Healthcare

Singapore International Volunteers, comprising professionals from IMH, will work with 50 mental health practitioners from KSFH, TPO Cambodia and the Caritas-CCAMH. They will exchange knowledge, skills and best practices to better manage and treat psychiatric emergencies (focusing on agitation, aggression and suicidality) and mood and anxiety disorders. A group of 12 Master Trainers will be equipped with relevant skills to train other mental health professionals. This helps to amplify the project’s impact and sustainability. The project will focus on the clinical intervention, development of a framework for psychiatric emergencies and patient education materials on common mental health conditions. The project is expected to benefit 30,000 patients in Cambodia by 2024.

A team of Singapore International Volunteers (SIVs) from TTSH will train about 60 doctors and nurses from Cho Ray Hospital and selected hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The training will focus on three building blocks – i.e. clinical skills building and practices, diagnostics and quality improvement systems in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Glomerular Nephritis (GN) to improve patient outcome and quality care delivery. 10 Master Trainers will then be identified to train their local counterparts to ensure sustainability after the project. The project is expected to benefit 11,000 lives by 2027.

Singapore International Volunteers comprising TTSH specialists in renal care will train 80 of these healthcare professionals, including 12 Master Trainers who will in turn share their expertise with colleagues in this field. Six workshops and lectures comprising basic, intermediate, and advanced modules for haemodialysis caregivers, including senior management staff, will be conducted. Hospital leaders and senior management will also take part in joint discussions about quality assurance and standardised protocols for care in central and provincial hospitals in Vietnam. The project is expected to improve the overall quality of care for over 5,000 kidney patients in the region.

A team of Singapore International Volunteers (SIVs) from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and SingHealth Polyclinics will conduct training workshops, provide technical assistance, and undergo protocols review with Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals in Tamil Nadu. The project is expected to impact both healthcare workers, such as doctors, nurses, midwives and anesthetists, as well as mothers and newborns in Tamil Nadu. Through clinical training, about 144 local MCH professionals will gain skills and knowledge to better identify and manage obstetrics and neonatal emergencies and high-risk pregnancies. Furthermore, identified Master Trainers will receive additional training to train other MCH professionals in the community. An estimated 20,000 mothers and newborns are expected to be positively impacted from the project.