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Getting community-level training right: important lessons from Ethiopia
Lesley Anne Long, Director of the HEAT programme and Tedla Mulatu, Project Manager, Human Resources at AMREF Ethiopia provide insight into how the Ethiopia government and implementing agencies evaluated and adjusted a major training programme to make it fit for purpose. Read the … Continue reading
OU led research project in Ethiopia secures $200,000 funding
A team led by Dr Rosa Hoekstra of The Open University’s Faculty of Science has been awarded almost $200,000 for autism research in Ethiopia from Autism Speaks, one of the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organisations. The training … Continue reading
MBE for Dr Basiro Davey
Congratulations to Dr Basiro Davey, Deputy Director HEAT (Ethiopia), and Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences who has been made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to health and higher education. Basiro joined the OU in 1976 after completing a … Continue reading
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HEAT Modules featured by African Health OER Network
This month the 13 Ethiopian HEAT modules are highlighted in the October newsletter of the African Health OER Network. The newsletter reaches out to OER creators across Africa to share new developments and resources.
International Association for Digital Publications
The Open University is working with the International Assocaition for Digital Publications (IADP) on a project funded by the Indigo Trust. For more information, please click here
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HEAT makes health possible
This is the message of the new DVD. Primarily intended for potential funders and partners, the DVD explains that HEAT is a radical programme created by The Open University to transform the education, training and retention of frontline healthcare workers … Continue reading
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New HEAT Website goes Live!
I am very pleased to announce the launch of our new HEAT website at: http://www.open.ac.uk/heat. Please pass this link on to interested colleagues and institutions. The new look website will carry the latest information about the programme, keep you up to … Continue reading
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Joan turns up the HEAT
Three times Grammy nominated singer songwriter Joan Armatrading lends her voice to the new HEAT DVD. Joan is pictured here with the HEAT Director and Programme Coordinator, Lesley-Anne Long and Alison Robinson, after the recent voice-over recording. The DVD explains how … Continue reading
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The Tigray Region Pilot
In early April the pilot for the Level-IV Health Extension Upgrading Programme started in the Tigray Region. Since then the 44 students in the pilot cohort have completed the Antenatal Care (ANC) Module and are about to start their 15 days … Continue reading
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Nutrition Education and Training
The Open University and the University of Southampton are currently exploring a potential partnership, to create a nutrition programme for health workers, based on open educational resources that can be delivered as face to face, distance learning or e-learning in … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, e-learning, Education, HEAT websites, Nutrition, training, University of Southampton
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