VMs) in Sudan

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The aim of this paper is to propose an ICRCT(Implement a Cluster Randomized Control Trial) of HBB (Helping Baby Breath) into rural Sudan, focusing on training 14,000 Village Midwives (VMs), distributed over 18 Regions/provinces and covering a rural population of 25...

IFGH 2012: PhD Programme for Health Systems Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa

by globalhealth on Jan 27, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This paper outlines and presents lessons learned from a PhD programme within Connecting health Research in Africa and Ireland Consortium (ChRAIC) - a health systems research capacity development collaboration. The PhD component is a partnership of the National University of Ireland, Galway, RCSI and Trinity College...

Tag: Education

IFGH 2012: Why Some Women Die and Others Survive Maternal Complications: Findings from the Qualitative Assessment of Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey (BMMS), 2010

IFGH 2012: The International Doctorate in Global Health: Building Capacity for Health System Research

IFGH 2012: Capacity Building Through TB Regimen Development

IFGH 2012: An Initiative for Training Collaboration between an Irish and Sudanese Multidisciplinary Diabetes Centre

IFGH 2012: Moving Mountains to Develop Public Health Knowledge and Skills in Uganda and Ireland

IFGH 2012: The Impact of Geographical and Cultural Translocation on Training in a Western Medical School

IFGH 2012: In Gestation: A Proposal to Implement a Cluster Randomized Control Trial (ICRCT) of the Helping Baby Breath (HBB) Program to Village Midwives (VMs) in Sudan

IFGH 2012: PhD Programme for Health Systems Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa

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