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Locations
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Senegal
Senegal Senegal
Owing to long tradition, Senegal was the
first post-colonial African country to undergo a peaceful constitutional
presidential succession and has remained a beacon of democracy in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Dakar and its environs are attractive tourist destinations, as is Saint
Louis du Senegal, a World Cultural Heritage. However, Senegal's economy is weak, relying largely on
groundnut exports. About 60 percent of adults are illiterate, and on present
trends, the population doubles every 30 years, putting enormous pressure on
scarce resources.
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Thanks to support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GBSN undertook a Health Leadership and Management Training Survey in three countries (Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal) in order to provide a solid foundation for designing one or more interventions, drawing on the specific contributions of business schools, which will significantly strengthen health care management in these countries.
GBSN worked with the Institut Supérieur de Management (ISM) in Senegal to produce business case studies of Francophone African companies. The project was funded by GRAVITAS Capital Advisors, an independent investment advisory firm, ISM, as well as a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
On July 12, 2007 GBSN convened its International Advisory Board for Health Management along with several other experts and practitioners in the field of health management for a one-day workshop. This workshop focused on best practices and lessons learned in teaching leadership and management to health professionals, and using Business Schools as a venue for strengthening human resources for health in developing countries. This was made possible by a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Food for Thought
“Before the financial
crisis, a lot of business schools talked the talk on ethics and their contribution
to society, but did not make it a core part of their program. Now they are
seeing it as a key part of their curriculum. It is important that the values
of excellence, leadership, integrity and social awareness are imprinted on
students by business schools – this needs to be just as important as the
imparting of business skills.”
–
Mthuli Ncube, President of
the South African Association of Business Schools and Director of Wits Business School
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