Mobilizing Diaspora Volunteers for Public Health Capacity Building

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Volunteer F. Objective: To assist the communications and public relations efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health. Term: August 2008 to July 2011 Major accomplishments (to date): Collaborated on various communications strategies; coordinated high level visits and organized events. Worked with web developers from a major American university to redesign the Ministry’s website. Developed research proposals Volunteer G. Objective: To provide technical assistance for the implementation of tuberculosis and HIV treatment programs in federal and regional health bureaus and to build capacity of federal staff in research, epidemiology, and data analysis. Term: August 2008 to August 2011 Major accomplishments (to date): Provided epidemiological expertise, reviewed guidelines, participated in training of health workers, and conducted research and evaluation. Conducted retrospective study of the anti‐retroviral treatment program in 16 private hospitals in and around Addis Ababa. Prepared protocol to improve tuberculosis detection in rural areas. Advised medical students at local universities. Developed databases for administrative and evaluation data at regional health bureaus. Developed a monitoring and evaluation plan for the national maternal, newborn and child health communications and advocacy strategy aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal deaths. Organized research seminar for local medical researchers. Mobilizing Diaspora Volunteers for Public Health Capacity Building | 15
About the Authors Tedla W. Giorgis is Founder and Executive Director of Visions for Development, Inc. A clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in the United States and Ethiopia, Dr. Giorgis has previously worked and consulted for the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health, the World Bank, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the African American Institute, and the Center for Development and Population Activities among other national and international organizations. He has been awarded the Eli Lilly Primary Care Award (2002) and the Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Award (2005) and has been extensively published in academic journals. Dr. Giorgis is the author of Understanding Depression, Alcohol and Drugs: Personal Guide for Ethiopians and Multicultural Competence: A Case Study in Mental Health Service Delivery. Aaron Terrazas is a Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a non‐partisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of international migration and its policy consequences for communities at origin and destination. Mr. Terrazas has published over a dozen studies on the impacts of the recent economic crisis for migration flows and migrants in the labor market, diasporas as agents of development in their countries of origin, and immigrant integration. His recent studies include Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand? (co‐author) and Connected through Service: Diaspora Volunteers and Global Development. Mobilizing Diaspora Volunteers for Public Health Capacity Building | 16
Page 1 and 2: Mobilizing Diaspora Volunteers for
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Executive Summary
Page 5 and 6: Introduction and Background There i
Page 7 and 8: skills and expertise of diasporas r
Page 9 and 10: The interviews also attempted to id
Page 11 and 12: lessons learned that, we believe, h
Page 13 and 14: embassies or consulates can also se
Page 15 and 16: Nations Development Program, the In
Page 17: Major accomplishments: Developed a

Mobilizing Diaspora Volunteers for Public Health Capacity Building

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?