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How does CIDRZ perform the ‘Talent Management Cycle’?

Identifying &

Attracting Why would an employ-ee choose CIDRZ in-

stead of other employ-ers? First and foremost, CIDRZ treats each candidate as we would our best customer if

we were selling a tangible product. Potential CIDRZ employees are treated with the great-est respect from first contact throughout the recruitment and selection process. Our pro-

cess is a rigorous one, necessary to allow us to select the best person for the job. Top-

notch employees will want to work for an

organisation that sets high standards in its em-ployment process, and CIDRZ does just that.

We are also seen as a transparent employer.

Applicants do not fear that they will not get the job because they do not know anyone. They apply knowing that they will be hired based on their skill, competencies, qualifica-

tions and experience. To enhance our recruit-ment process we post adverts with interna-tional recruitment gateways to attract skilled

Zambians in the diaspora and bring them back.

This has enabled us to hire not only skilled Zambians, but also key international talent.

Recruiting & Hiring To further ensure that we hire the best talent for a job, in 2014 HR has budgeted for psy-chometric and aptitude software. We believe

that there is a job fit that enables every em-ployee to be an engaged employee that per-forms to expectations. Using this software as

part of the selection process will help us to ensure that we hire the right person for the job – a person with not just the right skill, Continued on page 4

M essage from Roselyne Raelly, HR Director

CIDRZ:

AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research

in Zambia is an eye-catching name for any-one in the health sector, not just in Zambia. Our job adverts attract potential employees from all over the world. We receive numer-

ous applications when we advertise on the local and the international market: with some applications coming from as far away

as China and Japan!

But what is it that attracts such interest in CIDRZ? Do people apply for the specific

job or do they really want to join CIDRZ because it is a “calling”? I believe that people

want to join because of the noble cause that CIDRZ stands for. Working for CIDRZ is

more than an 8-5 job; it is a calling to serve people. Our work truly saves the lives of Zambians every minute of every day. This

service is priceless.

With the above realization, CIDRZ consid-ers all employees valuable assets that need

to be retained. CIDRZ believes that the way to do this is to ensure that talent is man-aged. But what is Talent Management and how does CIDRZ do it?

Below Heidrick & Struggles explain:

New Board Member Amb. Eric Goosby

‘The Power of Permanence’ by Mary Fisher

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Pharmaceutical Services Dept

CIDRZ Scarves

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HPV Vaccine Pilot

Congrats Prof!

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Paediatric HIV Disclosure

IeDea Hepatitis Study

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World TB Day

ZaPHSS

Welcome Inonge Shabeenzu

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ZNBTS Blood Drive

Goodbye Dr Nzali

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CIDRZ and MIT Collaborate

Our Publications

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CIDRZ Dec 2013 Health Day in photos

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“The Power of

Permanence” Excerpts of a speech

by Mary Fisher

I realize that for most of you,

coming to CIDRZ means com-

ing to work. But for me, there

is a sense of “coming home”.

Being a woman with AIDS in

the U.S. in 1991 when I was diagnosed, made me a nov-

elty. Of course there were other women with HIV, but

their numbers were low and public awareness was even

lower. As the years wore on, the novelty wore off. I

longed to find others like myself: mothers who won-

dered how to manage both illness and children, women

who had experience with being told we’d die but still

needed to live. I did not want to be the exception any

longer.

And then I came to Lusaka. What I found here was a

community of women very much like myself. We recog-

nized that we are different in race and nationality, lan-

guage and habits. But those differences paled by compar-

ison to the similarities. We were, and we have re-

mained, literally “blood-relatives.” What binds us is a

virus that wants to kill us and a joyful unity that keeps us

alive. For the first time in my life with AIDS, here in Lu-

saka I found myself in the context of others who knew

my experience and shared it. And this companionship,

this sisterhood, this acceptance which enables us to

laugh and sing and dance together was new.

And at the core of my life in Lusaka has always been

CIDRZ. This is the place of healing that enables me to

go home and return, and find my sisters healthy and

happy and well. Because CIDRZ welcomed the Abataka

Women as they engaged in learning and employment, it

has become even more a place in which I feel at home.

And for all this, I thank you. I thank you for taking on

the challenges of work within CIDRZ. It is not easy, and

sometimes it is not very rewarding. We who are sick

can be difficult to serve; we are not always kind, or

thankful, or courteous. The hours get long and the

pay seems low. The challenges seem never to go

away, whether they are scientific barriers, financial

limitations or bureaucratic obstacles. It isn’t easy.

And yet you come each day, you pour out your en-

ergy and your creativity on behalf of all who are sick

and dying. And I rise today to offer a sincere “thank

you.”

In a world where institutions rise and fall in a span of

months, CIDRZ has been committed to the work of

learning and healing for years, and now approaching

decades. It has taken on work that others see as a

project and turned that work into a community com-

mitment that endures. CIDRZ has become, during

the years I have known you, a permanent organiza-

tion committed to sustainable service to the people

of Zambia. Every day that you work and every night

that you labour long, you demonstrate to the people

of Zambia that your commitment is not brief or lim-

ited; it is not temporary. You are here, and you are

here to stay. Permanence is your hallmark.

And as the world of higher education and medical

research looks for models, they turn with regularity

to you, to see what it is that CIDRZ has done and

how you’ve done it. What makes this possible is not

only what you have achieved in the past but, more

importantly, what you continue to do now. Perma-

nence has brought you this far, but permanence will

carry you much further.

When I see what you are accomplishing as an inter-

national community, I take hope for all nations and

all humanity. Permanence is more than the accumula-

tion of years and experience. It is the promise that

CIDRZ is not only excellent; it is also trustworthy. It

will be here long after I leave, and it – you – will be

here should I return again. To all of you, and for all

of you, I give thanks. Thank you!!!

Ambassador Dr Eric Goosby joins CIDRZ Board of Directors

Ambassador Eric Goosby is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of

California, San Francisco, USA. Among his many accomplishments, from 2009 - 2013 he served as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, leading all U.S. government interna-

tional HIV/AIDS efforts, oversaw implementation of PEPFAR, as well as U.S. government engagement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malar-

ia. Welcome Ambassador Goosby!

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...“As professional Pharmacists you are equipped with a strong clinical

foundation, expertise in the use of medications, and a wide variety of

skills which set you in a good position to drive and support changes to

improve health care delivery in Zambia ….quality health research is

capable of making a critical contribution to the economy through

directly contributing to the improved well being of individual patients,

the community and public health service…. I am proud to learn that

pharmacists are embracing the challenges of health research right here

in Zambia and would like to take this opportunity to encourage more

pharmacists to rise up to the challenges of creating breakthroughs and

discovering new evidence that would impact practice and

improve patient outcomes.”

Hon. Dr Chilufya Chitalu Deputy Minister of Health

…”As you know CIDRZ has a strong academic mission, and is committed to improving the delivery of health care in Zambia

through conducting locally-relevant, culturally appropriate research. Once ethical and credible research evidence is identified,

CIDRZ supports its dissemination and uptake into policy and practice… High quality, ethical research provides credible evidence

for policy change and improves our opportunities to attain both the Millennium Development Goals and the Zambian National

Health priorities.” Dr Izukanji Sikazwe, CIDRZ Deputy CEO

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CIDRZ Pharmaceutical Services

Department News

This February, the CIDRZ Pharmaceutical

Services Department joined with the MOH

and Abbvie to convene a “Promoting Phar-

macists’ Involvement in Research for Im-

proved Health” Conference in Lusaka. Phar-

macists from all over the country attended to

hear about updates in HIV/AIDS care as well

as receive specific training on the develop-

ment of research questions and protocols.

The event was well attended and officially

opened by Hon. Deputy Minister of Health

Dr Chilufya Chitalu. Meeting objectives were

delivered by Dr Zuzu Sikazwe.

Hon. Deputy Minister

of Health,

Dr Chilufya Chitalu

Members of the CIDRZ Pharmaceutical

Services Team:

Back L to R:

Hlupe Sibamba, Chidadza Daka, Linda Meki,

Helen Mulenga, and Mwewa Mondwa.

Front L to R: Maureen Mufwambi, Mpande

Mwenechanya, and Kaluba Kateule

YOU TOO CAN BE A CIDRZ FASHIONISTA!

Be warm this winter - styling your CIDRZ scarf!

Cheer for your CIDRZ Footballl team in appropriate attire!

Contact Lillian Muke to view sample and place an order. K40 Only!

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Continued from Front Page…

but also with the right personality to fit the job.

On Boarding

Every CIDRZ employee is oriented to not just their job, but also to the CIDRZ culture. Our orientation process includes cultural training for our expatriate employees because we be-

lieve that in order to fit into a diverse cultural environment and succeed, they need to under-stand the Zambian culture.

Continuous Learning & Development Hiring the right qualifications and skills without developing further skills in a continuous learn-

ing environment renders an organisation static and outdated. Realizing that our staff needs to continuously improve their knowledge and skills, CIDRZ has instituted a strong training

programme. Projects continuously train their staff in different areas of their work. In fact, CIDRZ is viewed as a training ground by other

employers.

To enhance continuous learning & develop-

ment as part of the talent management pro-

cess, a Training Policy was approved by the CIDRZ Board in 2013 September. This is the first such policy being implemented. To date forty-four staff has applied for the 35% tuition

refund for undergraduate to Masters level courses. Supervisors were required to approve the course as a prerequisite to applying for this

policy benefit; and when staff pass they will be refunded 35% of the tuition cost per subject passed. This Policy also allows projects that are

able to sponsor staff for full tuition to do so. These employees are then bonded by CIDRZ.

One project we applaud for taking this part of talent management seriously is the Programme

for Awareness and Elimination of Diarrhoea (PAED) who are currently sponsoring seven staff. We encourage other projects to do the

same, if possible.

Mentoring & Coaching CIDRZ also considers mentoring & coaching a

serious contributor to continuous staff learning & development. In 2013, HR developed a Mentoring and Coaching Policy. Hiring

expatriate Technical Advisors whose re-

sponsibilities are to mentor and coach Zam-bians is a move towards ensuring that there is capacity passed on from international ex-

perts to our Zambian staff. The following Technical Advisors are already using the Mentoring and Coaching policy:

Canadian Jill Morse

joined CIDRZ as a TB/HIV Technical Advisor to sup-port the TB Dept. In this

position she works to build capacity among mul-tiple identified Zambian

Programme Managers & Coordinators with the goal to enable them to independently manage complex, public health programmes & studies. As part of this new position she is

developing a Mentoring and Coaching Tools Toolkit, using the Training and Mentorship policies as guidelines. These

tools help her develop a mentorship plan that identifies a staff member’s strengths, areas where they would like support, and

specific areas for mentorship. Jill regularly meets with her mentees and keeps records of how they progress. In addition to her

work with the TB department, Jill is one of the driving forces behind the Finance ERP system, working across the organisation to build capacity among staff as these new sys-

tems are being rolled out.

Another CIDRZ mentor is our new Lab Technical

A d v i s o r , O b e r t Kuchuwaire from Zim-

babwe. As part of his

TOR, he is responsible to mentor & coach the Lab Director and other mem-bers of Lab management.

Even seasoned leaders needs to be men-tored, energized, and guided on leadership decisions a times. To achieve this, CIDRZ

has included on its organogram two Senior Advisors to the CEO. See next page...

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Continued from previous page…

These are Dr Stewart Reid from Canada and Dr Groesbeck Parham from the U.S. who provide mentorship and advice to the

CEO in different areas of CIDRZ operations.

Finally a very important aspect for any organisation is management development for all levels of management and supervisors. To achieve this, HR will be starting an In-house Management and

Organisational Behaviour course. The HR Director, and other specialists in the fields to be taught, will be part of the teaching team. This course will be taught over 13 weeks and will include a

final exam which will count towards any application for promotion.

The next HR article will concentrate on the remaining parts of the Talent Management Process to in-form you of what CIDRZ is doing to engage and retain key talent. So, is CIDRZ an employer of choice? I

will leave you to provide the answer to that. Meanwhile continue the CIDRZ “calling” as you endeavour to save Zambian lives.

The pilot Human Papillo-

ma Virus Immunization

campaign is going on well.

More in the next CIDRZ

Press.

CONGRATULATIONS PROF!

Dr Groesbeck Parham has been awarded the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s

2014 Humanitarianism and Volunteerism

Award!

“This award is presented to an individual for their exemplary local, national or international volunteer

and outreach efforts in women’s cancer care,

research or training.

Your leadership in the CIDRZ Cervical Cancer Prevention Programme to expand cervical cancer

screening throughout Zambia, as well as your

extensive collaborative efforts to raise awareness of women's health issues in sub-Saharan Africa,

make you the ideal recipient.”

Her Excellency First Lady

Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata

greeting Dr Sharon

Kapambwe

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Congratulations to

Grace Bwalya!

For earning a Diploma in

Public Administration at

the University of Zambia

CANTEEN FREE LUNCH

VOUCHERS AWARDED

TO:

Mary Banda! For fulfilling an urgent

Lab Procurement to

avert a crisis.

Remmy Bangwe! For diligently working

over and above the call of

duty to ensure that all

urgent maintenance

needs were attended to

when the dept. was short-

staffed.

IeDEA Hepatitis Study

Dr Mike Vinikoor, an infectious disease doctor and

Kalo Musukuma, a CIDRZ Lab Research Associate

will be conducting the IeDea Hepatitis study to

determine the best treatment regimen for people

with both HIV and Hepatitis B infections. In Zambia,

between 5-15% of adults have HBV; while a smaller

percentage of people have both infections.

Hep B virus infects the liver and is easily spread through personal contact. The infection can be

acute or chronic, and causes liver disease, cirrhosis and cancer. Acute infection can be cleared

by a healthy immune system, but if the immune system is weak the infection becomes chronic

and the person requires medication. However, Hep B infection can be prevented through a

vaccine which is available for both children and adults.

Recently, Kalo received a grant award from the U.K. HIV Research

Trust to support her training in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus virology under the mentorship of col-

leagues at the Infectious Disease Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland. While there,

she will learn special laboratory techniques for investigating the Hepatitis B virus and will bring

this technical expertise back to Zambia.

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Paediatric HIV Treatment and Prevention

Team Provide Information on Childhood and

Adolescent HIV Disclosure on Radio ZNBC 2

In March and April, Dr Mwangelwa Mubiana - Mbewe and her

colleagues Dr Muntanga Mapani, Evelyn Matongo and Betty

Chipungu featured on two ZNBC Radio 2 programmes

answering questions about the tricky subject of HIV

disclosure to children and adolescents.

Being experts in the field, the team advocate that it is ex-

tremely important for the emotional and physical health of

the child or adolescent to know about their status. They em-

phasized that “disclosure is a process” that takes place in

stages depending on the developmental readiness of the child

and the support of the caregiver. “It is important that the child knows the real reason why they are

taking ARVs. We find that in MOST cases once the child is told about their HIV status and the real

reason why they must take the ARVs, they are able to take an active role in their care and treatment...

There is no one age that it is best to disclose - it depends on the intellectual and emotional develop-

ment of the child, and the readiness of the caregiver. Disclosure is a process however; we start giving

information partially, before we disclose fully. A young child needs a simple message with little infor-

mation. As the child grows, more complicated information can be shared...Generally speaking for most

children it is a relief to know. Finally they understand their illness and are free to ask questions. Care-

givers may try to delay, but they find that disclosure is also a relief as most children become more will-

ing to take their necessary medications to attend clinic visits.”

CIDRZ provides disclosure counselling training to Clinic Support staff so they may assist care-

givers become ready to disclose HIV status to their children or charges as the child needs to

be told their status by someone they love and trust and who will provide ongoing support as

the child grows. If you have any questions about childhood HIV disclosure, please feel free to

contact these CIDRZ colleagues.

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2014

CIDRZ World TB Day

Commemoration

The CIDRZ TB Department commemorated World TB Day by holding a Staff Knowledge Fair at the Head Office canteen. Over 103 staff attended to learn about five key activities of the

department from their TB colleagues. Each pro-ject set up an information table where project staff gave short sensitisation presentations. Attendees then tested their knowledge gained by answering skill-testing questions in compe-

tition for free lunch vouchers. Entertainment included a TB prevention song written and sung by Brian Shinaka, dancing, and of course, cake and refreshments!

TB projects that presented were: TB Main Programme - Emma Mwesa and Wycliffe Mulenga

OpX Study testing the Gene Xpert diagnosis machine - Anna Jura TB Vaccine Research - Moses Zimba and Martha Phiri

3 ‘I’s Study - Martha Mubanga and Eugenia Mwamba

Zambian Prisons Health Systems Strengthening (ZaPHSS) project - Clement Moonga and Constance Mudenda

Congrats TB Day Winners!

Mercy Mwale * Vina Chileshe

John Sinyangwe * Cindy Chirwa

Linda Mulambo * Lillian Muke

Lasidah Mwaba * Brian Shinaka

Limpo Chisunka * Hope Bunda

Patricia Michelo * Izukanji Sikazwe

Welcome to

CIDRZ’s New

Head,

Procurement

and Supplies,

Inonge

Shabeenzu!

Inonge holds a BA

in Library and Infor-

mation Studies with

a Minor in Public

Administration from

University of Zam-

bia, and a Graduate

Diploma of the

Chartered Institute

of Purchasing and

Supply (MCIPS)

from the U.K. She

brings vast experi-

ence in various port-

folios of the public

and private supply

chain.

“I am attracted to join

the CIDRZ team be-

cause I believe in ser-

vice. I feel part of a

team that is contrib-

uting to saving lives

through the provision

of various equipment

and reagents in the

many interventions

through the different

CIDRZ projects.”

Zambian Prisons Health Systems Strengthening Project

(ZaPHSS)

Following the success of CIDRZ’s previous work in Zambian prisons to improve screening

and treatment of TB and HIV, we were awarded a grant from the European Union to work

with the Zambian Prisons Service to strengthen their management, coordination and imple-

mentation of health services in Zambian Prison facilities. Here Coordinator Clement Moon-

ga and Steph Topp present a key milestone document - the Zambian Prisons Health Sys-

tem Strengthening Framework - to Commissioner of Prisons, Mr Percy Chato.

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CIDRZ TB Department says

“Goodbye and Thank You” to Dr Nzali Kancheya

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, CIDRZ held a blood

donation drive. Dr Joseph Mulenga, ZNBTS Medical Director (left) gave a sensitisation talk about the need for blood donation and the screening and process involved, while a very capable ZNBTS team (below) set up.

Overall 38 units of blood were donated to save lives!

CIDRZ JOINS ZAMBIAN NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE (ZNBTS)

FOR A BLOOD DONATION DRIVE

After seven years with CIDRZ and the TB

Department, Dr Nzali has joined CDC. (So

the good news is that we will still be work-

ing with her!)

In 2007, Nzali became the Head of TB De-

partment, and in 2012 she became Director.

“During her tenure she saw the program grow

from a few 100,000 dollars to 5 million dollars

in funding including the CDC-funded TB Pro-

gram, the 3’I’s study, ACTG research network

studies, the Eastern Province grant, Op-X and

multiple smaller grants and projects. She has

authored and co-authored almost 30 CIDRZ

abstracts, publications and presentations.”

In January, CIDRZ hosted two

scientists from Otsuka

Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from Japan who

were interested in learning about

what CIDRZ does and possible future

collaborations. Here the hosting team, including Mari Katundu who is

originally from Japan, welcomes Drs Chen and Ishida who came to

CIDRZ to learn more about the needs of Africa regarding TB and malar-

ia. Otsuka Pharmaceuticals is interested in new drug development and

Point-of-Care diagnostic testing.

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CIDRZ Publications this Quarter

Jennifer B. Harris, Muyunda Siyambango, Emily B. Levitan, Katie R. Maggard, Sisa Hatwiinda, E. Michael Foster, Eric Chamot, Kaunda Kaunda, Chisela Chileshe, Annika Krüner, German Henostroza, Stewart E. Reid; Derivation of Tu-berculosis screening rule for sub-Saharan African prisons, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Dis-

ease, In Press

Mulenga L, Musonda P, Mwango A, Vinikoor MJ, Davies MA, Mweemba A, Calmy A, Stringer JS, Keiser O, Chi BH,

Wandeler G; for IeDEA-Southern Africa. 2. Effect of baseline renal function on Tenofovir-containing an-tiretroviral therapy outcomes in Zambia. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Mar 26.

Seu L, Mwape I, Guffey MB. Single genome amplification of proviral HIV-1 DNA from dried blood spot specimens collected during early infant screening programs in Lusaka, Zambia. J Virol Methods. 2014 Mar 22.

Vinikoor MJ, Moyo C. Leveraging rapid implementation of an HIV treatment policy to reduce confounding in observational analysis of antiretroviral outcomes. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Mar 19.

Iyer HS, Scott CA, Lembela Bwalya D, Meyer-Rath G, Moyo C, Bolton Moore C, Larson BA, Rosen S. Resource utili-zation and costs of care prior to ART initiation for pediatric patients in Zambia. AIDS Res Treat. Epub

2014 Mar 10.

Vinikoor MJ, Schuttner L, Moyo C, Li M, Musonda P, Hachaambwa LM, Stringer JS, Chi BH. Late refills during the first year of Antiretroviral therapy predict mortality and program failure among HIV-infected adults in

urban Zambia. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Jan;30(1):74-7.

IeDEA and ART Cohort Collaborations, Avila D, Althoff KN, Mugglin C, Kambugu A, Chi BH, Williams C, Sterne JA, Egger M, et al. Immunodeficiency at the start of combination antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-, and

high-income countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jan 1.

Holmes CB, Sikazwe I, Raelly RL, Freeman BL, Wambulawae I, Silwizya G, Topp SM, Chilengi R, Henostroza G, Ka-pambwe S, Simbeye D, Sibajene S, Chi H, Godfrey K, Chi B, Moore CB. Managing multiple funding streams and agendas to achieve local and global health and research objectives: lessons from the field. J Acquir Immune

Defic Syndr. 2014 Jan 1.

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CIDRZ Collaborates with

CIDRZ recently hosted four graduate business students from the U.S.-based MIT Sloan School of Management Ground-

work Initiative for Global Health. Their project was to explore manage-

ment practices to identify ways to

decrease patient wait times in the ART Pharmacy at the extremely busy

Kanyama Health Centre. Kanyama has over 10,000 registered patients

on ART and serves 200-300 of those patients per day.

The goal was to look at problems from the patient's perspective, and to

build solutions that could also be used in other clinics in Zambia. The

main focus was to shorten patient wait time – currently averaging 4.5

hrs; streamline processes; and improve staff morale. The students col-

laborated with District Pharmacy staff, and by all accounts the project

was a great success with a detailed report of implementable

recommendations presented. All of the MIT students have had work experience consulting for large businesses and inter-

national organisations. They were supervised by Helen Mulenga, CIDRZ Head, Pharmaceutical Services, Nick Sze, Global

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CIDRZ Health Day 20th December 2013

This ‘Health Day’ was a landmark event because for the first time provincial celebrations also took place.

Leadership Team members joined the provincial teams to exercise, dance, sing, laugh, play, eat, and enjoy

the end of year celebration. Here are some photos of the fun!