Monthly Archives: April 2011

BBC features HEAT programme

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Ali Wyllie

Programme four from the Health Check team focusses on Ethiopia’s Health Extension Programme and went to air on Wednesday 13th April on the BBC World Service. The programme is available as a podcast on the BBC iPlayer. Health Check’s Claudia Hammond reports from … Continue reading →

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Receives Humanitarian Award

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Jess Aumann

Dr Tedros Adhanom, Minister of Health for Ethiopia received the 2011 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award at a ceremony held in Pentagon City, Arlington Virginia, USA, on 22 March 2011. The award was presented by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter … Continue reading →

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OU and AMREF to address health needs in Africa

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Jess Aumann

The Open University and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Directorate in Kenya are delighted to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together for the development and implementation of health education and training for mid-level and community health workers in Africa. Continue reading →

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Health Check – Medical Brain Drain

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Ali Wyllie

The Open University in partnership with the BBC World Service, present a series of special editions of Health Check, the weekly round-up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine. The series is presented by Claudia Hammond. Episode 3 … Continue reading →

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