Training Programs

A Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Infectious Disease

Accordia Global Health Foundation’s Training Program at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) of Makerere University focuses on developing leaders in HIV/AIDS prevention and care and has graduated over 4,200 African healthcare workers from 27 African countries. A number of important qualities differentiate training at IDI as a premium product in the region:

  • As an independent organization within the esteemed Makerere University, IDI has unmatched access to the wealth of professional and academic expertise housed in its Faculty of Medicine.
  • Through a strong relationship with the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the network of Academic Alliance physicians through the world, Accordia attracts visiting professors, trainers and lecturers of unparalleled caliber.
  • The on-site location of the IDI Adult Clinic, which attracts complicated HIV cases throughout Uganda’s referral network, gives trainees unrivaled exposure to real-time case studies. Strong ties with local partner organizations expose trainees to a wide range of clinical care settings.
  • A state-of-the-art facility with advanced technology and infrastructure enables education at international standards, unhindered by delays and disruptions common to the developing world.

With a primary mission to improve the quality of healthcare delivery in Africa, Accordia’s training program launched in April 2002 to train Ugandan physicians in HIV diagnosis, care and treatment at a critical time when scale-up with antiretroviral therapy was beginning and few were trained in this specialized area. The model has grown and adapted to changing needs over time, and now also targets nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and dispensers. In addition, Accordia and IDI have expanded their portfolio of training offerings to address other infectious diseases like malaria. Curricula are tailored to meet the needs of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, and graduates of the training program are offered on-going support services including free access to a treatment call center.

Learn more about Accordia's current training programs:

For more information on Accordia Programs, please contact programs@accordiafoundation.org.

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Gary Cohen, executive vice president of BD, says, “What Accordia and IDI are doing are training generations of doctors and other clinicians to be able to have the local healthcare capacity to deal with infectious disease. It’s absolutely fundamental, it’s right at the baseline of the most important response.”

Training Sponsorship

The Training Program at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) provides doctors and nurses with unparalleled instruction by accomplished trainers and physicians from around the world. The world-class facilities ensure an optimal learning environment, and the on-site HIV clinic affords trainees exposure to complicated and unusual cases under the supervision of IDI clinical leadership and visiting experts. Graduates of the training program also have access to the AIDS Treatment Information Center (ATIC), a toll-free call center staffed by pharmacists and physicians who provide well-researched answers to their clinical questions.

Maintaining the excellence of the IDI training program is costly. The more than 4,200 graduates of the program have traveled from 27 countries throughout Africa to attend courses at IDI. For those unable to afford the tuition and travel expense, Accordia Global Health Foundation makes Training Scholarships available.

Through the generosity of corporate and individual donors, Accordia is able to provide financial assistance to many doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals whose salaries will not support the program’s expense. Often, those who need assistance most are precisely those whose jobs are the most challenging: treating thousands of people living with HIV in rural areas without access to specialized clinics or referral hospitals. IDI’s training program alumni return to their home clinics equipped to train their peers, and provide quality healthcare in their communities.

For information on how you can sponsor a trainee, please contact Cindy Sadler.

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