CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HEALTH EDUCATION IN MALAWI Dr Paola Gaddi

Definition of Capacity Building “capacity development is a long term process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time”.

Strengthen Existing Capacity Genuine partnership Phased process

Why CB for Health Education? Medical Institutions Competent Health Workers Educational System Health System Continuous Medical Education

Obj 1 To assess the existing capacity (at individual level and institutional level) ObJ 2 To identify capacity needs (at individuals and at institutional level) Obj 3 To use a pilot CPD course to evaluate the capacity of local organisations to deliver it and to explore participants satisfaction AIM: to assess capacity building for health education in Malawi

Methods 1: Study design: Qualitative research Data collection – In-depth interviews with Stakeholders and HWs (conducted according to two different topic guides) – FGD (facilitated with HWs)

Method 2: Sample size: Total N° 16 – 4 Nurses and 4 Clinical Officers (involved in the CPD course) – 8 Members of medical institutions in Malawi (Stakeholders): – Lighthouse Trust – TB and HIV programmes – Medical and Nurses Council – Kamuzu Central Hospital

Dissemination of the results: One hard copy of the research will be given to Lighthouse and PDF files to the other partners which will take part in the study. If requested a copy will be also available for the health workers who participate.

To recap… Main purpose: conduct an assessment of Capacity building for Health Education (CME) in Malawi Expected results: to collect useful information about existing capacity for Health Education in Malawi and capacity needs perceived by local institutions and workers In the future: this data will be helpful to support capacity development for Health Education in Malawi

CPD Course of 9 th and 10 th Good attendance (17 over 20 participants!) Good interaction between facilitators and participants Participant were engaged over all the course of the sessions

Importance of CPD for HCW BEFORE “It’s a pain for HCWs (police Hunting!)” “Means of registration” “It’s a punishment” AFTER “I was more engage in looking at CPD in the context of professional practice as now I will take CPD better than before“ “Training is timely in changing perception of CPD and stimulated critical thinking”

TEACHING STRATEGIES – No PPT – Group work – Computer session and use of flask disk “The method used. Very participatory and made us have answers to our own problems that was great”

COMPUTER “computer illiterate” vs “People who knows some how…” Challenges: – Time – Access of computer – Internet connection

Thanks for listening! Any question??