TY - JOUR
T1 - Interprofessional Fellowship Training for Emerging Global Health Leaders in Africa to Improve HIV Prevention and Care: The Afya Bora Consortium
AU - Ousman, Kevin
AU - Polomano, Rosemary C.
AU - Seloilwe, Esther
AU - Odero, Theresa
AU - Tarimo, Edith
AU - Mashalla, Yohana J.
AU - Voss, Joachim G.
AU - O'Malley, Gabrielle
AU - Chapman, Susan A.
AU - Gachuno, Onesmus
AU - Manabe, Yukari
AU - Nakanjako, Damalie
AU - Sewankambo, Nelson
AU - Urassa, David
AU - Wasserheit, Judith N.
AU - Wiebe, Douglas J.
AU - Green, Wendy Marie
AU - Farquhar, Carey
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - HIV continues to challenge health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. A qualified workforce of transformational leaders is required to strengthen health systems and introduce policy reforms to address the barriers to HIV testing, treatment, and other HIV services. The 1-year Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship in Global Health capitalizes on academic partnerships between African and U.S. universities to provide interprofessional leadership training through classroom, online, and service-oriented learning in 5 countries in Africa. This fellowship program prepares health professionals to design, implement, scale-up, evaluate, and lead health programs that are population-based and focused on prevention and control of HIV and other public health issues of greatest importance to African communities and health service settings. Afya Bora nurse fellows acquire leadership attributes and competencies that are continuously and systematically tested during the entire program. This multinational training platform promotes interprofessional networks and career opportunities for nurses.
AB - HIV continues to challenge health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. A qualified workforce of transformational leaders is required to strengthen health systems and introduce policy reforms to address the barriers to HIV testing, treatment, and other HIV services. The 1-year Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship in Global Health capitalizes on academic partnerships between African and U.S. universities to provide interprofessional leadership training through classroom, online, and service-oriented learning in 5 countries in Africa. This fellowship program prepares health professionals to design, implement, scale-up, evaluate, and lead health programs that are population-based and focused on prevention and control of HIV and other public health issues of greatest importance to African communities and health service settings. Afya Bora nurse fellows acquire leadership attributes and competencies that are continuously and systematically tested during the entire program. This multinational training platform promotes interprofessional networks and career opportunities for nurses.
KW - African nurse leaders
KW - Afya Bora Consortium
KW - Global health leaders
KW - Global partnerships
KW - HIV care
KW - Interprofessional training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jana.2016.01.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jana.2016.01.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 27086192
SN - 1055-3290
VL - 27
SP - 331
EP - 343
JO - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
IS - 3
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being