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Adopt-A-Doctor

last updated Mar 18, 2013

Program Type
- Financing Care › Contracting
Health Focus
- General Primary Care

Target Geography Urban/Peri-Urban/Rural
Target Population Formal sector workers

Overview

Implementation Partner(s):

Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS (GAIA) Vaccine Foundation, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Hospital Revitalization Program

Legal Status:

Private (not-for-profit)

Stage:

Existing/expansion stage

Income Level of Target Population:

All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding:

Donor

Funders:

Codman (a Johnson and Johnson company)

Summary:

Adopt a Doctor alleviates the problem of high human resource turnover rates and lack of experienced physicians in health facilities by providing financial aid and other critical resources to help doctors continue serving the poorest communities.

Key program components:

In exchange for financial aid, doctors sign a contract committing to remain in their country and practice medicine for at least 7 years. Should a doctor leave before the 7 year term is over to pursue a more lucrative career in another country, he or she must return all funds received from the Adopt a Doctor program. Adopt a Doctor currently supports 2 doctors in Liberia, 5 in Mali, 7 in Malawi, and 3 in Sierra Leone. In Bamako, Mali, the program supports medical doctors at an HIV treatment facility.

Location

Country of OperationLiberia, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone

City/Village of Operation
Bamako, Mali

Province/State(s) of Operation

Contact Information

Website

http://www.adoptadoctor.org

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