The Arc of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Capacity Development: Insights from a Decade of Partnership for Medical Education in Zambia

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 May;96(5):1011-1013. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0666. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

Abstract

AbstractZambia and other sub-Saharan nations suffer from a critical shortage of trained health-care professionals to combat the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome crisis. The University of Maryland and the Zambian Ministry of Health have partnered over the past decade to develop health-care capacity among physicians, nurses, and community health workers. We describe novel interventions to train health-care workers at all levels and argue that our collaboration represents a successful model for such partnerships between western medical institutions and African governmental health agencies.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / therapy*
  • Community Health Workers / education*
  • Community Health Workers / supply & distribution
  • Education, Medical / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Maryland
  • Nurses / supply & distribution
  • Physicians / supply & distribution
  • Program Development
  • Public-Private Sector Partnerships / organization & administration*
  • Zambia