Interprofessional Fellowship Training for Emerging Global Health Leaders in Africa to Improve HIV Prevention and Care: The Afya Bora Consortium

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• 作者：Kevin Ousman ; MSN ; HSMAuthor Vitae ; Rosemary C. Polomano ; PhD ; RN ; FAAN ; ^{polomanr@nursing.upenn.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae ; Esther Seloilwe ; PhD ; RNAuthor Vitae ; Theresa Odero ; MSc ; RNAuthor Vitae ; Edith Tarimo ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Yohana J. Mashalla ; MD ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Joachim G. Voss ; PhD ; RN ; ACRNAuthor Vitae ; Gabrielle O'Malley ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Susan A. Chapman ; PhD ; RNAuthor Vitae ; Onesmus Gachuno ; MBChB ; MMedAuthor Vitae ; Yukari Manabe ; MDAuthor Vitae ; Damalie Nakanjako ; MBChB ; MMed ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Nelson Sewankambo ; MBChB ; MMed ; MScAuthor Vitae ; David Urassa ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Judith N. Wasserheit ; MD ; MPHAuthor Vitae ; Douglas J. Wiebe ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Wendy Green ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Carey Farquhar ; MD ; MPHAuthor Vitae ; Afya Bora Consortium Working Group
• 关键词：African nurse leaders ; Afya Bora Consortium ; global health leaders ; global partnerships ; HIV care ; interprofessional training
• 刊名：Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May-June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：27
• 期：3
• 页码：331-343
• 全文大小：455 K

文摘

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.