An update from AFCC
- AFCC!s Africa Internet Radio-El Microscopio broadcasting started on 25th November 2016 manned by a volunteer staff of 5 producers based in Zimbabwe with the assistance of Belen Landi in Argentina and El Microscopio team.
- The 2nd set of interviews are being carried out in Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe since last week.
- A volunteer YSs network of more than 80 staff has been set up in AFCC Member countries.
IFCC’s Foundation for Emerging Nations (FEN)
The Foundation for Emerging Nations (FEN) has as its overall aim to support programmes that help to improve the quality and delivery of laboratory medicine services, particularly in emerging nations.
The FEN is able to support projects in emerging nations that are organised by societies, groups or individuals active in laboratory medicine provided that the project will lead to an outcome that:
- Can be assessed in terms of quality improvement, and/or
- Provides a baseline for local support to continue the project
Projects shall be educational in nature and may occur at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Suitable projects will be in line with the overall strategic direction of IFCC, (see www.ifcc.org) although the FEN is not restricted to supporting projects nominated by IFCC Members.
The FEN has limited resources and so can only support pilot projects or projects that will deliver results against defined objectives, normally within six months.
Applications will be considered twice each year with closing dates of 31 March and 30 September.
