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Program Summary
Clinical Immunology

I. Basic data:

Sector(s): Triangular Cooperation:Egypt, Japan and African Countries/Health care.
Title: International Training Course for Clinical Immunology of infectious Diseases and Introduction to Molecular Biology.
Donor country / organization: Japan.
Other donors / organizations involved:
Beneficiary countries / regions: African Countries.
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: JICA - EFTCA - Faculty of Medicine, Suez canal University.
Duration: One month program each year for 3 years 1996-1998.
Starting Date: 1996.
Project / Program budget: L.E. 228.560.
Finance / Type of cooperation: grant and technical cooperation.

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    To provide an opportunity to improve technical skills in laboratory medicine and research capabilities in the field of infectious diseases.
  2. Activities / contents Provide: -
    Recent information on natural history and pathophysiology of infectious diseases, experience in running and development of medical laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases, standard techniques in evaluating diagnostic tests and decision analysis, information on molecular biology relevant to disease diagnosis.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts:
    To promote human capacity building for Africa in the area of combating viral and infectious diseases.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action:
    Provide better health care techniques, support south - south cooperation and social development in Africa.

III. Contact point:

EFTCA "which stands for":
The Egyptian Fund for technical cooperation with Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, Egypt.

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