Journal Article

Educating Enough Competent Health Professionals: Advancing Educational Innovation at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

Mkony, Charles A., Debas, Haile T., Lyamuya, Eligius F., Kaaya, Ephata E., Loeser, Helen, Kirumira, Edward K., Macfarlane, Sarah B., Freeman, Phyllis, Pallangyo, Kisali

2012

Overview

The Need to Reform Health Professions Education in Tanzania As immediate and crushing as the health burden is for Tanzania and across Africa, health systems will not cope better without many more health professionals competent to play leading roles in meeting population needs. [...]national and international strategies depend fundamentally on universities, and on their transformation into modern engines for change and as custodians of quality education. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare estimated that in 2006 about 29,000 government health staff served a Tanzanian population of approximately 38 million, 35% of the number needed [3]. Since independence, Tanzania has relied heavily on mid-level substitute health workers [4].

• Publisher: Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subject: Allied Health Personnel - education / Allied Health Personnel - organization & administration / Colleges & universities / Curricula / Education, Graduate - organization & administration / Educational aspects / Health care / Health Care Reform - organization & administration / Health education / Health in Action / Hospitals / Humans / Innovations / Management / Medical personnel / Medicine / Organizational Innovation / Professional Competence / Professional development / Tanzania / Universities - organization & administration