Short Courses For 2010

If you work in health care, a development organisation or in the caring industry at any level, then AMREF has the course for you. AMREF’s mission is to create vibrant networks of informed communities that work with empowered health workers in stronger health systems, in order to ensure that every African has access to the good health which is theirs by right. This mission is reflected in the training courses that we run, and our determination to build the capacity of the African people to take charge of their own health care.

In 2010, AMREF will run the following short courses: (Click on the course title to view details)

Course Title

DurationDates Cost
Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment3 weeks1- 19 Mar US$900
Monitoring and Evaluation4 weeks8 Mar -2 Apr
US$1200
Health Education and Promotion 2 weeks22 Mar - 2 Apr
US$600
Health Services Organisation and Management3 weeks26 Apr – 14 May US$900
Management and Sustainability of Programmes2 weeks3- 14 May US$600
Sexual and Reproductive Health2 weeks10 - 21 May US$600
Strategic Management in Health and Development Programmes1 week24 - 28 May US$300
Strategic Leadership in Health and Development Programmes1 week 7 - 11 June US$300
Health Systems Research4 weeks14 June - 9 JulUS$1200
 Monitoring and Evaluation 4 weeks21 Jun-16 JulUS$1200
Disaster Management and Sustainable Development2 weeks7 - 18 June US$600
Trauma Counseling and Management2 weeks14 - 25 JuneUS$600
Behaviour Change and Communication in HIV/AIDS2 weeks12 - 23 JulyUS$600
Entrepreneurship Development Program2 weeks19 -30 JulyUS$600
Training of Facilitators - TOF4 weeks2 - 27 AugUS$1200
Records Management2 weeks9 - 20 Aug US$600
Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment3 weeks
30 Aug- 17 Sep
US$900
Monitoring and Evaluation 4 weeks 6 Sept- 1 Oct
 US$1200
Malaria Prevention, Control and Management2 weeks13 - 24 SeptUS$600
Practical Project Management2 weeks27 Sept - 8 Oct US$600
Gender in Health and Development1 week4- 8 Oct US$300
Advocacy Skills1 week11 - 15 Oct US$300
Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Using Epi info andQSR
2 weeks 
18 - 29 Oct
USD$600
 Developing & Writing successful Project Proposals  2 weeks25 Oct - 5 Nov  USD$600
Health Finance Management3 weeks1 - 19 Nov US$900
Advanced International Training of Trainers
4 weeks
1 - 26 Nov
US$1200
 Monitoring and Evaluation4 weeks
 8-12 Nov
 US$1200
Logisitics Management for Drugs & Other Health Communities
1 week
8 - 12 Nov
US$300
Qualitative Research Methodologies2 weeks
15 - 26 Nov
US$600

 General Information:

  1. Certification - The participants, upon successful attendance of each short course will be awarded an AMREF certificate of participation stipulating the topics covered.
  2. Learning Resources:- Computer laboratory with internet access; A well-equipped clinical laboratory where trainees carry out practical examinations; A state-of-the-art health library which provides access to information that is otherwise unavailable locally
  3. Costs: - Training costs covers lunch, stationery, field trips and all course related learning materials.- Accommodation (US$ 48 per day) To cover half board accommodation (bed, dinner and breakfast) including daily transport to and from the training venue using the AMREF bus.- Mode of payment All payments to the course should be made two weeks to the commencement of each course in cheques payable to AMREF or through bank transfer to the AMREF account
  4. Tailor made courses: AMREF organises customised short courses for groups of not less than 15 participants in health and health-related fields, tailored to the needs of individuals or organisations. Our clients have included NGOs and Ministries of Health in Sudan, Malawi, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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