Happy Mothers, Happy Children

A New Blended Learning Program to Train Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia

Session 1: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
9:30 - 17:30 (Mongolia time)
10:30 - 18:30 (Japan time)


Session 2: Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:30 - 17:30 (Mongolia time)
10:30 - 18:30 (Japan time)


View the archived webcast.

The TDLC and Kitasato University have teamed up to launch an ambitious blended learning program to train mother and child health care specialists in Mongolia.

Working with the Mongolian Nursing Association, local practitioners will participate in lectures via GDLN videoconference, fieldwork, and create a new textbook based on course material to meet local needs. A Mongolian version of the mother and child handbooks that are popularly used in Japan will also be created for public use.

See also:

• Second Blended Learning Program to Train Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia
• Third Blended Learning Program to Train Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia

An Inter-Regional Knowledge Sharing Series on Avian and Human Influenza (AHI)

Seminar 5: Vaccination Against Avian Influenza - Issues and Strategies Within the Context of an Overall Control Program

March 19, 2007 19:00 - 22:00 (Tokyo)

Organized by the World Bank, FAO, OIE and the Tokyo Development Learning Center, this seminar series uses the GDLN as a learning and discussion platform to enable governments, donors, NGOs, and others to hold regular discussions on AHI preparedness.

In seminar 5, led by specialists from FAO, OIE and the World Bank, participants will discuss the use of poultry vaccination in the context of an overall AHI control program.  The challenges of designing and implementing an Avian Influenza vaccination campaign will be discussed.

The seminar will be webcast live.

Videoconference on Medical and Dental Education

Universities in Mongolia and Aichi Connect for Information Sharing

September 20th, 2005

“The Second International Videoconference on Medical and Dental Education between Mongolia and Aichi” was held on September 20, 2005 connecting the TDLC, Aichigakuin University in Nagoya, and the World Bank Office in Mongolia. Co-organized by the Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation (JCPF) and Aichigakuin University, Aichi Medical University, Nagoya City University, Nagoya University and Fujita Health University, about 100 participants shared information on improving the condition of medical care in Mongolia.