APFP APPLICATIONS FOR 2014 ARE NOW CLOSED
EMAIL APPLICATIONS FOR 2015 TO APFP administrator, Avril du Preez at avril.dupreez@uct.ac.za.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SFARS AWARD
Please note: The eligibility criteria for this call have been revised to include South African citizens or permanent residents, or citizens of other African countries provided work permit and contract with UCT is valid for the duration of the SFARS award
NEWS ITEMS
MISSION
To strengthen collaborations and long-term Paediatric capacity through building partnerships with key strategic tertiary academic institutions and hospitals in different parts of Africa.
VISION
To train medical, nursing and other health care professionals in Paediatrics, both from South Africa and other African countries, to sub-specialise in General Paediatrics and different Paediatric sub-specialities. To return empowered to provide and build health care capacity in their own countries.
CHILD NURSE PRACTICE
NEWS
APFP is proud to congratulate the following fellows who have been awarded an ASID Educational Grant to attend and present their research at the upcoming Ithemba le Afrika conference, a combined congress of the South African Thoracic Society, Allergy Society and the African Society for Immunodeficiences. The conference will be held at Sun City from 5-9 June 2013.
Anne Irungu(Kenya) "Prevalence of Streptococcal Pneumoniae Carriage in the upper airway of children at Kenyatta National Hospital"
Hellen Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa (with APFP from 1 March 2010 to 1 March 2011)
Wilson Osarogiagbon(Nigeria) self-funded
"Pneumonia in children presenting to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria"
The APFP is proud to announce an extension in the program to involve the much needed area of training Rehabilitation therapists...read more
APFP site visit to Malawi, 23rd-25th January 2013
Assoc Prof Jo Wilmshurst (APFP chair, paed neurologist)
Assoc Prof Brenda Morrow (Head of ancillary APFP, physiotherapist - postgraduate training issues)
Dr Natasha Rhoda (Consultant Neonatologist)
Assoc Prof Minette Coetzee (Postgraduate Nursing arm of APFP)
Anne Magege, Nombwisu Tom (ELMA)
Site visit APFP Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 27-30th January 2013
Assoc Prof Jo Wilmshurst (APFP chair, paed neurologist)
Assoc Prof Brenda Morrow (Head of ancillary APFP, physiotherapist - postgraduate training issues)
Dr Natasha Rhoda (Consultant Neonatologist)
Assoc Prof Minette Coetzee (Postgraduate Nursing arm of APFP)
Congratulations to Leah Githinji for being one of the recipients of the RCPCH Visiting Fellowship in Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Visit the Following Link to see an article about APFP and one of our trainees, Gbemisola Boyede:
Congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Obimbo who has taken up the position of Chair of Paediatrics at University of Nairobi. Elizabeth trained in Paediatric Pulmonology from March 2011 to November 2012.
Feedback from Dr. Isaac Tsikhutsu who trained in PICU from March 2011 to February 2012.
Isaac informed us of the progress that has been made with Kericho District Hospital's 6 bed HDU/ICU unit. Isaac has been actively involved in the drawing the plans. The ICU building is progressing well. They have now roofed the building. We have tendered for phase 2 and 3, which consist of finishings and plumbing and electrical works The building is expected to be completed by June 2013.
Ongoing construction works at Kericho District Hospital
APFP report by Dr. Leah Githinji Fellowship in Paediatric Pulmonology at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. Read More
Congratulations to Abdallah Yaser for winning the Junior Researcher Award at the 2012 SCAH Research Day for his presentation, "Correlation between transcutaneous bilirubin and total serum bilirubin levels among preterm neonates at Groote Schuur Hospital."
Congratulations to Leah Githinji who passed her Sub-specialty Certificate in Pulmonology.
Congratulations to Francis Banda who passed his FC Paed(SA) Part II.
Congratulations to Abdallah Yaser who passed his Sub-specialty Certificate in Neonatology.
Congratulations to Leah Githinji who passed her Diploma in Allergology.