Healthefoundation HIV education and prevention training

Mozambique workshop participants' feedback. Film created by Patricia Kalil.

Mozambique

Health[e]Foundation started its first pilot program in Mozambique in September 2006 at the Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Cathólica Moçambique (UCM) in Beira, Mozambique. UCM is a new private university that focuses on educating students from the most resource poor areas of Mozambique. The medical faculty opened its doors in 2000 with an international staff specialized in teaching according to the 'problem based learning' model. The university training is not only aimed at medical knowledge, but students also take part in social projects such as starting up healthcare projects within local communities ('saúde familiar').

After the success of the 2006 pilot training, the HIV[e]Education program became part of the medical curriculum for 5th year UCM medical students.  Class Presidents were chosen in 2008 at the third annual training kickoff to provide technical support and guidance for their class peers, which proved to be a great success and has been repeated in trainings every since!

Class Presidents 2011
Mehol Jamnadas and Euniceandrieta Paulo Mavambe

Mozambique Programs

HIV[e]Education • Beira, May 2011
HIV[e]Education • Beira, May 2010
HIV[e]Education • Beira, Sept 2008
HIV[e]Education • Manhiça, Oct 2007
HIV[e]Education • Maputo, Oct 2007
HIV[e]Education • Beira, Sept 2007
HIV[e]Education • Beira, Sept 2006

Partnerships/Collaborations

Universidade Cathólica Moçambique (UCM)

	Portuguese Affairs & E-learning  specialist  Patricia Kalil

In order to be able to train all healthcare workers in Mozambique, the HIV[e]Education program was translated into Portuguese in 2007. For this initiative Health[e]Foundation was awarded a REACH grant by Tibotec. The translation was done by Patricia Kalil, who is a specialist in Distance Education, curriculum development and course localization.

In 2007 the UCM 5th year students began with the Portuguese version of the HIV[e]Education program for optimal learning. In Manhiça, north of Maputo, a training for the doctors, nurses and counselors of the Manhiça hospital was also initiated. Here, we found a new partner, the Barcelona Group, who is working in cooperation with the Mozambican Ministry of Health. This organization specializes in malaria research, but since 2007 has been conducting HIV/AIDS research and treats several HIV/AIDS patients in the region. Thanks to the Portuguese version of the program we were able to train all staff, most of whom speak only Portuguese. The program was also introduced to a group of researchers in Maputo in October 2007.