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Reference:3545
Country:South Africa
Multiple country event:No
Region:AFRO
City:Pretoria
Start date:19 August 2010
End date:20 August 2010
Estimated duration:2 days
Status:Completed - Complété
 (The mission has taken place)

Title:TOT Review - Improving Care for People Affected by Tuberculosis
Type:Workshop / Atelier (invitation only - avec invitation)
Terms of Reference:This review workshop was organised by the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA)in collaboration with ICN.
163 nurses who had attended one of the TOT courses held between 2005 and 2010 were invited to this event for further updating and to feed back on their experiences since their initial training.
Training Opportunity:No
Website:
Purpose 1:Human Resources Development
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Other purpose:

Entered by:International Council of Nurses (ICN)
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Partner 2:
Partner 3:
Contact name:Gini Williams
Contact email:williams@icn.ch
Other agencies:Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA)

Funding needs:No
Funding source:Eli Lilly MDR Partnership
Other funding source:
Available funding:$ 0
Funding gap:$ 0
Global Fund reference: 

Comments:The nurses present reported training a variety of nurses, allied health worker and community members after their initial TOT session. In addition, most participants did the following; reported on training activities to supervisors and staff in meetings, provided written report requesting support from district managers, trained managers on TB/MDR TB, liaised with various stakeholders, developed a year long training plan and provided community training on TB and HIV/AIDS stigma. The nurses articulated the following as main challenges to delivering trainings; lack of management support, limited time, lack of human, material and financial resources, staff resistance to additional training and staff burnout.

 

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Date Created: 25 May 2011
Entered By: ICN




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