Doctors and students of the Republic of Moldova are trained to cope with pandemics in a new course staged by “Nicolae Testemițanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, with support from Soros Foundation Moldova. The first training course for doctors of the Briceni District Hospital and the Bălți Clinical Hospital was completed on September 9, IPN reports.
According to Lilianei Gherman, director of the Public Health Department of Soros Foundation Moldova, the working out of a curriculum for training health professions will help the health system to cope with pandemics. “The ensuring of a sustainable effect of our initiatives is a priority for Soros Foundation Moldova,” stated Liliana Gherman, being quoted in a press release of Soros Moldova.
The course is based on the programs of study designed by the team of experts coordinated by the head of the Epidemiology Department of “Nicolae Testemițanu” University Angela Paraschiv. The team members also worked out the necessary teaching aids for the course, depending on the themes covered by the course and on the target group, such as students, residents or practicing physicians. There were thought up simulation problems that are used to train residents and practicing doctors in the determination of public health emergencies and the actions that need to be taken.
As many as 442 students of the Faculty of General Medicine, 368 residents and 15 family doctors of the University Clinic have been trained since the start of 2021 in the framework of the project supported by Soros Foundation Moldova.
During the first day of the state of emergency due to COVID-19, Soros Foundation Moldova allocated urgently US$100,000 for the purchase of protective equipment for employees of medical institutions, the social assistance service and the police. Later, during the next year, the Foundation’s’ assistance for fighting COVID-19 in Moldova rose to approximately US$1 million. The project to train medical personnel entitled “Strengthening human resources’ capacities in public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic” is part of this effort.
