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About CEDHA
Background
Information
The Centre for Educational Development in Health, Arusha
(CEDHA) is a professional institute under the Directorate of
Human Resources Development of Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare in the United Republic of Tanzania. CEDHA is a
semi-autonomous institution established in 1983. The aim of
CEDHA is to strengthen and support the health care system
through training of human resources for health in health
personnel education, health services management and
continuous professional development. The centre is fully
registered by the National Council for Technical Education
(NACTE).
Location
CEDHA is located in Sekei Ward,
Sanawari area, on Block 3 Plot no.105 Arusha Municipality, in the
Northern circuit of Tanzania. It is about 250 metres from
the junction of Moshi – Arusha – Nairobi Road and East
African Road. CEDHA is about 500 metres from Arusha
International Conference Centre.
It has an area of 24,347 sq. metres and is fenced. It has a
certificate of occupancy number 21209.
It commands a magnificent
view of Mount Meru, the second highest mountain in Tanzania.
Vision
To be a leading and sustainable organisation in educational,
research and consultancy serving both Tanzania and the East
African community with a particular focus on health
personnel education, health services management and continuous professional
development in health
Mission
To facilitate quality health service delivery through
provision of quality training, conducting operational
research, production and provision of health learning
materials, and technical support in health related fields;
using competent staff and appropriate resources available.
Core functions of CEDHA
The core functions of CEDHA are Training of teachers of
health care workers and district health managers as well as
conducting Continuous Profession Development (CPD) courses
for health care workers in the Northern Zone. These
functions are realized through the following training
programmes.
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Health Personnel Education
This is a one year course leading to an award of Ordinary
Diploma in Health Personnel education. CEDHA is the only
institution in Tanzania offering this course. The course has
attracted participants from various training institutions in
Tanzania as well as from other African countries, such as
Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Ethiopia and
Botswana. The curriculum for this Programme is modularized
and semesterized.
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Health Management
The course aims at building capacity of health workers from
public and private sectors with managerial skills. The
curriculum for this Programme is modularized and
semesterized.The duration of the course is three years
conducted as distance learning.
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Short courses Programme
CEDHA serves as the Northern Zone Health Resource Centre (ZHRC)
catering for four regions (Manyara, Arusha, Kilimanjaro,
Tanga), 29 districts and 30 Health Training Institutions (HTIs)
As a centre for continuing education; demand-driven short
courses lasting for 1 - 6 weeks are periodically conducted.
Such courses include teaching methodology, health systems
research, health management and planning, primary health
care, management of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted
diseases, community-based health care and reproductive and
child health.
Other tasks as a ZHRC are:
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Determine/assess continuing
education needs for health workers/service providers in
their respective areas or zones.
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Mobilise training resources
for implementation of Continuing Education activities in
the zone.
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Link up and provide
technical support to Regions/Districts in the zone with
regard to Continuing Education activities.
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Link up with Pre-service
Training institutions and provide support in quality
improvement
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Disseminate up-to-date
information regarding changes in, for example
technology, epidemiology, new management approaches,
etc., for improved performance of health workers in the
zone.
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Develop
and distribute simple, affordable and relevant HLM for
updating information, e.g. pamphlets, booklets, as well
as provide support in establishing mini-resource
centres.
Future Training programme
In future, CEDHA
envisages establishing two Master programmes in
collaboration with Tumaini University, KCM-College. These
are Master of Science in Health Personnel Education and
Master of Science in Health Management Planning and
Financing.
Cedha management
For management
purposes CEDHA is headed by the Principal who is assisted by
the Vice Principal and an Administrator. Also, there are
five departments namely:
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Health
Personnel Education
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Health
Management Studies
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Administration
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Health Learning
Materials
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Public Health
Each department has
its head.
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