Diaspora partnerships with Sudanese institutions for health and development: experience from the Sudan health consultancy group
Dr Muna I. Abdel Aziz Warrington Borough Council United Kingdom Dr Safa I.A. Abdalla Stanford Univeristy United States Dr Mayada Abuaffan Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council United Kingdom Dr Ishraqa M. A. Awad Consultant in Public Health Medicine United Kingdom Dr Moneim Elhassan Public Health Practitioner United Kingdom Dr Rida Y. Elkheir Derby City Council United […]
Medics in diaspora: building partnerships, SDUI and SAA as an example
Dr Sohel M. G. Ahmed Sligo Regional Hospital Ireland Purpose: This paper aims to illustrate the potential benefits of partnerships between medical societies in the diaspora and Sudan, with particular reference to the existing partnership between the Sudan Doctors Union of Ireland (SDUI) and the Sudan Anaesthetists Association (SAA) over the last four years. […]
Engaging diaspora in promoting medical specialty training in Sudan: a proposed model
Dr Elsheikh Badr Sudan Medical Specialization Board Sudan Fayrouz Abdalla Sudan Medical Specialization Board Sudan Dr Ayat Abuagla Sudan Medical Specialization Board Sudan Purpose: The Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SMSB), established in 1995, graduated over 3000 medical specialists and is currently enrolling over 4000 residents across 33 different specialty disciplines. The SMSB is currently […]
Creating a supportive and sustainable environment for basic medical education: The experience of Nile College Sudan
Dr Sumaia Al Fadil Nile College Sudan Prof Mohamed Yousif Sukkar Dean of Nile College Sudan Purpose: Higher Education (HE) has a role to play on inclusive national growth. This paper aims to explore the potential contribution of a private institute to this end. Methods: A case study including a review of the philosophy, […]
Mind mapping: an effective multisensory, learning and teaching strategy, underutilised in medical education in Sudan
Dr Nahlaa A. Khalifa King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia Purpose: Present evidence of the Mind Mapping (MM) value, for better teaching, learning and researching. Improve understanding about the effectiveness of using MM in medical education in Sudan. Methodology: The literature was gained by searching library databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, MEDLINE and EMBASE). It is a […]
Critical evaluation of the education system in Sudan from independence to date
Dr Adil Dafa’Alla Airbus Operations Ltd United Kingdom Dr Elmouiz S. Hussein Airbus United Kingdom Dr Marwan Adam Sudanese Knowledge Society United Kingdom Purpose: The paper aims at provoking national debate in light of its findings for all concerned to participate in outlining an ‘Action Plan’ to get the education system, and hence, the […]
Comparing Sudan to its peers in Africa and the Arab world with regard to knowledge economy existence and development
Dr Ibrahim M. Abdalla Alfaki United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to examine the existence and development of the Knowledge Economy (KE) in Sudan. Design/Methods /approach: A evidence is gathered from different national and international sources to corroborate the country’s KE story and to compare […]
The development of healthcare expenditures in Sudan: 2000–2011, Yassir Saeed
Yassir Abbas Saeed Ahfad University for Women Sudan Purpose: This study attempts to examine trends, size, and composition of health expenditures in Sudan during 2000–2011 using simple descriptive and analytical approaches. Healthcare expenditures in Sudan are analysed for the years 2000 to 2011 using six key indicators. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted simple descriptive and analytical […]