FPD Knowledge Park, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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FPD Knowledge Park, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
The Foundation for Professional Development Fund is a non- profit entity whose focus area is aligned to activities relating to Health and Health Education, but it is not limited to this area. The FPD Fund’s main activities are to promote community interests through various means, inter alia provision of educational programs, seminars, conferences, research and community directed projects through capacity-building. FPD Fund is supported by Foundation for Professional Development (Pty)Ltd with the implementation and management of various projects.
Established in 2004, the FPD Fund was created to support a diverse array of activities that align with the mission of the Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd. It serves as a non-profit entity, essential for the implementation of projects where partners and funders require a dedicated non-profit organization to oversee initiatives. Recognized as a “qualifying public charity” under Sec. 3.03 Rev. Proc. 2017-53, 2017-4 I.R.B. 263, the FPD Fund has been instrumental in advancing health and health education through various means, including educational programs, seminars, conferences, research, and community-directed projects.
We strive to be innovators in the healthcare system by challenging the status quo and actively identifying opportunities to effect positive change. We embrace growth opportunities and are committed to producing leadership.
Adhering to moral and ethical principles in all our activities, we reflect honest and professional conduct, personal accountability, and a commitment to transparent processes.
We guarantee the excellence of all our products and services, continuously striving to meet the current needs of our clients and achieve excellence
We honor the personal beliefs of clients, staff, and service beneficiaries, ensuring regard and consideration for the rights of individuals and groups.
We encourage an environment where staff can voice their opinions without fear of victimization. Constructive critique and creative debate between stakeholders and staff are integral to our culture.
All our activities are dedicated to serving the best interests of society, focusing on public health priorities and promoting optimal healthcare.
Independent Directors
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To support expansion of genome sequence information for clinical syphilis in South Africa
Ongoing Research intervention to expand genome sequencing for clinical syphilis
This includes full project and data management, including contracting of South African enrolment partners, HREC submission, other project resources.
Participant enrolment and specimen collection including counselling and consent, data and specimen collection and processing.
Diagnostic test for Treponema pallidum. Based on the national syndromic surveillance data (Kularatne RS, Sex Transm Dis 2022; Kularatne RS, PLoS One 2018), we estimate that 20% of GUD cases is caused by Treponema pallidum, i.e. 500 individuals with GUD should be enrolled to obtain 100 T. pallidum genomes.
Sub-National Health Systems Strengthening in East and Southern Africa
Improve district health, governance and management performance in target districts.
Nurse Educator Leadership Development Programme project
The overall objective of the project was to build capacity in leadership for nurse educators in Africa. Applications for 16 places in a fellowship programme were invited from countries identified by Johnson & Johnson, being: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
The fellowship programme was structured using a hybrid delivery model, beginning with an online engagement, followed by an intensive four-day intervention, onsite in Cape Town. During this time the fellows learnt about:
A community of practice was established, inclusive of fellows and the facilitators, who were all AHPEL members representing five Sub-Saharan African countries. During the contact session each fellow started to develop a quality improvement intervention to be implemented in their own context during the following 12 months. Each was supported by advisors from the faculty. During this time there were additional online learning opportunities including webinars and virtual attendance at the conferences of the Southern Africa Association for Health Educationalists (SAAHE) and the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) – the largest international gathering for health professions education.
The participants’ responses suggest that they found the fellowship ‘very’ or ‘extremely valuable’ in improving quality of teaching, improving credibility, improving HPE&L in sub-Saharan Africa, and increasing support for training of nurse educators in education, leadership and research in sub-Saharan Africa.
The HIV Think Tank, was a pivotal initiative supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This Think Tank served as a strategic hub for innovative research and pilot programs aimed at combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa and beyond.
The primary purpose of the HIV Think Tank was to support the secretariat for the South African National HIV Think Tank and to fund research and pilot programs that test the feasibility of innovative ideas to respond to the AIDS pandemic. This initiative focused on expanding access to HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, while also advocating for necessary resources and policy changes.
The HIV Think Tank’s commitment to innovation, research, and advocacy continues to drive progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, aligning with the broader goals of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the decline in HIV infection worldwide and save lives.