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Remote Emergency and Primary Care Services in Nepal (REPSIN)
Description/achievement of initiative

We are a team of medical emergency medicine and primary care doctors and academics who are seeking to support Nepal to develop capacity and capability in the development of remote and rural emergency interventions to save lives and to reduce life long disability. The International Academy of Medical Leadership will provide educational oversight and are currently seeking UK Royal College accreditation for the programme.

Implementation methodologies

We have designed a curriculum and mapped this agains the Royal College of Surgeons, Pre -Hospital department criteria. We have a programme convener, Dr Iain McNeil and meet regularly to oversee and manage the quality of this programme.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

We are undertaking a full evaluation against core elements of the SDG.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

We are a consortia of organisations in the UK and Nepal and have a Programme Director in place Dr Prakash Subedi and Educational Governance is led by Dr Jill Aylott, International Academy of Medical Leadership.

Partner(s)

International Academy of Medical Leadership http://www.iamedicalleadership.com; Primary Health Centre, Itahari, Nepal; Red Cross, Itahari, Nepal; International Centre of Emergency Medicine; Sangit Sahana, Prtisthan, Itahari, Nepal
Progress reports
Goal 1
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Goal 10
Continuous
Evaluate the impact of the programme against SDG
December 2017
Recruit 30 Health Assistants to attend the one year programme from the conference delegates
January - Dec 2018
Deliver one session per month for 12 months to 30 Health Assistants
November 2017
Run a three day conference 3 - 5 November 2017 for 100 Health Assistants
In-kind contribution
Course handbook, module handbook, assessment strategy
Staff / Technical expertise
Teaching staff from medical college Nepal

Basic information
Time-frame: 3/11/2017 - 22/12/2018
Partners
International Academy of Medical Leadership http://www.iamedicalleadership.com; Primary Health Centre, Itahari, Nepal; Red Cross, Itahari, Nepal; International Centre of Emergency Medicine; Sangit Sahana, Prtisthan, Itahari, Nepal
Countries
Contact information
Prakash Subedi, Dr, psubedi07@yahoo.com
United Nations