Africa Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) Training

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MDI) PROGRAM FOR

HEALTH CARE ORGANISATIONS

Course Announcement

Overview

The Management Development Institute (MDI) Program for health care organisations is a one-week intensive program to enhance the leadership and management skills of program managers and leaders of Sub-Saharan African organisations, governmental and non-governmental, that are devoted to delivering health care services to underserved populations. The program has been specifically designed to assist African ministries of health in implementing their particular national health priorities. Over 500 participants from 22 African countries have already graduated from the precursor to this program. The prior version of the MDI was focused solely on HIV/AIDS. In 2011 the program’s new focus will be expanded to health systems, generally, and will invite participation of those involved in implementing national health priorities in the areas not only of communicable diseases, of which HIV/AIDS is one, but also chronic diseases. Cardiovascular disease and diabetes, in particular among chronic diseases, will become increasingly responsible for the overall burden of disease and for the accompanying financial burden for treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.

The program has been designed by world-class management faculty from the UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and by leaders of the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF). The MDI is delivered by instructors from UCLA, AMREF and by outstanding faculty from other African universities, including the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The program is funded by Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies in the world today. The language of instruction in all programs is English.

In 2011, we will offer three identical programs – each in a different region of Africa:

• For East African leaders will be held in Naivasha (2 hours drive from Nairobi), Kenya on 2 – 7 May 2011

Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

To download the application form for the East African program, please click here

• For Southern African leaders in Cape Town, South Africa on 21 – 27 August 2011

Application Deadline: 11 July 2011

To download the application form for the Southern African program, please click here

• For West African leaders, in Accra, Ghana on 28 August – 3 September 2011

Application Deadline: 11 July 2011

To download the application form for the West African program, please click here

The Management Development Institute (MDI) for Health Care Organizations is a one-week intensive program designed to enhance the leadership and management skills of program managers and leaders of sub-Saharan African organizations, governmental and non-governmental, that are devoted to delivering health care services to underserved populations. The program has been specifically designed to assist African ministries of health in implementing their particular national health priorities.

Nearly 665 participants from 31 African countries have graduated from this program. Up until 2010, the MDI was focused solely on HIV/AIDS . In 2011 the program's new focus was expanded to health systems, generally, and now invites participation of those involved in implementing national health priorities in the areas of communicable diseases - of which HIV/AIDS is one - and chronic diseases, as well.

The program has been designed by world-class management faculty from the UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA ) and by leaders of the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF ). The MDI is delivered by instructors from UCLA , AMREF and by outstanding faculty from other African universities, including the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town (UCT ).

The program is funded by Johnson & Johnson, one of the most admired companies in the world today. The language of instruction in all programs is English.

In 2013, we will offer three identical programs - each in a different region of Africa:

• For East African leaders in Munyonyo, Uganda: 29 April - 4 May 2013

• For Southern African leaders in Cape Town, South Africa: 25 - 31 August 2013

• For West African leaders, in Accra, Ghana: 1 - 7 September 2013

The 2013 UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Management Development Institute applications are now available. Please CLICK HERE to apply.

To download the 2013 MDI Brochure, please CLICK HERE!

To read inspiring stories from our program graduates, please CLICK HERE!