Under the report will address the pre-conference workshop and technical meetings Section A, and the overall outcomes thereof. Under the report will further address the scientific conference and the key issues Section B, covered in the oral presentations made by country members. It does not attempt to address each presentation made during the meeting but rather seeks to highlight areas, which were duly considered and placed into the final AMCOA protocol as best practices for possible application by its members. Under the report will focus on the highlights of the Annual General Meeting as Section C, well as the proposed way forward for AMCOA activities. INTRODUCTION The 18th Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa was proudly hosted by both the Mauritius Medical & Dental Council. It was held from 28th July 2014 up to and including 01 August 2014 at the Sofitel L’ Imperial Resort & Spa in Wolmar, Mauritius. The overarching theme for 2014 was Shifting in Medical Practice”. The following “Task countries were represented: Ghana Swaziland Lesotho Uganda Malawi Mauritius Zambia Namibia Rwanda Zimbabwe Sierra Leone South Africa
Under Section A, the report will address the pre-conference workshop and technical meetings and the overall outcomes thereof. Under Section B, the report will further address the scientific conference and the key issues covered in the oral presentations made by country members. It does not attempt to address each presentation made during the meeting but rather seeks to highlight areas, which were duly considered and placed into the final AMCOA protocol as best practices for possible application by its members. Under Section C, the report will focus on the highlights of the Annual General Meeting as well as the proposed way forward for AMCOA activities. INTRODUCTION The 18th Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa was proudly hosted by both the Mauritius Medical & Dental Council. It was held from 28th July 2014 up to and including 01 August 2014 at the Sofitel L’ Imperial Resort & Spa in Wolmar, Mauritius. The overarching theme for 2014 was “Task Shifting in Medical Practice”. The following countries were represented: Ghana Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Namibia Rwanda Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
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