Volunteer Opportunity in HIV/AIDS training and mentoring
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Dear All,
In connection with the recent discussion on AFRO-NETS on the
health sector human resource shortage in Africa, I would like to
let you know about an organization that is contributing to
strengthening the health sector of developing countries in Af-
rica and elsewhere: the International Center for Equal Health-
care Access (ICEHA).
ICEHA, a US-based non-profit organization, is a network of US
and European physicians and nurses who volunteer technical as-
sistance on HIV care and infectious diseases to clinics in de-
veloping countries. ICEHA's "transfer of medical skills" model
is aimed at increasing the number of skilled local health care
providers and strengthening the quality of health care delivered
in developing countries. ICEHA's clinical mentoring program was
developed specifically to quickly enhance the skills of local
health care staff so that countries can fight the HIV epidemic
from within. Volunteers typically spend about 6-8 weeks on their
assignment.
ICEHA urgently needs more volunteers to meet the rapidly growing
demand for training in HIV care and treatment. ICEHA works pri-
marily with doctors and nurses who are from the United States,
the United Kingdom, and other developed countries. Doctors and
nurses in developing countries may also apply to provide train-
ing and mentoring in HIV/AIDS care and treatment within their
own countries, this limitation existing so that ICEHA does not
draw health professionals away from countries where their skills
are urgently needed.
For more information or to volunteer, please see
http://www.iceha.org or contact Katie Graves-Abe at
mailto:kgravesabe@iceha.org. Please feel free to forward this e-
mail to doctors and nurses who you think might be interested in
volunteering with ICEHA.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Eric Friedman
Physicians for Human Rights
mailto:efriedman@phrusa.org