Mobile MDI provides access to content from GBSN’s previous experience delivering a one-week, face-to-face residential version of the program. It is intended as the foundation for healthcare professionals to continue their development as managers. “These programs will have a strong local/regional orientation in Africa, fostering peer-to-peer sharing and networking, and will enable application through project-based learning,” said Dan LeClair, CEO of GBSN.
Mobile MDI provides access to content from GBSN’s previous experience delivering a one-week, face-to-face residential version of the program. It is intended as the foundation for healthcare professionals to continue their development as managers. “These programs will have a strong local/regional orientation in Africa, fostering peer-to-peer sharing and networking, and will enable application through project-based learning,” said Dan LeClair, CEO of GBSN.
Program content and curriculum were designed by four top universities across Africa within the GBSN member network: The University of Cape Town Graduate Business School (South Africa), Strathmore University (Kenya), Lagos Business School (LBS) – Pan-Atlantic University (Nigeria), as well as Institut Supérieur de Management à Dakar (Senegal). GBSN has partnered with the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA) to provide the technology platform and related support. The Mobile MDI program is already open to more than 500,000 registered health care workers on the WCEA platform.
Mobile MDI was developed with funding from the Johnson & Johnson Foundation which has been a strong supporter of the program from its inception in 2006. Since then, more than 2,500 participants from 39 African countries have graduated from the MDI program. In 2018 and 2019 MDI was taught in three languages: English, French and Portuguese.
As an organization, GBSN aims to address one of the most pressing concerns for businesses and NGOs alike in the developing world: the lack of an educated workforce with the skills and knowledge to build businesses and lead teams to success. Instead of encouraging talented students to leave their communities for education, GBSN promotes access to management education at home. By building the capacity of local faculty, modernizing educational methods, and developing programs that meet local needs, GBSN provides a sustainable solution to meet the management needs in the developing world.
In addition to supporting educational programs, GBSN aims to strengthen business schools’ role in shaping a collective response to our most critical challenges. Through participation in the MDI program, business schools can directly contribute to the development of management and leadership skills in important industries that directly serve communities, such as healthcare.
About World Continuing Education Alliance
WCEA is a social impact technology company focused on assisting low and middle income countries to build capacity in the training of healthcare professionals through the use of technology. This is achieved through partnerships with local stakeholders, NGO’s, local and global education providers. Theirr mission is to ensure that nurses, midwives, clinical officers, physicians and pharmacists have access to CPD/CME education and information to guarantee they are continually improving their skill set, enabling them to deliver better patient care to improve health outcomes.