NMO
UMMSA Malawi
General Description
Our activity will take place within the hospital setting. It aims at promoting prisoner healthcare rights within the hospital. This will be done by presenting a short PowerPoint presentation to medical students, hospital nurses, clinicians as well as heads of departments. A new prisoner admission assessment guide will also be introduced. The activity is planned to be carried out in two of the main government hospitals that admit prisoners.
Area of Activity
Patients’ Rights and Patient-Centred Medicine
Objectives
* Improve nurses attitudes towards prisoners as patients
* Ensure nurses provide timely care to prisoners
* Ensure clinicians tend to prisoner patients on time, daily
* Have Heads of Departments communicate with prison officials regarding prisoner care post-discharge
Time frame of the Activity
27/03/2017 – 31/03/2017
Partners
None.
Funding
Personal finances
Program
Dignifying and Non-Discriminatory Healthcare – [email protected]
Contact
Rayman Milner – [email protected]