Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015

Details for Mechanism ID: 12141
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Kigali Health Institute
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: University
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $300,000

The Kigali Health Institute (KHI) intends to produce highly qualified medical laboratory technologists to provide quality diagnostic services for HIV testing & clinical monitoring. To ensure the sustainability & quality of medical laboratory training in Rwanda, KHI will recruit & build the capacity of local Rwandan educators to staff the Department of BioMedical Laboratory Sciences. The goals of the project include:Develop human resources, teaching capacity, & a retention strategy to have Rwandan Nationals constitute at least 50% of the permanent teaching staff.Improve infrastructure & training resources to accommodate a 50% increase in the current number of students.Review the current training curricula and develop new programs to include all relevant areas.Establish partnership with other regional and international training institutions.KHI plans to renovate existing laboratory space to accommodate an increased number of students & equipment. The BLS department will purchase reagents, laboratory equipment & consumables, modern textbooks, audiovisual training material & electronic equipment, & journal subscriptions. KHI will continue to improve training curricula. The program includes comprehensive training on laboratory management, quality assurance & quality control, hematology, biochemistry, immunoserology, & microbiology. The department will establish linkages with other universities in the country, the region & overseas to increase access to modern health approaches relevant & applicable to the Rwandan context. In addition, KHI is developing an M&E program that will allow it to measure the effectiveness of the training both at KHI & at clinical sites. No vehicles have been purchased or leased or planned under this mechanism.

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $300,000

Through support by USG PEPFAR, KHI intends to produce highly qualified medical laboratory technologists to provide quality diagnostic services for HIV and to monitor treatment of adults and children infected with HIV. To ensure the sustainability and quality of medical laboratory training in Rwanda, KHI will recruit and build the capacity of local Rwandan educators to staff the Department of BioMedical Laboratory Sciences. The goals of the project include:Develop human resources, teaching capacity, and a retention strategy to have Rwandan Nationals constitute at least 50% of the permanent teaching staff.Improve infrastructure and training resources to accommodate a 50% increase in the current number of students.Review the current training curricula and develop new programs to include all relevant areas.Establish partnership with other regional and international training institutions.

KHI plans to renovate existing laboratory space to accommodate an increased number of students and equipment. In addition, the BLS department will purchase reagents, laboratory equipment and consumables, modern textbooks, audiovisual training material, and electronic equipment, journal subscriptions to ensure that the laboratory is sufficiently equipped with training resources. KHI will continue to improve its curriculum to meet the needs of medical laboratory technicians and technologists. This program will include a comprehensive training program on laboratory management, quality assurance and quality control, as well as core modules on hematology, biochemistry, immune-serology, and microbiology, among others. The department will establish linkages with other universities in the country, the region and overseas to increase access to modern health approaches relevant and applicable to the Rwandan context. In addition, KHI is developing an M&E program that will allow it to measure the effectiveness of the training on the KHI campus and the training received by students at remote site during their clinical attachments.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $260,000
enumerations.Construction/Renovation $10,000
Education $100,000
Human Resources for Health $150,000