AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
PLANNING FOR PROJECT REVIEW UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES YAOUNDE, CAMEROUN
THIS REPORT RELATES THE ENCOUNTERS & EVENTS WHICH DR ALBERT HENN EXPERIENCED DURING HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE JOURNEES MEDICALES INTERNATL HEALTH CONFERENCE HELD AT THE UNIV CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES (CUSS) DEC 17-23, 1973.DR HENN ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE TO ADD TO THE AMERICAN PRESENCE THERE,TO BECOME ORIENTED TO THE STATUS OF USAID HEALTH PROJS IN CENTRAL AFRICA,AND TO PREPARE FOR PROJ REVIEW OF CUSS SCHEDULED FOR FEB 1974.AID INVOLVEMENT IN CUSS,AS PLANNED,CONSISTED OF SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRCTN OF AN OUTPATIENT CNTR AND A PEDIATRICS & MATERNITY UNIT OF THE HOSPITAL ALONG WITH PROVISION OF FACULTY SUPPORT & PARTIC TRNG.THIS REPORT STATES THAT,AS OF DEC 1973,AID"S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS MULTI-DONOR PROJ COMPRISED ONLY A CONTRACT WITH HARVARD UNIV TO PROVIDE THE MATRNL/CH HLTH COMPONENTS OF TRNG & SRVCS AT THE CENTER.
HENN, ALBERT E. · 1973
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Abstract
AN ISSUE STRESSED AT THE CONFERENCE BY CAMEROUN"S PRESIDENT,EL HADJ AHMADON AHIDJO,IS THAT THE COUNTRY"S HLTH SRVCS & INSTITS SHOULD DEVOTE MUCH CONCERN TO A NATL EFFORT TO DOUBLE CAMEROUN"S POPULATION.THIS REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT AID CAPITALIZE ON THIS BY INTEGRATING FAM PLANNING TYPE HLTH EDUC WITH STANDARD MATRNL/CH HLTH CURRICULUMS.ANOTHER GENERAL RECOMMENDATION IS THAT ALL CONSULTANTS/ADVISORS ASSIGNED TO THIS & OTHER HLTH PROJS IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SHOULD HAVE A STRONG WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH. PROJECT-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS: 1)THE SECOND PHYSICIAN MEMBER OF THE HARVARD TEAM SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND SENT TO CUSS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.THIS PHYSICIAN WOULD SHARE THE CLINICAL WORKLOAD OF THE OB/GYN DEPT IN ADDITION TO HAVING TEACHING DUTIES. 2)AID SHOULD CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARAMEDICAL TRNG PROGRAM AT CUSS AND SHOULD DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT & TASK ANALYSIS,PROBLEM-ORIENTED CURRICULUM DEISGN,COMPETENCY-BASED TRAINING,AND IMAGE BUILDING FOR NEW PARAMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
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