African Diaspora To Explore Ways To Increase The Effectiveness Of Their Contribution To Strengthening Healthcare Systems In Africa

On Saturday, 15 November 2014, members of different medical diaspora groups covering communities from all over the world, relevant representatives and leads from the Royal Medical Colleges and other medical institutions such as the RSM and BMA will gather in London for the Second Annual UK Medical Diaspora conference hosted by the Royal College of Physician under its Global Health programme. According to the organisers, conference participants will to explore opportunities for closer working between diaspora organisations and medical bodies such as the Royal Medical Colleges, on work in the UK and overseas. The conference will provide an opportunity for delegates to not only keep up to date with which organisations are working where but to identify specific avenues for collaboration such as policy, advocacy, fundraising and other areas. The organisers are keen to involve diaspora-focused organisations with innovative projects overseas, to use this great platform on which to showcase their work.  The Cameroon diaspora organisation, Cameroon Forum, has been invited to share knowledge about their innovative African diaspora malaria initiative on malaria prevention and antimalarials uptake awareness under the 'African Diaspora Action Against Malaria' (ADAAM).
Speaking to Cameroon Concord about the conference, the convenor of ADAAM and CEO of Cameroon Forum, Ralph Tanyi, said that within the context of the current global development challenges, it is imperative for the African diaspora in the UK and EU to explore collaboration opportunities to increase the effectiveness and impact of their contribution to strengthening healthcare systems in Africa. He invited all African students in public or global health, diaspora and development, interested in learning more about the principles of collaborative working, volunteering and effective diaspora participation in development to attend this event.  For interested health care professionals and global/public health students, participation at this conference will accrue credit towards their continual professional development (CPD) accredited by the Royal College of Medicine (RSM). Delegates should indicate their interest in CPD credit at the time of registration for the event.  Cameroon Concord will be reporting on the outcome of the conference.