Alumni as Transmitters

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Alumni as Transmitters

• The Kumasi-Ulm Co-operationfunded by the
  DAADBenjamin Ackon Eghan, Kumasi
• Frieder Keller, Ulm

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• Since 1990, there is a co-operation between the
• Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) School
  of Medical Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of
  Science Technology in Kumasi (KNUST) and the
  
• Medical Faculty of the Ulm University.

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The Kumasi-Ulm Co-Operation for Establishing a
Renal Program at the Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital
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Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana
West Africa
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Kumasi-Ulm Co-operationsupported by the DAAD
alumni programme

• Continuous student exchange
• International workshop on Nephrology in
  West-Africa August 1, 2003 in Kumasi
• Concept for postgraduate medical training
• Research projects e.g. drug investigation
• Application for grants from industry / DFG

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Meeting Nephrology in West Africa Kumasi,
August 1, 2003
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References on Nephrology in Developing Countries
Fogazzi GB ... A nephrological program in Benin
and Togo (West Africa). Kidney Int 2003, 63
suppl 83 S56-S60 Diagnostics urine
dipstick phase contrast microscopy flame
photometry Findings crea gt 2.0 mg/dl in 3.3 of
hospital cases albuminuria gt in
1.0 Dialysis Ghana n30 Ivory Coast n130
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References on Nephrology in Developing Countries
Hoy WE ... Reduction in natural death and renal
failure from a systematic screening and treatment
program in an Australian Aboriginal community.
Kindney Int 2003, 63 suppl 83
S66-S73 Screening albumine/creatinine ratio gt
34 in urine Intervention perindopril Outcome
50 reduction of rate of end-point death or
dialysis number needed to treat n12 to
prevent n1 from reaching end-point
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References on Nephrology in Developing Countries
Bamgboye EL. Hemodialysis management problems in
developing countries - Nigeria as a surrogate.
Kidney Int 2003, 63 suppl 83 S93-S95 Problems
old machines break downs technical
maintenance power outages motivation of
staff Consequences emigration Solution
focussing on prevention
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Next apply for funding of a sonograph by the
DAAD Sachmittelprogram
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Ulm ? KATH