The annual Medical Doctors and Dentists Forum was initiated in 2011 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with financial and technical support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Namibia.

 

The purpose of The Forum is to provide a platform and an opportunity for Doctors and Dentists to: share experiences, learn from one another, voice their concerns and make recommendations that may strengthen or improve their roles, improve their welfare and quality of health care service delivery. In addition, the Forum assists the MOHSS to build capacity for quality management among Medical Doctors and Dentists many of whom provide leadership at various levels of the MOHSS.

 

The three day Forum covered a broad range of topics linked to improving quality of care in coordination with patients, including implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist, QI for post-partum hemorrhage, infection control, training for family medicine in Namibia, experiences with provider initiated counseling and testing and integration of HIV-TB, among many others.

 

The meeting concluded with a series of recommendations to be adopted by providers and the MOHSS covering topics related to quality of care, pharmaceutical services, and the healthcare workforce.