MINORITY HEALTH PROFESSIONS FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
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Agency for International Development Global Health Initiative
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Our commitment to providing and promoting optimum health
among minority and the underserved people is what drives our vision
to form a viable relationship with the US Agency for International
Development (USAID), geared toward improving global health. We believe
that by working together, we can help increase the role that Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) play in global health efforts
as well as channel the resources, scholarship and technology of
these schools and their faculties toward specific USAID initiatives.
Among these are providing technical assistance in field missions
in the areas of tuberculosis, family planning and reproductive health.
Program
The Minority Health Professions Foundation, in collaboration with
the Africa Bureau, is targeting three program components of the
Global Health Initiative:
• Population and Reproductive Health Strengthening
• Tuberculosis Faculty Development
• Mentoring and Networking Program for HBCUs
These key components will increase HBCU experience with international
reproductive health experts to ensure that their faculty possess
the capacity to provide technical assistance overseas.
Population and Reproductive Health Strengthening
HBCU faculty members will be introduced to USAID programs and culture
designed to promote dissemination of best practices and lessons
learned on current population and reproductive health topics. This
may include workshops, technical meetings, technical exchanges,
symposia and conferences that address design, implementation and
evaluation of USAID international health programs.
Tuberculosis Faculty Development
USAID’s investment in technical training and development,
in both developed and developing countries, works to ensure adequate
resources to reduce the global burden of tuberculosis. To achieve
this end, MHPF will work to increase HBCU participation in tuberculosis
training courses and to provide faculty with the necessary technical
expertise for overseas assignments.
Mentoring and Networking with HBCUs
By developing professional networks among HBCU faculty, we will
increase individual and institutional capacity to participate in
USAID-funded reproductive health programs. Select MHPF consortium
members will partner with a small number of Cooperating Agency Partners
around technical issues of mutual concern. HBCU faculty will participate
in research and dissemination activities in support of the Africa
Bureau’s Strategic Objectives related to reproductive health
and family planning.
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