The
Meeting with Dr Serge Mbuka Lolo
He’s the full time lecturer of the
faculty of dentistry at the Rwenzori Official University in Butembo.
The purpose of the Meeting was to get
to know him and get information about the Dental school, as well as to discuss
his availability to be one of the visiting lecturers in Aru when we are able to
start the dental section in the ISTM/Aru (The Nursing School in the Aru Diocese).
Training human resources for oral health services in Congo is part of our
vision.
In this regard we are planning to work in collaboration with the ISTM
in Aru, but specifically for the dental section only, and this will help us have
our existing staff ie Ringo in Butembo and Drumo in Mahagi, upgrade their qualifications as well as training more staff
for the future clinics.
In doing so we shall be able to monitor the quality training
to march the standard we are aiming to achieve for the improvement of oral
services.
The meeting was important because in
order to have an accredited school we need at least three national lecturers
who will work together to maintain the section apart from our visiting
lecturers whom we are expecting from the Sydney University to boost quality and
international standard.
Of the three at least one is supposed to be full time
to follow up the day to day academic activities, and the two others may be
regular visiting teachers. But if we can afford, two full time lecturers on the
ground would be much better.
The meeting was successful though was
not an employment offer as we’ve not yet confirmed when the dream will become
reality. Nevertheless we agreed that if time comes while he’s still in the
same position, he may be consulted again for possible part time lecturing and we
agreed. We made it clear that it was just a sharing of ideas on a vision to
which is yet to be on move when time comes.
About the second person concerning the
dental school I also contacted Mr Pharaon Kakule in Beni on phone to know his
stand about being eventual part of the lecturers when the plan is confirmed. He
directly confirmed his willingness to participate as a lecturer with us when
time comes.
For the time being Mr Pharaon is the
head of the Nyankunde, Evangelical Medical Centre’s Dental school but his not a
Dental Surgeon.
About the third person for the dental
school in Aru, I just heard that the Medical coordination in Aru is already
processing the employment of a Dental Surgeon from Kinshasa but a native of
Aru. That sounds good because if he’s from the area we can expect him to be
willing to be the full time person residing in the area.
I believe this is the way to go if we
are to train human resources for
our vision of comprehensive oral health services in Congo.
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