The MSF Academy for Healthcare was established in 2017 to improve the quality of care provided in MSF facilities by building professional competencies in locally hired healthcare workers. This also creates opportunities for health workers to develop their careers and eventually reinforces countries’ health systems.

The MSF Academy’s training programme is based on three pillars: competency-based curriculums, work-based training, and clinical mentoring, supported with innovative and interactive tools.

Currently, there are 205 students enrolled in the Basic Curriculum for Nursing Care, and seven in the Outpatient Department Curriculum, who are set to graduate this year. We have trained staff in seven project areas: Lankien, Maban, Pibor, Old Fangak, Malakal, Maruwa, Boma and Agok.
88 learners have graduated the Nursing Care curriculum on Monday March 13 at the MSF Hospital in Lankien, Upper Nile State.

Outside South Sudan, the Academy runs programs in Central African Republic, Guinea, Mali and Sierra Leone. We are exploring further expansion to other projects in South Sudan and in countries like Niger, Afghanistan and Yemen.