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US Medical Partnership To Train 140, 000 Personnel

The US funded Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPIN) has disclosed that it targets to train 140,000 medical professionals in 13 African countries by the end … Continue reading US Medical Partnership To Train 140, 000 Personnel


The US funded Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPIN) has disclosed that it targets to train 140,000 medical professionals in 13 African countries by the end of 2015 to improve access to basic,secondary and tertiary care in all targeted countries.

As one of the beneficiaries, 8 universities were chosen in Nigeria with the University of Ibadan being the lead university to coordinate researches, training and interventions during the 5 year programme.

Making the disclosure in an exclusive interview with Channels Television at the University of Ibadan, Programme Officer for the Initiative, Jeanne Mcdermott explained that the programme was designed for all cadres of health workers with intense capacity building and researches as key areas of focus.

She opined that though the security challenges in the country has slowed the progress rate of the programme especially in selected universities in the north, appreciable progress has however been recorded.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Isaac Adewole disclosed that the initiative has trained   more than 1,000 people including doctors, nurses, administration and management staff as well as medical students.

Prof. Adewole also explained that the meeting was focused on better ways of improving community outreaches and care in the country.

The purpose MEPIN is to support the development of research scientists through the provision funds.

It provides an opportunity to address many of the challenges facing Nigerian education institution with the overall goal of improving and strengthening medical education system in Nigeria.

The programme has been designed to cut across all cadres of health workers including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lecturers, and other stakeholders.