British & American Friends of Southern Sudan
(BAFOSS)
A non-profit organization dedicated to help in providing better health services to
Southern Sudanese
61 A Lancaster Road
Cabus, Preston, PR3 1JD, England
Tel: 01995-601105
BAFOSS e-mail: baraka@btinternet.com
Dear friends
The British & American Friends of Southern Sudan (BAFOSS), a nongovernmental organisation (NGO), is planning to organise an international
conference in London in July 14-15 2005, to discuss how to establish better
health service in Southern Sudan after the signing of the peace agreement.
Your input, in whatever form, will be highly appreciated and we ask all
interested personnel to actively participate in the success of this conference.
The Southern Sudan Government must show strong political leadership to
avert epidemics such as Malaria, HIV/AIDs etc. Priorities are to be given to
tropical and preventive medicine, and especially the daunting challenges to
eradicate typhoid, tetanus, whooping cough, TB, polio and measles in
children. The spread of Malaria, ebola, kalazar, HIV/AIDS and River
Blindness (Onchocerciasis) ought to be addressed in a serious way. The
problems associated with the return of the refugees are special, and has to be
catered for.
The London International conference on the establishment of better
health services in Southern Sudan
Aims: To help the government of the Southern Sudan in establishing good
health services for all of its population.
Venue: A hotel in central London
Dates: July 14-15, 2005
Language: English
Invited speakers include:
Dr. John Garang de Mabior, Chairman & Commander-in-Chief SPLM/SPLA
Sudanese clinicians and public health doctors from both academic and NHS
organisations.
Sudanese Doctors Union.
Professional experts from Sudan
Professional experts from developing countries.
National and International organisations such as the Medical Royal colleges in
UK, the Chief medical officer and representatives from the American Boards.
Representative from the African Commission
Professional bodies of nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health
professionals.
Undersecretaries of both the national ministry of Health and the Southern
Sudan ministry of health
The Province Medical officers (PMOH) in Southern Sudan
Representatives of the Ministries of Finance and planning in Southern Sudan
WHO representative in Sudan.
To be invited:
The national, regional and international media
Circulation:
Conference Web Site
SPLM Office in UK & Ireland
Media: national & international
Internet
Focus Southern Sudanese, SPLM Chapters Network, Sudanese discussion
Forum, Sudan Women Association
Important Dates:
Call for abstracts: 1st week in January 2005
Closing date for abstract submission: March 23rd 2005
Acceptance of final presentations: March 23rd 2005
Final program and abstracts to Reed Elsevier (Publishers) April 23rd 2005
The important issues that need to be addressed:
 What is the most suitable type of health system to be adopted: Primary
care/health centres, GP, district general hospitals/ tertiary centre, teaching
hospitals? Others..?
 Curative, hospital-based care ought to go hand in hand with adequate
community services, health promotion and disease prevention services.
 Look into the role of the 3 southern medical schools in the short and long
term health provision in the south.
 The African solution to an African problem
 The link between the various providers. One of the biggest problems in
many healthcare systems is the gulf between the frontline clinical staff and
the policy makers and managers. Strong links must be established from
the outset between these groups
 The building of clinical set-ups in all specialities
 Childcare and women’s diseases.
 Vaccination of all children under 5 years of age
 The establishment of schools for the training of members of the allied
medical profession: nurses, lab technicians etc.
 Establishing the fundamental for good working relationship between all
health providers especially between the ministry of health and the
academic institutions
 The recruitment and the retention of excellent staff
 The creation of governing bodies that would over see the provision of
excellent health care to all
 The build up of proper database and mechanisms to gather and manage
statistics
 The layout of guidelines for governing clinical excellence/ audit etc.
 The private medical practice and the criteria that regulates it
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Doris Wilson MD.
President of BAFOSS
W 1811 Skokomish valley Rd Shelton WA 98584-7400 (USA)
Prof. M. E. Baraka, FRCSI.
Secretary, Organising Committee
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Tel: 01995-601105
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A non-profit organization dedicated to help in providing better health services to
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Cabus, Preston, PR3 1JD, England
Tel: 01995-601105
BAFOSS e-mail: baraka@btinternet.com
The London International conference on the establishment of better
health services in Southern Sudan
Call for abstracts
The British & American Friends of Southern Sudan (BAFOSS), a nongovernmental organisation (NGO), is planning to organise an international
conference in London in July 14-15 2005, to discuss how to establish better
health service in Southern Sudan after the signing of the peace agreement.
Your input, in whatever form, will be highly appreciated and we ask all
interested personnel to actively participate in the success of this conference.
The Southern Sudan Government must show strong political leadership to
avert epidemics such as Malaria, HIV/AIDs etc. Priorities are to be given to
tropical and preventive medicine, and especially the daunting challenges to
eradicate typhoid, tetanus, whooping cough, TB, polio and measles in
children. The spread of Malaria, ebola, kalazar, HIV/AIDS and River
Blindness (Onchocerciasis) ought to be addressed in a serious way. The
problems associated with the return of the refugees are special, and has to be
catered for.
Southern Sudan is about one third of the Sudan, with a population of 9 million.
To date this population is served by 80 doctors and less than 600 nurses only.
We are asking interested experts to help in making life better for these people.
Any input, in whatever form, will be highly appreciated.
The important issues that are going to be addressed:
 What is the most suitable type of health system to be adopted: Primary
care/health centres, GP, district general hospitals/ tertiary centre,
teaching hospitals? Others..?
 Look into the role of the 3 southern medical schools in the short and
long term health provision in the south.
 The African solution to an African problem
 The link between the various providers. One of the biggest problems in
many healthcare systems is the gulf between the frontline clinical staff
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and the policy makers and managers. Strong links must be established
from the outset between these groups
The Southern Sudan Government must show strong political leadership
to avert epidemics such as Malaria, HIV/AIDs etc
The building of clinical set-ups in all specialities
Tropical and preventive medicine: eradication of Typhoid, Tetanus,
Whooping cough, TB, Polio and measles in children.
Childcare and women’s diseases.
Vaccination of all children under 5 years of age
The establishment of schools for the training of members of the allied
medical profession: nurses, lab technicians etc.
Establishing the fundamental for good working relationship between all
health providers especially between the ministry of health and the
academic institutions
The recruitment and the retention of excellent staff
The creation of governing bodies that would over see the provision of
excellent health care to all
The build up of proper database and mechanisms to gather and
manage statistics
The layout of guidelines for governing clinical excellence/ audit etc.
Private medical practice and the criteria that regulates it.
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Speakers to include:
Dr. John Garang de Mabior, Chairman & Commander-in-Chief SPLM/SPLA
Sudanese clinicians and public health doctors from both academic and NHS
organisations.
Sudanese Doctors Union.
Professional experts from developing countries.
National and International organisations such as the Medical Royal colleges in
UK, the Chief medical officer and representatives from the American Boards.
Representative from the African Commission
Professional bodies of nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health
professionals.
Undersecretaries of both the national ministry of Health and the Southern
Sudan ministry of health
The Province Medical officers (PMOH) in Southern Sudan
Representatives of the Ministries of Finance and planning in Southern Sudan
WHO representative in Sudan.
Closing date for abstract submission: March 23rd 2005
(Please see abstract form below)
We would be grateful if you could forward this e-mail to colleagues who might
also be interested in attending or participating in the conference.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Doris Wilson MD.
President of BAFOSS
W 1811 Skokomish valley Rd Shelton WA 98584-7400 (USA)
Prof. M. E. Baraka, FRCSI.
SECRETARY, ORGANISING COMMITTEE (England)
The London International Conference on the establishment of better
health services in Southern Sudan
(ABSTRACT)
Title of presentation:
Author/s: Title, first name, surname and degrees.
(In multiple authors please underline the presenter’s name)
Institution / position:
E-mail address of the presenter:
Please indicate the time (in minutes) needed for your presentation :(
ABSTRACT: in English and not more than 500 words
Please e-mail abstracts to: baraka@btinternet.com
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