Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
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In the period 1997/ 2003 the School ma<strong>de</strong> a lot of headway:<br />
� Creation of a Nursing complementary course (Licence)<br />
� Creation of a E-Learning <strong>Pro</strong>gram (in partnership with the Global Aca<strong>de</strong>my,<br />
starting in January 2003)<br />
� <strong>Pro</strong>tocols with Hospitals and with ARSLVT to offer internships<br />
� An increase in the number of stu<strong>de</strong>nts was registered from 97 in 1997 to 300<br />
in 2002 accompanied by a qualitative increase on the teachers si<strong>de</strong> (7 with a<br />
master’s and 1 in the final phase of a PhD)<br />
� Creation of a “School Health Cabinet” offering pedagogical counselling<br />
integrated in the Higher Education Psychological Counselling Services<br />
Network.<br />
� Creation of s post- graduation course in Health Psychology with a speciality<br />
in ‘Maternal Health and Obstetrics’<br />
� Transformation of this school into a “Health Higher Education School” with<br />
new courses in Physiotherapy, Radiology and Cardio - Pneumology.<br />
� A program of support to the immigrant population and ethnical minorities was<br />
<strong>de</strong>veloped with the participation of the “Semear para Acolher” (Sow and Reap)<br />
integrated and fun<strong>de</strong>d by the EQUAL Community <strong>Pro</strong>gram, aiming at supporting<br />
the social integration of immigrants and ethnical minorities (functioning in two<br />
centres with a funding from the European Community and the Portuguese State of<br />
386000 euros).<br />
� International Cooperation:<br />
� Coordination of the FICV assessment mission in Angola (The National<br />
Presi<strong>de</strong>nt hea<strong>de</strong>d the mission, Vice- Presi<strong>de</strong>nt and the Portuguese Red Cross<br />
responsible for the International Relations).<br />
� Financial Support to the FICV activities in the rehabilitation and operational<br />
reinforcement of the Red Cross Publifc Health posts.<br />
� A financial support of more than 350000 euros was granted to various<br />
activities in Angola, Mozambique, Cape-Vert, S. Tome and Prince, Timor and<br />
Brazil. (Search and localization of mines in Angola; Manjacaze Rehabilitation<br />
Centre and relief operations to the victims of the floods in Mozambique; Day<br />
centres in S. Tomé and Prince; rehabilitation of the Red Cross facilities in<br />
Prince and East Timor; a new launching of the Red Cross activities in Brazil.