THE NETWORK

Fondation St. Luc – Haiti – University of Genoa – University of Florence – Gaslini Hospital of Genoa – Meyer Paediatric Hospital of Florence.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CONTEXT

With this project, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation decided to support Haitian doctors in the path to access the specialisation course for surgeons offered by Italian and European universities. In this regard, it is necessary to apply with the Ministry of Health for equivalence and recognition of the qualification as doctor together with documentation relating to the authenticated, translated and legalised degrees.

The Foundation guarantees, thanks to the involvement of the Ministry of International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs, coverage of all the costs required for the specialisation scholarship. Currently, the first Haitian doctor benefiting from this project is regularly enrolled and attends the fourth year of specialisation in paediatric surgery at the Meyer Paediatric Hospital.

OBJECTIVES

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Stage 1: Identification on the basis of the project partner’s application in 2015 and subsequent study of existing instruments in Italy for the training of a paediatric surgeon²¹;

Stage 2: Design through institutional partners with whom agreements have been concluded; 

Stage 3: Execution involved student attendance and continuous monitoring through institutional partners and dedicated portals;

Stage 4: Reporting by means of the annual mission statement.

IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES

A person’s professional training has a strong impact on the community where that type of skill does not exist; therefore, the opportunity to add a medical skill in a context that lacks it generates a significant positive impact, expanding the number of children and families who can access care that improves their health and well-being. Secondly, public health management will benefit from a profession that would not have had the opportunity to create itself and can be supported in meeting the health needs of the country’s population.