1. Kubelekela antomwe: Ag obair le chéile Working together
Copperbelt University – Ndola Teaching Hospital National University of Ireland Galway - Saolta University Healthcare Group
Kubelekela antomwe: Ag obair le chéile Working together

2. Zambia - Ireland Long history of collaboration Healthcare
Education, agriculture, infrastructure…
Healthcare
Hospitals, nursing
Education support: COSECSA

3. NUIG College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Strategic Plan:
The College will support capacity building in education, research, and scholarship in the developing world by facilitating exchanges and capacity building activities
The College will work with the Saolta University Hospital Group to develop a programme of links with developing country institutions

4. Partner institutions - links with developing countries:
many existing links
building capacity of healthcare staff
supporting the infrastructural capacity of partner healthcare institutions
providing opportunities for staff and student exchanges between Saolta/NUI Galway and partner health institutions

5. Saolta partner:

6. Start up grant to NUIG and CBU

7. NUIG-Saolta – CBU-NTH Shared values and interests
Common strategic objectives
develop international partnerships
healthcare services, teaching, learning, research, community contribution
Working together will build capacity in all institutions
mutual learning
co-development

8. 1964: 3 million people. 100 graduates, 2 indigenous doctors
UNZA 1966, Medical School 1968: 1832 graduates to date

10. 52.5
Life expectancy at birth
80.8
224
Maternal mortality rate 8
62.9
Infant mortality rate
3.7 5
Health expenditure %GDP
7.8
0.17
Physicians per 1000
2.67
0.7
Nurses per 1000 12

11. Doctors per province
2015

12. 7200 students 600 staff 1:12
17200 students 2400 staff 1:7

13. CBU School of Medicine Opened 2011 Medicine, Dentistry
New campus about to open
Students:
41 in first graduating class
132 in first year 2016
plan to expand to 200/year

14. 349 students
29 teaching, 28 admin staff
Diploma in Registered Nursing
Certificate in Registered Midwifery
Certificate in Operating Theatre Nursing
Considering transition to degree programme

15. NTH 2015 GUH / Saolta 2014 Attendances Admissions Deliveries 119813
86285 /
21480
Admissions
15653 / 57214
6650
Deliveries
2754 / 9553

16. NTH GUH (Saolta) Beds Staff Nurses Doctors Consultants 851 646 (1770)
1008
Staff
3160 (7860)
379
Nurses
1270 (3240) 46
Doctors
550 (1170) 15
Consultants
170 (250)

17. March 2016
Ndola team to Galway

18. August 2016
Galway team to Ndola and Lusaka

19. Partnership Plan Commitment: MoU Education and training Equipment
Research
Service and practice

20. Education and Training
Curriculum development
Teaching staff development
Skills / Certificate / Diploma / Masters / PhD
CELT, basic sciences, clinical skills, nursing, library
Priorities: Anatomy, Physiology, Nursing
Student and staff exchanges
reciprocal
Clinical staff development
Training of trainers
Family Medicine / General Practice / Primary care

21. Equipment
Clinical
Simulation IT
Link with EQUALS

22. Research Research support Proposal writing Ethics
Potential for collaboration
Tropical Disease Research Centre
Noncommunicable Disease
Health Systems Research
Education

23. Charter: Quality of Partnership
Adherence to national policies and strategies
Formal agreements between twinned institutions
Reciprocity
Joint and equal responsibility
Capability
Equity and respect
Ethics

25. Benefits for partners Our mutual interest (‘beyond aid’) Impacts:
global health security
exporting health expertise
responsive, motivated, innovative workforce
Impacts:
better health
stronger economies
greater gender equality

27. What do we need to do next?
Strategy
Funding
Administration
Governance
What are the options?