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  • RESPECT (Research, Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Advocacy on Equality)

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    Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face complex societal, security, and health challenges. The consequences of which are most visible among women and girls, who have a higher risk of violence and greater difficulties in accessing health care, education and employment. Given the difficulties in accessing quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and […]

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  • FORCE (Formation Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs) – Mali

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    Formation Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs : une collaboration de l’Enseignement Public et Privé pour l’intégration de Ia santé reproductive des adolescents et jeunes dans le curriculum de base des techniciens de santé et techniciens supérieurs de santé. Au Mali, spécifiquement à Mopti et Sikasso, les jeunes et les adolescents éprouvent des difficultés à […]

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  • FORCE (Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) – Mali

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    Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A collaboration of public and private education for the integration of adolescent and youth reproductive health into the basic curriculum of health technicians and senior health technicians. In Mali, specifically in Mopti and Sikasso, young people and adolescents have difficulty exercising their sexual and reproductive health rights […]

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  • RESPECT (Recherche, Enseignement en Santé et Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs et Plaidoyer pour l’égalité)

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    Le Mali, le Niger et le Burkina Faso sont confrontés à des défis complexes, sociétal, sécuritaire, et de santé. Les conséquences sont surtout visibles chez les femmes et les filles avec un risque plus élevé de violence et de plus grandes difficultés d’accès aux soins de santé, à l’éducation et à l’emploi. Compte tenu des […]

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  • STRENGTHS Project: Scaling Up Psychological Interventions with Syrian Refugees

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    Millions of Syrian refugees have been affected psychologically by the Syrian conflict. The STRENGTHS project is training Syrian refugees to provide a mental-health intervention called Problem Management+ (PM+) to fellow refugees. Its aim is to help alleviate some of the psychological trauma suffered by those who have escaped the conflict, but paid a high psychological […]

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  • Africa Day 2019 & Albert Schweitzer Awards

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    On Saturday 13th April KIT Royal Tropical Institute hosted and celebrated Africa Day, and announced the winners of the Albert Schweitzer Awards. The Dutch Albert Schweitzer Fund (NASF), which focuses on promoting health care in Africa, presented the prize for the ninth time during the Day. Jonathan Vas Nunes (31, tropical doctor in training) was […]

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  • Fifteen years of the tropEd Masters in International Health programme: what has it delivered? Results of an alumni survey of masters students in international health

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    n 2010–2011, recent graduates (2008 or earlier) of the Masters in International Health (MIH) (as offered by over 30 universities and institutions collaborating in the tropEd network) were surveyed. We aimed to examine whether the competencies gained proved appropriate for alumni’s current positions and to develop the programme according to alumni’s needs.

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  • NIRP 15: Education for international cooperation

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    This booklet reports on a study that began in 1995 as a collaborative effort between Palestinian, Israeli and Dutch researchers who shared the same hope regarding a peaceful solution to the dispute between Jews and Arabs living in the region. Their collaboration was centred on studying the opportunity to change the prevailing public attitude towards […]

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  • Life skills and HIV education in Africa: methods and evaluations

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    Over the past several years the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been recognized as being more than simply a health issue. HIV/AIDS impacts every sector, including education. In the high HIV-prevalence countries of southern and eastern Africa, the education sector is currently being hit by massive teacher shortages due to death, absenteeism, and attrition as […]

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  • Impact Assessment of Dance4life’s School-Based Programme for Young People

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    In 2011, dance4life (d4l) commissioned KIT to study and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and impact of its programme. As a result of the findings, d4l to launched a new campaign targeting the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young people and their communities in Russia and Uganda. Meaningful involvement and strategic planning Many […]

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  • PARADISS: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Mali

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    KIT Royal Tropical Institute is supporting the National Institute of Training in Health Sciences (INFSS) in Mali to strengthen its educational capacity in Sexual and Reproductive Health. INFSS is Mali’s reference institute for Bachelor- and Master-level training of paramedics. After their graduation these paramedics provide Sexual and Reproductive Health services throughout Mali. Altogether, INFSS trains […]

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  • Developing a Master’s Programme in Vietnam

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    Developing and delivering a joint Masters of Public Health with emphasis on HIV/AIDS together with the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH), to improve capacity for HIV prevention in Vietnam. Strengthening Vietnam’s capacity to prevent HIV/AIDS KIT Royal Tropical Institute and the Hanoi School of Public Health developed a Master’s programme to strengthen Vietnam’s capacity […]

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