World Bank Mauritius Forum Presentation People to People

HarnessingtheDiasporaforHealthSystemsStrengthening:

PeopletoPeople&theEthiopianExperience

www.PeoplePeople.org

*PeopletoPeople(P2P)isanonprofitcommi4edtobuildingabridgelinkingthediasporawithEthiopianins=tu=onsandcommuni=esforeffec=veHumanResourceDevelopment,Healthcare,andEduca=on.

‐StartedinKentuckyin1999‐HeadquarteredintheUS;office&staffinEthiopia;variouschaptersglobally‐ProjectfocusareasincludeHIV/AIDS,medical&healthservice deliveryandcapacity‐building,diasporaexchanges,elderscare,etc.

*PartnershipwiththeWorldBankbeganin2008withthedevelopmentofadiasporaphysiciansdatabase

*“EthiopianDiasporaHealthandEduca6onProfessionalsMobiliza6onProject”wasini=atedinlate2011


*Projectu=lizesICTstolinkEthiopianhealthandeduca=onprofessionalstocounterpartsinanchorins=tu=onsinEthiopiatohelpeducateandtrainmedicaldoctorsandsupportphysicians/administratorsundertheFederalMinistryofHealth’s“NewInnova6veMedicalEduca6onIni6a6ve(NIMEI)”

‐13newmedicalcolleges‐PartneringwithSt.Paul’s&AddisAbabaUniversity/BlackLionHospitalforpostgraduatesupport‐PartneringwithAdama&YirgalemHospitalsforundergraduatesupport‐Cri=calpartnersinWorldBankandMinistryofHealth(FMoH)

*Ac=vi=es(3maincategories): 1.Teachingandresearch‐relatedac=vi=es 2.Clinicalcase‐baseddiagnos=cexchange 3.Publichealthoutreach


“EthiopianDiasporaHealthandEduca4onProfessionalsMobiliza4onProject”

MajorResponsibili=es:‐Supportthedetermina=onofteachingsubjectma4er‐Conductjointonlinereviews/vegngofexis=ngcurricula‐Designanddeliveryonlinecoursesaccordingtolocalpartnergaps‐Helpsupervise,mentor,andcounselmedicalstudents&residents‐Par=cipateinpeer‐to‐peerknowledgeexchanges‐Assistiniden=fica=onofjointresearchagendaitems‐Createane‐libraryofavailableresources‐Forgepartnershipsfortwinningini=a=ves‐Expanddiasporadatabaseandwebsite‐OrganizeannualGlobalEthiopianDiasporaConferenceonHealthcareandMedicalEduca=on‐Designandu=lizecase‐baseddiagnos=cexchangeportal‐Prepareanddisseminatepublichealthoutreachmaterials



EngagingtheDiaspora&RelatedNetworks

ExamplesofCaseStudies

Whathasbeensuccessful…

*HighlevelofinterestamongstthediasporaandFOEs(friendsofEthiopia)*Repeatedvisitsbydiasporaphysiciansfortraining,lectures,rounds/consulta=on,exchanges,etc.*Highdegreeofsupportfortheestablishedins=tu=ons(BlackLionHospital&St.Paul’sMedicalCollege)*Annualdiasporaconference*Drakinganddissemina=onofpublichealthoutreachmaterials*ForgingapartnershipwithEthiopianAirlinestosupportvisi=ngprofessionals*Achievementofmajorityofgrantac=vi=eshalfintotheprojected=meline



Whathasnotbeensuccessful…

*Curriculum/modulesnotyetdevelopedorsharedbyFMoH*Lackofequipment,internetconnec=vity,andintranetforpartnerins=tu=onstoproperlyaccessandu=lizevirtualserviceac=vi=es*Rushed=meline*Needtomaintainconsistencyacrossthenewmedicalcolleges&exis=ngonesandstandardizetheeduca=onalexperience*Developmentofonlineportal,e‐library,etc.hasprovencomplicatedandexpensive;nocoordina=on/supportwiththeFMoH*Newmedicalcollegeadministrators/teachersarealsoprac=cingphysiciansandhospitaladministrators—toomanyresponsibili=esandlackof=me/resourcesforcommunica=onandcoordina=on



Currentplannedac=vi=esforengagementofdiasporaprofessionalsandFOEstosupportNIMEI‐relatedac=vi=esinclude:

1)volunteertheirservicesinEthiopia;2)giveonlinecourses&trainings;3)e‐mentoring;4)joinaP2PTaskForce;5)pre‐recordvideotrainingsandlectures;6)onlinecase‐baseddiagnos=cexchange;7)curriculumdevelopmentandreview;and8)exploredevelopingtwinningrela=onshipand/orestablishingVirtualCommuni=esofPrac=ce(COPs)



Nextsteps…

*Renewedfocusonthenewmedicalcolleges,whohavemadeitclearthatin‐persondeliveryisthepreferredandonlyviableop=onatpresent,thoughalllectures,trainings,materials,etc.willbearchivedonline

‐DevelopmentofP2PDiasporaResourceCenterandformaliza=onofexchangeprograms‐Supportthroughairfareand/orhonorariums‐Be4ercoordina=onwithFMoHandotheractors

*Needtohoneinonsuppor=ngthedevelopmentofthenewNIMEImedicalcollegecurriculaandmoduledevelopment*Long‐termfocusonvirtualsystemsdelivery,standardiza=onandaccessibilityofonlineeduca=on/training,anddevelopmentofonlinecourses*Hos=ngaSymposiumattheUniversityofKentuckyinNovember2012toexplorenewrela=onshipsandtwinningini=a=veswithUS‐basedins=tu=ons



*Highdegreeofpoten=alforbothscalingthisprojectinEthiopiaandreplica=nginotherSub‐SaharanAfricancountries

‐U=lizeexis=ngmodelandmakemodifica=onsbasedoff lessonslearned‐Organizediasporapopula=onsandleverageexis=ngcontacts/connec=onsinsupportofrelatedac=vi=es ‐Explorenewtwinningrela=onships‐Requiresclosecoordina=onandplanningwiththeMinistryofHealthandpartnerins=tu=ons‐P2P,asanumbrellaorganiza=on,has13+yearsofexperienceinorganizingthediasporaandharnessingitspoten=al ‐Understandingofcultureandlocalcontextiskey‐Thepoten=alisunlimited,butpa=enceandlong‐termvision&commitmentarenecessary




Presen=ngNewP2PShortFilm:

“StrengtheningEthiopia’sHealthcareSystems:

TheDiaspora&Telehealth”

World Bank Mauritius Forum Presentation People to People

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