Zimbabwe has a young population. 44% of the total population (12 million) is under 15 years old.
In 2013 and 2014, Dr Zed Sibanda, a paediatrician, delivered a course of lectures to 120 medical students. There is also ongoing training to support postgraduate students.
In 2013, jointly with the Zimbabwe Epilepsy Society, a course about epilepsy was delivered to 100 doctors and 150 nurses.
A separate workshop supporting the care of children with disabilities was held for 25 physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and technicians.
Dr Zed Sibanda has contributed to the training of at least 10 current consultant paediatricians and has conducted stand-alone courses attended by 25 of the paediatricians.
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