PSD IN BRIEF

The Project Support Division (PSD) is responsible for IFMSA-Egypt’s Focus Areas and Projects Development, as it heavily focuses on ensuring the quality of IFMSA-Egypt’s Activities Management.

Vision

A Country in which Medical Students are empowered to participate and take leadership roles in Activities and Projects that create impact, lead to positive change and set the basis for global health and to take on health leadership roles locally and globally.

Mission

Our mission is to educate our members about the various Activity Management topics producing a generation of skilled Activity Managers, represent the ideas of the passionate medical students and help them implement those ideas in an Activity Management-Based, coordinate the collaborative work between the various standing committees, and encourage local committees to execute their ideas, start and sustain Activities and assist them in getting more exposure both on the national and the international levels.

Focus Areas

Bridging Gaps In Health

Highlight in Activities : Climate Change and Health WHO Workshop
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the Focus Area all combined 199,460
number of members capacitated 1344
number of general public reached online 250,382
number of general public reached physically 14480
total number of sessions conducted locally 48
total number of sessions conducted nationally 18

Non Communicable Diseases

Highlight in Activities : World Kidney Day
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the focus area all combined 362,146
number of members capacitated 2337
number of general public reached online 342,944
number of general public reached physically 16,865
total number of sessions conducted locally 49
total number of sessions conducted nationally 14
International enrolled activities 3
International competitions contributions 1

Reproductive Health

Highlight in Activities : CSE Camp
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the FA all combined 315,311
number of members capacitated 864
number of general public reached online 310,784
number of general public reached physically 2,364
total number of sessions conducted locally 26

Gender Based Violence & Gender Equity

Highlight in Activities : 16 Days Of Activism
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the project all combined 471,825
number of members capacitated 1411
number of general public reached online 469,669
number of general public reached physically 705
total number of sessions conducted locally 29

HIV/AIDS & Other STIs

Highlight in Activities : Counseling Workshop
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the project all combined 90,150
number of members capacitated 636
number of general public reached online 87,850
number of general public reached physically 1635
total number of sessions conducted locally 22

Better Medical Education

Highlight in Activities : Beyond Accreditation Activity
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the project all combined 844,220
number of members capacitated 1353
number of general public reached online 832,658
number of general public reached physically 509
total number of sessions conducted locally 53
total number of sessions conducted nationally 11

Skilled Medical Practitioners

Highlight in Activities : From Body To Soul
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the project all combined 53,150
number of members capacitated 1500
number of general public reached online 550K
number of general public reached physically 830
total number of sessions conducted locally 48

Health Equity

Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
total reach of the project all combined 30,000
number of members capacitated 600
number of general public reached online 20,200
number of general public reached physically 5,600
total number of sessions conducted locally 20

Projects

Mental Health

Highlight in Activities: Mental Health – WHO Workshop
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
Total reach of the Project all combined: 250,000
Number of members capacitated: 2350
Number of general public reached online: 245.000
Number of general public reached physically: 4700
Number of physical campaigns conducted locally: 18
Total number of sessions conducted locally: 82

Anti-FGM

Highlight in Activities: Summit
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
Total reach of the Project all combined: 113,959
Number of members capacitated: 480
Number of general public reached online: 112,552
Number of general public reached physically: 927
Total number of sessions conducted locally: 23

Family Planning

Highlight in Activities: Family Planning TOT
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
Total reach of the Project all combined: Around 99,500
Number of members capacitated: 221
Number of general public reached online: 98,902
Number of general public reached physically: 240
Total number of sessions conducted locally: 19

Together Against Stigma

Highlight in Activities: TAS Workshop
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
Total reach of the Project all combined: 121,200
Number of members capacitated: 1,432
Number of general public reached online: 116.7k
Number of general public reached physically: 3000
Total number of sessions conducted locally: 32

Evidence Based Medicine

Highlight in Activities:
Highlights in numbers of the term 2021/2022
Total reach of the Project all combined: 24,550
Number of members capacitated: 500
Number of general public reached online: 23000
Number of general public reached physically: 200
Total number of sessions conducted locally: 26

Workshops

SMART Workshop

The SMART workshop is a non-standing Committee related workshop to increase basic skills and knowledge related to project & activity management, general leadership and facilitation-skills of all participants. IFMSA is a platform for healthcare and medical students from across the world. However big or small the National Member Organisation is, every IFMSA member at some point works on activities and projects. Activities are also the best way for IFMSA to have a concrete and direct impact on the local and regional communities. We hope that with this workshop the region of Africa will become more active in the program sphere, will truly show how impactful the region is and and fulfill one of the objectives of its regional strategy: the promotion of inter-NMO collaboration between NMOs within the region especially in regards to projects and activities. This workshop relates to all work done in IFMSA either internally or externally. In alignment with the IFMSA vision and mission, this workshop proposes a platform to discuss activity management, Theory of Change and Sustainability. The workshop empowers members in strategic planning and evaluation and impact assessment to lead tangible action that positively impacts communities. The tools shared in the workshop aligns with IFMSA Programs and are flexible enough to meet the diverse NMOs’ structures and needs.

Achievements

In the 2021/2022 term:

First Place in the AM22 SCOPH fair. (Climate change and Health)
Third place in the Rex Crossley Awards 2022 (Mental Health)
Third Place in the EMR18 Activities Fair (Gender Based Violence)