Enhancing the skilled healthcare workforce in Africa

Health Employment
(HEMP)

The Health Employment Pillar builds the capacity and skills of primary health care workers to meet growing demand and to contribute to the extension of health systems that employ and retain this primary care workforce.

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Impact of Employment on Africa

The Health Employment Pillar (HEMP) addresses the chronic mismatch between the demand for healthcare and the supply of a skilled health workforce in Africa, aiming to bridge this crucial gap.

In the HEMP pillar, our university partners initially identify critical skills gaps within national health systems, subsequently developing and delivering bespoke academic and professional training for primary healthcare workers and health professionals.

The inclusion of community health workers in these capacity-building programs remains a key strategy for supporting improved health delivery services at all levels. A focal point of HEMP is enhancing the leadership capacities of women in the health and public health sectors, thereby addressing gender inequities in Africa’s health human resources.

The diverse array of programs collaboratively created and implemented under HEMP plays a crucial role in cultivating an empowered and proficient health workforce, pivotal for responsive and efficient health systems.

The Power of Partnership

Our Goal

Expand capacity to train primary health care workers to meet growing demand.

How HEMP and Partners work together

Under the Health Employment Pillar, Health Collaborative Partners co-create medical residencies, and academic and professional programs, leveraging a ‘Train the Trainers’ (ToT) approach to significantly expand the number of skilled primary healthcare professionals.

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Leaders in Health: DFCM [name not confirmed yet]

Addis Ababa University, University of Cape Town, University of Toronto

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Leaders in Health: Global Nursing Program

Addis Ababa University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Toronto

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Leaders in Health: TBC

Addis Ababa University, University of Toronto

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Leaders in Health: Women Global Health Leadership Fellowship

University of Cape Town, University of Toronto

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Masters in Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Toronto

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MPH/ MSc. in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Toronto

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PhD in Field Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Toronto

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PhD in Non-Communicable Diseases

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Toronto

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Research & Innovation

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Needs Assessment Research Study 

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Regional Lead (Health Employment), International Research Officer

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JesusMiracle Chiadika, M.Ed., PhD Candidate

Regional Lead (Health Employment), International Research Officer

Office of the Vice-President International

JesusMiracle is the Regional Lead (Health Employment), International Research Officer at the Office of the Vice-President International, University of Toronto. She is also completing a PhD in Higher Education with a collaborative specialization in Comparative, International and Development Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She graduated with an M.Ed. in Higher Education, and has an interdisciplinary background in the arts, psychology and entrepreneurship. She has lived on three continents which impacted her worldview and interests in understanding education from a global perspective. Having worked extensively with international students, she is interested in understanding how internationalization policies impact their experiences on an institutional level, and how institutions can improve the services and supports provided to students.

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