Detail 1
The year family medicine established: 2010
Type of Training: 1-year intensive diploma or 2-year Masters of Science.
Length of Training:
o Medical School – 4 years.
Number of institutions that offer family medicine: Three (3) institutions offer training in family medicine
DALY: 38,779 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).
Life Expectancy:
Females 2017: 66.3 years
Males 2017: 63.1 years
Mortality rate 2017:
2017 Males: 247 per 1,000 male adults.
2017 Females: 189 per 1,000 female adults.
Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 93%
College of Family Physicians (Y or N):
Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SMSB)
Healthcare System
This country is considered a lower middle income country with an improving healthcare system. There is one federal ministry of health in this country and about 18 local ministries of health that span across the country. The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) overlooks the other ministries and ensures collaboration throughout the country.
Training
The Gezira University has developed a 1 year diploma to provide intensive education for those professionals aspiring to practice in rural areas. This university has also developed a 2 year Masters of Science (McS) for family medicine training.
Practice
The expected role of the family medicine candidates is to provide continuous and comprehensive care for all people of all ages and both genders with their broad spectrum of needs, health problems, and diseases. They are supposed to mobilize the community resources and to respect its needs. They are also supposed to lead the health team within the catchment area. There is a Wide variety of patients including patients with both general and complicated issues.
References:
https://meduofk.net/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900464/
https://family-medicine.ca/global/#ssa
https://knepublishing.com/index.php/SJMS/article/view/924/2573