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NORAD approves 2016 work plan and budget for NORHED Antimicrobial Stewardship and Conservancy in Africa project

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NORAD approves the 2016 Work Plan and budget for the NORHED Antimicrobial Stewardship and Conservancy in Africa project. In a letter to Prof. Sabiha Y. Essacks, the project’s main PI base at UKZN in RSA, signed by Karstein Maseide (head of section) and Signe Marie Breivik (senior adviser) NORAD reports to have found the project’s work plan to be in line with previous implementation plan and objectives. The letter concludes with the remarks “NORAD hereby approves the submitted work plan and budget for 2016 and wish you a successful year”

NORAD approves the 2015 Narrative annual report and the 2015 Financial report: In the annual meeting held at the University of KwaZulu Natal on Monday 24th April 2016. NORAD, represented by Signe Breivik approved both the 2015 Narrative Annual report and 2015 Financial report.

Official Launch of the Msc Antimicrobial Stewardship Online Program by UKZN and University of Malawi College of Medicine

   

Date: 22nd February, 2018

Venue:  ICT Conference room

Guest: Mohammed Deedat and Aadil Malek from UKZN

College of Medicine Representatives:    Associate Prof Chisomo Msefula (Dean of Biomedical science and Health Professionals) and Dr Mkakosya (Head of Pathology Department)

 

The College of Medicine in collaboration with  University Kwazulu Natal (UKZN),University of Tromsol(UIT)  and  instituto superior de ciencias e saude(ISCISA) ,won a Norhed grant  under  the Name Antimicrobial Stewardship and conservancy in Africa.

The project aimed at improving Health services  delivery in Low and Middle income countries(LMIC)  such as Malawi through refurbishing of existing  National reference Microbiology Laboratory at Community Health Sciences Unit(CHSU), and establishing of an online Masters Program at University of Malawi the college of medicine.

The College of Medicine developed the online master’s program known as MSc in Health Science (Antimicrobial Stewardship).

 To support the delivery of masters program the project purchased a server to brief up the internet service at the College of Medicine, so that students can easily access contents of the online Masters Program.