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Strengthening Health Professional Workforce Education Programs for Improved Quality Health Care in Zambia (SHEPIZ)

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Strengthening Health Professional Workforce Education Programs for Improved Quality Health Care in Zambia (SHEPIZ)

Principal Institution

University of Zambia

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Goma, Fastone

Project Contact Information

Email: gomafm@unza.zm

Year(s) Awarded

2019-2024

Country

Zambia

Collaborators

Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Vanderbilt University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Mulungushi University School of Medicine

Project Description

The SHEPIZ project is an innovative medical education program focused on enhancement of health services, multilevel research capacity building and continued development of subspecialty trained clinicians in Zambia.

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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