The University Eduardo Mondlane/UCSD Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative
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Funding Fogarty Program
Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
The University Eduardo Mondlane/UCSD Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative
Principal Institution
Eduardo Mondlane University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Noormahomed, Emilia Virginia
Project Contact Information
Email: enoormahomed@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2018–2023
Country
Mozambique
Collaborators
University of California, San Diego
Maputo Central Hospital
Universidade Pedagogica de Mozambique
Lúrio University
Universidade Zambeze
Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
Project Description
This project will transform Mozambique’s health education system by substantially extending professional education in the health sciences beyond Mozambique’s capital, Maputo. To this end, this project will partner with emerging universities operating in the Central and Northern regions of Mozambique using multidisciplinary approaches geared to physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team.
All awards through the Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) are supported by the U.S. Department of State's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, which leads, manages and oversees the
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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