On June 27 a delegation from Senegal’s Nationwide Agency for Universal Well being Protection (ANACMU) toured UConn Health’s medical care, analysis and academic enterprises to find out what enhancements they really should consider bringing back to Senegal to improve well being care obtain and patient results.
“The ANACMU was created in Senegal in 2015 to coordinate a quantity of landmark wellness initiatives – absolutely free eldercare and sponsored local community-based mostly well being insurance policy. These are challenging responsibilities in a country like Senegal,” says Yonatan Morse, assistant professor in UConn’s Section of Political Science, who coordinated the group’s international visit. “It is rare when one’s individual analysis in a further country can guide to for a longer period-expression and meaningful interactions.”
The stop at UConn Health and fitness is aspect of a week-prolonged visit of the Senegal delegation to Connecticut. They purpose to discover far more about America’s health and fitness care delivery like regionally in Connecticut. They also are exploring more about Medicaid/Medicare, the Reasonably priced Treatment Act, and how a substantial general public health care centre like UConn Well being manages their romantic relationship with insurers and promotes health. Also, they are meeting with Neighborhood Wellness Community of CT, Access Overall health CT, HUSKY-Well being, Business office of Overall health System, the regional Social Stability Administration Business office, the Common Health and fitness Treatment Basis of CT, the Neighborhood Health and fitness Center in Middletown, the Connecticut Wellness Foundation, and the Connecticut Association of Overall health Options.
“Together, we all participate in a large purpose in wellness and preventive treatment in our Point out of Connecticut,” reported Khadija Poitras-Rhea, assistant vice president for populace well being at UConn Health and fitness. “UConn Health and fitness shows how important a function a healthcare facility plays and we will share some lessons learned with Senegal of what we have accomplished in the point out to endorse wellness care.”
“There are lessons to be learned right here in Connecticut,” also stressed Morse. “The target of universal wellness protection is difficult in the producing world, but not unattainable. What the ANACMU is seeking to obtain is quite exceptional, and I hope that their visit in some way allows them create the required vocabulary and expertise to strengthen their wellness procedure.”
“We just take treatment of all,” shared Dr. Scott Allen, chief medical officer of UConn Well being, as he led the delegation’s tour of UConn Health’s point out-of-the-artwork Crisis Division and UConn John Dempsey Hospital’s inpatient floors.
“It’s excellent and spectacular with extremely detailed facilities and IT,” reported M. Mamadou Racine Senghor, Secretary Common of the ANACMU, soon after touring the educational healthcare middle of UConn Wellness. “Your medical center is about issue for community wellbeing and exploration.”
A health care health practitioner, Justine Ngom who serves the Health-related Control Section of the ANACMU, shared that UConn Wellness is really different from her Senegal wellness treatment services.
“It’s very distinctive and UConn Wellness is big,” Ngom states. “We are right here to find out about your care and see if there are some competencies to trade. There are numerous challenges to deal with when taking care of a wellness technique.”
Ngom is really hopeful for the long run of overall health treatment in Senegal.
“If I find out to superior handle a healthcare facility, I may perhaps have a lot of suggestions to bring change,” she says.
ANACMU’s Secretary Common Senghor also shared at the finish of the tour: “The way UConn Health welcomed us is wonderful.”
Other members of the traveling to delegation from ANACMU included Dr. Bocar Mamadou Daff, Director Normal M. Sergine Diouf, Director of Operations Mme. Khady Fall Dia, Director of Arranging Mme. Aminata Cisse – Chargée de Missions and Mme. Rachel Virginie Coly, Secretary Typical of the Ministry of Group Enhancement and Social & Territorial Integrity.
