Overview

IME's focus on professional education of healhcare professionals through international conferences and symposia focused on African health issues is unparallelled among Not-for-Profit 501(c)(3) and Non-Govenmental Organizations (NGO's). Below are highlights of recent IME-sponsored conferences.

IME's commitment to Continuing Medical Education (CME) is strategically focused on:

• International Consortia of Academic Institutions
• Development of curricula and materials that specifically address African needs
• Distribution and dissemination of information via high and low-bandwidth Internet

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Completed Conferences

Multinational Symposium (2002)
"Developing Sustainable African Health Care Delivery Systems for the Millennium”Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

The overarching objective of the symposium was to develop a programmatic framework for advancing communication and health information technology to improve the performance of African health systems. Special emphasis was placed upon the development of human resources for health.

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Regional Project Development Workshop (1999)
"Building Partnerships & Developing Successful Health Programmes in Africa"Nairobi, Kenya

In accordance with recommendations from its inaugural conference in South Africa, IME organized a follow-up workshop for health policy makers and health professionals in Nairobi, Kenya. This workshop was designed to empower African Ministers of Health to plan and mobilize the necessary resources to implement targeted national health programs. Attendees received instruction in creating action plans for crisis preparedness, developing on-going primary health care programs, and how to respond to major medical emergencies.

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International Medical Exchange Conference (1997)
“Empowerment Through Health: A Collaboration of Nations”
Sun City, Republic of South Africa

Some 750 delegates from throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States attended this inaugural conference. It was co-endorsed by the National Medical Association of the United States, and the South African Medical & Dental Practitioners. The conference participants shared ideas and discussed ways to address the major health issues facing African countries. They also discussed constraints to developing and implementing successful health programs in Africa.