About Us
Mission statement
To empower African medical personnel to improve the health of people in Africa through regular updates in medical advances and provision of medical supplies.
The goals of Africa Partners CME are to:
- provide updates in clinical medicine to health care providers in West Africa
- provide practical training in basic and advanced life support, pediatric, obstetric, and other medical procedures to physicians and nurses
- provide education and support for the ethical and spiritual aspects of medical practice
- provide medical supplies to doctors and teaching hospitals in West Africa
What we provide
- Comprehensive updates in clinical medicine through didactic teaching on a broad range of the most preventable and prevalent diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, cancer, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
- Practical training in medical procedures for health care personnel through workshops on such topics as basic and advanced life support, medical procedures in pediatrics, obstetrics, endoscopy, abdominal and obstetric ultrasounds, and breast and cervical cancer screening.
- Education in medical ethics and professionalism.
- Donated medical equipment and supplies. Past gifts have included endoscopy equipment, abdominal ultrasound machines, slit lamps, X-ray machines, EKG equipment, and more.
