Strengthening Mali’s Virtual Learning Platform
Strengthening Mali’s Virtual Learning Platform
Overview
Access to reliable health information in Mali is challenging due to insecurity and misinformation. Strengthening a trusted, accessible source of professional development for healthcare workers is essential to improving health outcomes.
With support from the Global Fund, MSH – working as a subrecipient under Plan International Mali – partners with the Ministry of Health and Social Development (MSDS) of Mali to enhance its ability to provide low-cost, high-impact continuous professional development to its health workforce.
Through a collaborative, learning-by-doing approach, MSH supports the MSDS in modernizing its national Virtual Learning Platform (VLP). This includes co-developing online courses on HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, health systems strengthening, and mental health, while also strengthening the Ministry’s capacity to manage the platform and deliver sustainable eLearning programs.
Key highlights of this work include:
- Developing an e-learning plan and upgrading the national VLP, which was initially established with support from the USAID-funded, MSH-led, MTaPS program.
- Co-developing online courses tailored for healthcare workers at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
- Strengthening the MSDS’s ability to fully own, maintain, and administer the VLP through guidance documents, training, and ongoing coaching.
Regine Alexandra Emilien
Project Manager
Project Contact
Dr. Regine Alexandre Emilien is a Senior Principal Technical Advisor for Local Capacity Strengthening at MSH. A medical doctor specialized in dermatology and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Emilien has more than 15 years of experience working closely with governments and NGOs at the national and subnational levels in Haiti and several West African countries. Since joining MSH in 2008, Emilien has held such positions as Capacity Strengthening (CS) Advisor; Principal Technical Advisor in Governance and Organizational Development; Deputy Chief of Party; and Project Director. Prior to joining MSH, she led the Dermatology and STI clinic for a local private health maintenance organization (HMO) in Haiti, where she managed the integration of HIV services. She brings extensive experience and skills in designing and implementing CS tools and approaches and is a Lead Trainer and Facilitator for MSH’s Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) approach. On the USAID Health Leadership Project (HLP) in Haiti, she oversaw CS support for two local organizations that became the first US Government prime recipients in the Haitian health sector. Emilien is a Fulbright Scholar who holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the School of Medicine at the State University of Haiti and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. She is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole.
Donors & Partners
Donors
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Partners
Plan International