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In order to break the vicious circle of poverty, bad access to education, and over-aging of the academic staff, the program supports excellent young Congolese and accompanies them by an individual mentoring during their academic career to reach their professorship in the Congo. The young scientists shall renew the academic formation, which has severely suffered from dictatorship and civil war, and shall, thus, help to improve life conditions in their home country. Presently nearly 200 students are being supported, mainly from life sciences.
 

The Pediatric Endocrinology Education Program – Haiti (PEEP-H) is a pediatric subspecialty training program that will build capacity in pediatric endocrinology among health professionals at all levels of training in Haiti. The program is supported by the Pediatric Endocrine Society and the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, is led by the Haitian non-governmental organization Zanmi Lasante, and was created in collaboration with Haiti’s professional medical associations, medical schools, residency programs, and the Ministry of Health. 

The aim of the project is to contribute to the reduction of preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns in Madagascar, focusing on protection against financial risks in the event of complications. Specifically, this project aims at increasing the rate of antenatal care visits and institutional deliveries through i) education and training of community health workers, midwives, caregivers and physicians, ii) improvement of infrastructures and equipment, iii) introduction of treatment and quality standards, and iv) family planning activities.

The 8 obstetric centres ensure permanent, local medical care for pregnant women, mothers of young children, newborns and children. The project supports the equipment and renovation of existing health stations so that they meet the medical and legal requirements to function as recognised obstetric centres. The direct costs of the first two years of operation will also be covered. In the third year, the funding will be reduced and gradually taken over by the state authorities. This model has worked very well in our predecessor project.

Granting medical education credits under the establishment of a reverse generation contract for long-term self-financing..

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On the basis of a pilot project between 2008-2010 the aim of the project is to establish a newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the capital Vientiane in a sustainable manner. In order to achieve this all professional groups dealing with newborn infants in various delivery hospitals in the urban area of Vientiane will receive appropriate teaching. Laboratory measurements will take place in the lab of the largest delivery hospital of the country, the Mother & Newborn Hospital.

Many Haitian children still die of curable diseases because of an acute shortage of pediatricians and severe deficits of the country's health system. State hospitals are poorly stocked with medi-cal equipment and supplies and are understaffed. As a result, the care for the newborns, chil-dren and mothers is insufficient. Because of the precarious state of the health system, many Haitian doctors emigrate for the lack of career prospects. This aggravates the already existing shortage of physicians. 

Age-specific diagnostic and therapeutic psychiatric services for children and adolescents are not available in Iraq and Palestine. To fill this gap, 42 postgraduates from 14 medical centers throughout both countries receive training based on international medical specialization standards over a series of 7 bi-annual intensive courses. Embedded in this program, 5 alumni co-trainers are obtaining qualification to train others in their respective region in accordance with current didactic standards.