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Rwanda Makes Strides in Cardiac Care Capacity</a>
Allison Westervelt Allison Westervelt

Rwanda Makes Strides in Cardiac Care Capacity

In March and May, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda offered two weeks of practical training for 24 nurses and doctors from a dozen PEN-Plus district hospitals. The training, which was offered in partnership with Team Heart, Partners In Health Rwanda, and the NCDI Poverty Network, focused on developing the skills needed to diagnose and treat heart failure in rural district hospitals.

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NCD Training Conducted in Nhamatanda as Mozambique Prepares to Open First PEN-Plus Clinic
Allison Westervelt Allison Westervelt

NCD Training Conducted in Nhamatanda as Mozambique Prepares to Open First PEN-Plus Clinic

As Mozambique prepares to open its first PEN-Plus clinic in Nhamatanda, NCDI Poverty Network Co-Chair Dr. Ana Mocumbi, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Chair of Medicine Dr. Sam Patel, and Network PEN-Plus Regional Technical Advisor Dr. Jorge Sixpence led training sessions for four days in December. Twenty five healthcare professionals including physicians, general medicine technicians, nutritionists, and data managers attended the training.

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Master Trainer Leads Echocardiography Training for PEN-Plus Providers in Malawi
Allison Westervelt Allison Westervelt

Master Trainer Leads Echocardiography Training for PEN-Plus Providers in Malawi

As part of Malawi’s efforts to scale up PEN-Plus nationally, clinical officers and nurses from two expansion sites in Salima and Karonga recently completed two weeks of echocardiography training at the PEN-Plus training site and clinics established in Neno by the Ministry of Health and Partners In Health Malawi.

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