Voices of Change, an interactive documentation of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) in Africa.
MEPI supports 13 institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries and their partners to develop or expand and enhance models of medical education. These models are intended to support the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) goal of increasing the number of new health care workers by 140,000, strengthen medical education systems in the countries in which they exist, and build clinical and research capacity in Africa as part of a retention strategy for faculty of medical schools and clinical professors. Largely funded by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), MEPI is jointly administered by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (FIC/NIH) and the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (GHAP/HAB/HRSA.)
Listen to principal investigators of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative present their successes and challenges and join in the discussion. First is Professor James Kiarie of the University of Nairobi and chair of the MEPI principal investigators.
Finding, organizing and using health information: A training manual for students, researchers and health workers in Africa
View online training module
Download PDF [3.7MB]
View video and PDF of each module:
Module One – Information sources [Video] [PDF]
Module Two – Searching Tools [Video] [PDF]
Module Three – Electronic Information Searching Techniques [Video] [PDF]
Module Four – Intellectual Property Rights[ [Video] [PDF]
Module Five – Management of Information [Video] [PDF]
Module Six – Evaluating Electronic Resources [Video] [PDF]
Module Six – (French version) [Video]
Module Seven – Scholarly Communication [Video] [PDF]
Greetings from AHILA President [Video]
Summary in Portuguese [Video]
Knowledge and Utilization of the United States National Library of Medicine's Biomedical Information Products and Services Among African Health Sciences Librarians
Medical Reference Services Quarterly / Volume 30, Issue 3, 2011
March 2011
Network of African Medical Librarians and Deans Workshop
Kenyatta University, Nairobi
Presentations:
- Information Sources (Grace Ajuwon) [PowerPoint 172KB]
- Searching Tools (Thembani Malapela, Agnes Chikonzo) [PowerPoint 639KB]
- Electronic Information Searching Techniques (Nancy Kamau) [PowerPoint 1.8MB]
- Intellectual Property Rights (Christine Kanyengo) [PowerPoint 70KB]
- Management of Information (Abda Anne) [PowerPoint 152KB]
- Evaluation of Information (Abda Anne) [PowerPoint 131KB]
- Scholarly Communication (Sara Mbaga) [PowerPoint 106KB]
- KEN-AHILA: Public Access to Health Information [PowerPoint 2.6MB]
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Comments by librarians at their planning meeting
February 27-March 2, 2012, Kenyatta University, Nairobi
List of participants [Word document 70KB]
Program [Word document 86KB]
Improving knowledge and skills in accessing health information in Africa
[Word document 37KB]
Increasing Access to African Health Research Output through Creation of Institutional Repositories Proposal [Word document 57KB]
View videos and download transcript in PDF format:
Nancy Kamau [Video] [PDF]
Masimba Muziringa [Video] [PDF]
Maria Cristina Horta (in Portuguese) [Video]
Christine Kanyengo [Video] [PDF]
Grace Ajuwon [Video] [PDF]
Abdarahamene Anne (in French) [Video]
Alison Kinengyere [Video] [PDF]
James Kiarie [Video] [PDF]
Network of African Librarians and Deans launches course at AHILA conference
October 2010
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July 22-23, 2009 Meeting
Kenyatta University Conference Centre
Nairobi
African Librarians Course Outline [Word document 70KB]
Letter of invitation to librarians and deans [Word document 1.10MB]
List of participants [Word document 96KB]
Agenda for meeting of librarians and deans [Word document 1.10MB]
Kenyatta University Newsletter, 17th-30th August 2009 [PDF 188KB]
Presentations:
- Information literacy course for medical schools in Africa [PowerPoint 200KB]
- Retrieving medical information on the internet [PowerPoint 636KB]
- Course on searching/using medical information [Word document 80KB]
- Online Information Access and Retrieval: A proposed Course for African schools of Medicine [PowerPoint 636KB]
- Information Literacy Skills (ILS) training for medical students [PowerPoint 40KB]
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Group photo
Front row
Nancy G. Kamau, Medical Librarian (Retired), Kenya
B. M. Okello-Agina, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Kenyatta University
Grace A. Ajuwon, Medical Librarian, E. Latunde Odeku Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Mamudo Ismail, Dean, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Olive Mugenda, Vice Chancellor, Kenyatta University
Julia Royall, Chief, International Programs, US National Library of Medicine
Kenneth Chanda, Assistant Librarian, Medical Library, School of Medicine, University of Zambia,
William Bazeyo, Deputy Dean, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda
Prof. Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, Chairman, Kenyatta University Council, Kenya
J.K.Gakobo, Librarian, Kenyatta University
M. M. Chidzonga, Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe
Second row
Agnes Chikonzo, Medical Librarian, University of Zimbabwe
Ian G. K. Munabi, Dean’s Representative, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda
Prudencia Mweemba, Dean’s Representative, Department of Post Basic Nursing School of Medicine, University of Zambia
Sara M.Mbaga, Medical Librarian , Albert Cook Medical Library, Makerere University, Uganda
Becky Lyon, Deputy Associate Director, Library Operations, US National Library of Medicine
A.O. Omigbodun, Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Maria Cristina Furtado Horta, Medical Information Consultant, Mozambique
Frederick Gravenir, Director, University Advancement, Kenyatta University
Gerhard J. Liesegang, Deputy Dean, Faculdade de Letras e Ciências Sociais, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Abdrahamane Anne, Medical Librarian, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bamako, Mali
Proposal to the National Library of Medicine: Development of a training manual on information literacy for health science students in Africa [Word document 60KB]