Development of VPH –CPD
modules in East Africa
Erastus K. Kang’ethe 1; Patrick Otto 2; George
Nasinyama 3 and Rudovick Kazwala4
1 University
of Nairobi, 2FAO Rome; 3 Makerere
University, 4 Sokoine University of Agriculture
Overview
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Introduction
Aims
Process
Progress up to date
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Introduction
• VPH is defined as the contributions to the physical,
mental and social well-being of humans through an
understanding and application of veterinary science
[WHO/FAO/OIE definition 1999].
• Human health, animal husbandry and animal health
are closely connected and VPH is a fundamental part of
public health whereby human health and well-being
are the main objectives.
• VPH is multidisciplinary and contributes to many areas
of public health that are not always related to animals.
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Introduction
• ‘One Health’ principles demand we integrate
Veterinary Public Health into the goals of
Public Health through collaboration between
human and veterinary medical science,
environmental science and other related fields
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VPH - CPD AIMS
• The Veterinary Public Health (VPH) continuing
professional development (CPD) project is an
initiative of the VPH unit of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO).
• The aim is to develop and deliver continuing
professional education and capacity
development to veterinarians and others
professionals working in VPH related fields.
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VPH - CPD AIMS
• VPH –CPD has been developed in response to
demands for appropriate training courses to
enhance the skills, and professional
competencies of practitioners, in developing
countries that do not have effective programmes
of continuing education.
• VPH -CPD contributes towards the key objective
of the FAO VPH unit of strengthening national
veterinary public health systems and services.
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VPH-CPD AIMS
• VPH CPD is a pilot project to be implemented
in five East African countries – Burundi, Kenya,
Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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PROCESS
• Planning and consultations Sept – Nov 2010
• Needs Assessment March/April 2011
• Regional stakeholder consultations May
2011
• Modules development by Universities
June – Sept 2011
• Modules uploading and pilot delivery
November 2011
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RESULTS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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% RESPONDENTS
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20
15
10
5
0
Rwanda
Burundi
Uganda
Tanzania
Kenya
COUNTRIES
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GENDER REACH
Female
Male
19%
81%
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EMPLOYMENT
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70
% Respondents
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50
40
30
20
10
0
Public Sector
Private
Others
NGO
Academic
Employment Sector
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EDUCATION and SERVICE
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80% had first degree
17.6 % Masters degree
1.9 %had PhD
0.7% Others- MBA
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Respondent responsibilities
50
% respondentsis
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Responsibilities
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Source of CPD Materials
50
Axis Title
40
30
20
10
0
Library
External
Training
Instititions
Employer Work
Place
Local Training
Institutions
Workshops and
Conferences
Internet
Main sources of CPD information
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Meeting CPD Needs
60
50
Respondents
40
30
20
10
0
Moderately addressed
Weakly addressed
Not addresses at all
very Well addressed
Effectiveness of meeting CPD Needs
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Training opportunities
60
% Respondents
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40
30
20
10
0
Abundantly Available
Not available
generally available
Rarely available
Criteria for availability of training opportunities
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GAP Analysis
• Uses two dimensions – Level of knowledge x axis and Level of Priority - y axis for each area.
• It identifies gaps where respondents would
benefit from the CPD
• Used mean scores for level of knowledge and
level of priority
• Mean scores were calculated from all the
responses to each specific question
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GAP Analysis
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GAP Analysis
• The areas where CPD would be beneficial are
zones with low knowledge and high priority
[1]; medium knowledge and high priority [2];
Low knowledge and Medium priority [3] and
medium knowledge and medium priority [4].
• The aim is to increase the level of knowledge
to [7] – high knowledge and low priority.
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Prioritization of Veterinary Public
Health
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Prioritization Food control systems
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Prioritization of administration and
regulation
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Prioritization of Biomedical Aspects
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Overall areas mean scores
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PROGRESS
Planning and
consultations
A.
Project
develop
ment
Identifying
key
stakeholder
s
Prelimin
ary
stakehol
der
consult
ations
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OUTCOME
Interim steering
committee
established
and
implementation
timetable agreed
upon
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PROGRESS
Needs Assessment
B
Needs
Assessment
frame work
and
questionnaire
Carry out
CPD Needs
assessment
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OUTCOME
Needs
assessment
completed in
3 countries
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Regional
Stakeholder
consultations
PROGRESS
OUTCOMES
Steering Committee Confirmed
Priorities for CPD Modules
Development Identified
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CPD Modules Developed by
Universities
PROGRESS
External
Review
and
Validation
CPD
Accreditation
OUTCOMES
CPD Modules
Accredited
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Adoption and Delivery
of CPD Modules
PROGRESS
Launch of
CPD
Scheme
Pilot
Delivery
of
CPD
Courses
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OUTCOME
CPD courses
delivered;
Develop
mechanisms for
Sustainable
Implementation
and Delivery
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STREAMS/ MODULES
DEVELOPMENT
UNIT/STREAM I: Controls/management System
and practices for foods of animal origin SUA
[7]
UNIT/STREAM II: Zoonotic Disease
Prevention/control and outbreak
management [6] NAIROBI
UNIT/STREAM III: Laboratory and Biomedical
Sciences [5] MAKERERE
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STREAMS/ MODULES
DEVELOPMENT
UNIT/STREAM IV: Environmental
science/hygiene, [4] SUA
UNIT/STREAM V: Prevention/control of
veterinary Inputs, residues and antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) [6],NAIROBI
• UNIT/STREAM VI: Generalist, Non-technical
skills [8], MAKERERE
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Acknowledgements
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FAO –AGAH = Patrick Otto, DeBalogh Kantika
Profs – Kazwala (SUA), Nasinyama (Makerere)
Drs Ntibansoka (Burundi), Juveneal (Rwanda)
All Vets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Veterinary Associations and Boards in EAC
Deans of the Faculties of Veterinary schools in
EAC
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THANK YOU
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