MedSIN-Sudan KMSA Magazine Issue "1" (January-April | 2021) by KMSA Local Team

MedSIN-KMSA Magazine Issue 1: January - April 2020/21

MedSIN-Sudan KMSA MedSIN KMSA Publication

Contents Introduction

1-3

Executive Board

4-8

SCOPH

“Standing Committee on Public Health”

14-16

SCORA

“Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS”

20-25

SCORE

“Standing Committee on Research Exchange”

29-32

9-13 SCOME

“Standing Committee on Medical Education”

17-19 SCORP

“Standing Committee on

Human Rights and Peace”

26-28 SCOPE

“Standing Committee on Professional Exchange”

33-35

PNTSD

TSD

“Training Support Division”

36-39

“Publication and New

Technology Support Division”

40-43

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Dear reader, I am so excited for MedSIN-KMSA’s very own magazine that I can barely type out these words! It has been a little over three months since the local team for the term 2020/21 was appointed and I speak on behalf of the whole team when I say that it has been a blast so far. The fact that we have done enough in these past few months to the point that we can write a magazine issue about it makes me realise what a blessing it is to be part of such a fantastic, dedicated and experienced team. However, the progress that we have made as an LMO did not happen overnight, as it indeed took years of hard work and perseverance, over several terms - as does any great organization. Anyway, enough with the rambling… Welcome to the first issue of MedSIN-KMSA Magazine! What is MedSIN-KMSA Magazine? According to MedSIN-KMSA’s principles: ‘MedSIN-KMSA values transparency and accountability in all of its affairs.’ We realised that the work we do in the local team is often a bit vague and ambiguous to most people in KMSA’s General Assembly. We wanted to show you the whole picture and let you in on what we have been up to and what we plan to do in the upcoming few months as well. We wanted to achieve this goal in the most creative yet inclusive way possible, hence the birth of MedSIN-KMSA Magazine - a fresh and fun space to bring you up to speed on what has been happening in our LMO recently. We hope to share this magazine with you every three months, and we hope you love it as much as we do. We also want you to know that this magazine is a platform for anyone. Over the upcoming issues, we will be including you - our amazing members of course! - by sharing your contributions, such as your articles and achievements. (Some of your articles are featured in this issue as well!) As you may be aware, the Team of Officials is currently in the process of selecting and appointing local team assistants. Therefore, we also can’t wait to introduce them to you in the next issue of the magazine once they have all been appointed, so make sure to stay tuned for that. In the meantime, here’s issue #1. I hope it will enlighten you and fulfil its purpose, and most importantly, that you will enjoy every second of reading it. If you have any feedback, we would love to hear it! You can leave it by filling out this form (here). You can also reach out to anyone who is part of the Local Team - we will welcome your point of view and will definitely take it into serious consideration. Yours sincerely, On behalf of MedSIN- KMSA’s TOs Ayah Suliman MedSIN-KMSA Secretary General 2020/21.

What is MedSIN-KMSA Head Start? Well, where do we begin?

In a nutshell, Head Start is an event that was carried out on the 21st and the 22nd of March 2021, with the aim of increasing KMSA members’ knowledge on IFMSA, MedSIN-Sudan and its various Standing Committees and Support Divisions. The theme of this joint-activity was opportunities, as it sought to shed light on the different amazing opportunities available on the international, national and local levels, and to encourage participants to take part in them!

Day • Overview of IFMSA - Dr. Sami Eltalib (a graduate of UofK Faculty of Medicine, formerly MedSIN-KMSA Secretary General and MedSIN-Sudan Secretary General). • Overview of MedSIN-Sudan and its History - Ahmed Abdelrahim (MedSIN-Sudan Secretary General 2020/21) • IFMSA Programs and Activities - Mohamed Abdelrahman (IFMSA PC Health Systems 2020/21).

Day • SCOME (Standing Committee on Medical Education) Razan Mohamed (MedSIN-KMSA LOME 2019/20). • SCOPH {Standing Committee on Public Health } Shahd Abouda(MedSIN-KMSA Abouda LPO 2020/21). • Backbone Session (Training Support Division ”TSD” ) Ashraf Asim (MedSIN-KMSA TSDD 2020/21). • MedSIN-Sudan Projects {Projects Support Division “ PSD” } - Reem Emad (MedSIN-Sudan PSD DA 2019/20). • SCORP {Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace} - Osama Alaaeldin (MedSIN-KMSA LORP 2019/20). • Exchange World (SCORE SCORE “Standing Committee on Research Exchanges” and SCOPE “Standing Committee on Professional Exchanges” ) - Zainab Bakri (MedSIN-KMSA LORE 2020/21) and Amjad Alamin (MedSIN-KMSA LEO 2020/21). • SCORA {Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS} - Maram Abdelkareem (MedSIN-KMSA LORA 2020/21) and Sarah Osman (MedSIN-KMSA LORA 2nd GA 2019/20). • PNTSD {Publication and New Technology Support Division} Azahir Ibrahim (MedSIN-KMSA PNTSDD 2020/21). • Welcome to the EB {Executive Board} - Omer Abdelaziz (formerly MedSINKMSA Acting-President 2020/21), Ayah Suliman (MedSIN-KMSA SecGen 2020/21) and Ahmed Rifaat (MedSIN-KMSA Treasurer 2020/21).

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the spectacular speakers who make this event so memorable, it wouldn’t have been the same without you! We would also like to thank the dedicated and creative organisers who worked tirelessly day and night to bring Head Start to life. These organisers (besides the local team) were: • • • • • •

Galal Elturabi - Registration Coordinator Ebtihal Nagi - Registration Coordinator Mohamed Ikrima - Hosting Coordinator Rama Osman - Hosting Coordinator Ethar Khalid - Hosting Coordinator Omar Diyaldeen - Logistics Coordinator

Last but not least, a hugeeee shoutout to everyone who attended and we can’t wait to see you in all our upcoming activities throughout the term!

Ibrahim Mutasim Elzibair medsin.kmsa.president@gmail.com “The founding of our organization was more than a historical event. It was an act of faith and promise to members and to the entire association. The Declaration of development declared that people can grow themselves, that they can show out their best potential and to exceed the possible and way beyond it.”

Achievements:

Due to a late appointment in the middle of April I As KMSA President started my work later in the term. After being appointed Started my Work by getting a Quick handover from the External affairs Secretary-Acting KMSA President-. After that continued on the same road by having meetings with other MedSIN-KMSA’s EB members to know the achievements, struggles, local officer’s situation, and others Agenda. After being involved in the Local team picture of the last months, Me and other Executive Board members continue on the AWP meetings with the other local officers to discuss their plans and they forward to implement them. them In the meantime, Me and the Secretary-General started a working group to establish clear guidelines for Local projects including IOGs, Evaluation criteria, Templates..etc. The working group members are MedSIN-KMSA’s Local officers on Medical education, Public health, Sexual and reproductive health, and SecGen Monitoring Assistant. We are working day and night to have proper guidelines as soon as possible. Besides, all that has been said is Continuing on External Representation of MedSINKMSA on the National level and maintenance of MedSIN-KMSA membership.

Upcoming Plans:

• As mentioned above the main goal for the next months will be the Finalization of the Local Projects Guidelines, starting the process of Adoption of the candidate projects, and opening the call for the local project coordinator. • As it’s the term when we are seeking more collaborations with various organizations and Associations an External collaboration document will take place in the next month. The process of writing and implementing this document will involve various members through SWG and will be coordinated by the President. • MedSIN KMSA alumni Database: This will be a legacy database that will fill the gap between the old Expert alumni members of KMSA and the new generation.

Ayah Omer Suliman medsin.kmsa.secgen@gmail.com Three months spent, and a lifetime’s worth of lessons earned.

Achievements:

• Creating a comfortable yet professional work environment, which includes facilitating the amendment of our Local Team Bylaws to fit our work dynamic (we still have a long way to go though). • Facilitating seven TOMs (which are Team of Officials Meetings, and yes apparently we talk a lot! haha), including setting the agenda, sending invitations, writing meeting minutes as well as chairing these meetings too since our President was appointed very recently. • Overseeing the handover process as well as the AnnualWork Plan setting period of all officials. • Conducting individual online meetings as the executive board, one-on-one with each official on the team, to discuss their Annual Work Plans, provide feedback and pinpoint how we can assist them throughout their term. • Coordinating MedSIN-KMSA Head Start, which was the local team’s first joint activity of the term as all officials took part in the planning and preparations process, as well as the preparation and facilitation of sessions on their various standing committees / support divisions. The executive board (myself along with the Treasurer and Acting-President at the time) also presented a session highlighting our main tasks and responsibilities. • Supporting and providing approval to all local team activities that have been executed so far, after providing feedback to make sure they are as spectacular and impactful as possible. • Coordinating the first and second calls for local team assistants, including assisting the rest of the team in interviewing and selecting their assistants. This is still ongoing since not all assistants positions have been filled yet. • I have also appointed a Secretary General Monitoring Assistant who is Mohamed Hisham - batch 96 (yay!). This is a completely new position in the Local Team, which I hope will ensure the sustainability of my position and reduce my workload. We had our first meeting recently and I will be delegating some of my tasks to my assistant throughout the term.

• I am currently working with the President, LPO, LOME, LORA and my Monitoring Assistant on drafting KMSA’s Project Guidelines, which will ensure not only the smooth handling of KMSA Projects, but also their impact on medical students and the community. • Assisting the External Affairs Secretary and Treasurer in coordinating the third and fourth calls for KMSA TO positions as well as representing our LMO on a national level, which our newly-appointed President is now also responsible for.

Upcoming Plans: • Finalising MedSIN-KMSA’s Project Guidelines with the rest of the team, and then following this up with promoting the concept of projects to the General Assembly, accepting the submission of project proposals and finally moving on to the project implementation stage. • Supporting my assistant in creating and implementing a more systematic and precise method of monitoring and evaluating official’s monthly progression reports, that are submitted to me as SecGen every month. • Creating and implementing a system that will allow me to monitor work-related mental health issues of the members of the local team, and effectively find ways to tackle them. • Conducting more TOMs (surprise, surprise) for which ‘Calls for Observers’ will be shared with KMSA members so they can attend these meetings and gain valuable insight on the functioning of the Local Team. • Writing and sharing MedSIN-KMSA’s half-term report, which will include all achievements, activities conducted, obstacles faced, meetings conducted, etc. relevant to our LMO. • Assisting the President and Treasurer in nurturing existing external partnerships and creating new ones.

Ahmed Rifaat Ali Bakri medsin.kmsa.treasurer@gmail.com “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery”. –Charles Dickens

Achievements:

As you know, dear reader, the treasurer position is totally new to MedSIN-KMSA LT. In other words, before this term, someone holding the position of Treasurer did not exist. Of course, this made the work harder but also more interesting. Anyway, one of my main goals is to set up the working pathway so that the next treasurer doesn’t notice a difference compared to any other old position. Since my appointment on 17th January, I started working with the SecGen in managing all LT affairs. Since the early beginnings, we were coordinating the first LT joint activity of this term, which was “KMSA Head Start”. In which, I presented a session in company with the rest of the Executive Board under the name “Welcome to the EB”.I also worked with the LORA and TSDD in managing finances for their activities. An important thing to mention is that I received the outgoings’ exchange fees for both SCOPE and SCORE, and coordinated the payment process to deliver the fees to their targeted destinations and facilitate payments’ tracking.In addition, I introduced the idea of having EB assistants to maintain the sustainability, but unfortunately, no valid applications were received in both the first two calls (sad face). As the Executive Board, we work closely with all the TOs, facilitate their work and ensure the unity of the team. Thus, me and the SecGen were assisting the External Affairs Secretary in finding qualified candidates and later opening the 3rd and 4th call for TOs. Also, we worked with this TOs in the selection of their assistants. Moreover, we had individual meetings with them to discuss and suggest feedback on their annual working plans. Lastly but not the least, we worked collectively with the External Affairs Secretariat in external representation of KMSA at the national level.

Upcoming Plans:

1. Appoint the 2 general assistants. 2. Establish KMSA LT financial IOGs. 3. Create a template for financial reports. 4. Formulate a fundraising strategy and sponsorship materials. 5. Work with the TSDD to conduct fundraising and financial control trainings. 6. Seek for new collaborations and partnerships with the rest of the EB.

Shahd Husham Abouda medsin.kmsa.lpo@gmail.com “For he who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.” Owen Arthur

Achievements:

My term started on the 17th of January after I have been appointed as your beloved LPO. I started off with two handover meetings with the previous LPO Fatima Elbasri, in which we discussed everything related to the standing committee, starting from the previous achievements, the current situations, strengths & weaknesses of the past term and the obstacles faced and how to overcome them this term until the plans for this term. A checklist document has been created & filled to make sure all the handover aspects have been covered. LET THE FUN BEGIN !!!

Some of my achievements covered the past months include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Working on my AWP, finalizing it by having a meeting with the EB. Successfully facilitated SCOPH sessions in KMSA’s Head Start Activity. Attended the 70th OGA as a SCOPH delegate. Was MedSIN-Sudan’s representative in NPO SCOPH plenary. MedSIN-Sudan representative in the OGA WHA simulation. Recruited members & added them to the WhatsApp group. Conducted our first members’ meeting with a small orientation on the job descriptions of the assistants positions. Been selected to attend AMOC (activity management online course) 2021 that took place for about a month & a half. Attended a series of events held by the ministry of health regarding anti-tb symposiums. Been a part of an event held by the WHO celebrating world health day. Appointment of SCOPH Local team: interviews were held & the following positions were appointed Lina Abdeen as LPO’s second general assistant. Baraa Mamoun as LPO’s developmental assistant. A second call has been opened for the vacant positions & interviews were conducted. (Fingers crossed, our team gets completed straight away :D ) I’m currently working with the President, SecGen, LOME, & LORA on drafting KMSA’s Project Guidelines.

Upcoming Plans: • Appointment of the remaining assistants (1st GA & PA). • Capacity building sessions on Anti-TB symposium held by the ministry of health as a follow up for the event me & the representatives attended. • Formulating a SWG to create the proposals of SCOPH’s local projects. • Implementation of projects. • World days celebrations including: • World no tobacco day • World blood donor day • World hepatitis day • Joint sessions as collaborations with other SCs like: • Public health in medical curriculum • Public health exchange workshop • GAP workshop • Formulating KMSA-SCOPH IOGs with my team. • Conduct one-to-one meetings with each assistant to go through their AWP & PoAs. • Conducting a situation analysis & a baseline needs assessment before officially starting work.

Other achievements (more like the usual, monthly,

daily & non-ending achievements) HAHA: • Attended TOMs • Sending monthly reports

Shima Abdelfatah Hamza Ahmed medsin.kmsa.lome@gmail.com

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela

Achievements:

Since my appointment as your Local Officer of Medical Education, the term started with two hand-over meetings with the ex-LOME, Razan Mohamed, in which we discussed the overview of the past term, the lessons learned and the recommendations for this term. I finished finalizing the annual working plan for the term and a meeting with the executive board was held for its discussion, the plan was sent for members for the sake of visibility and discussed in our first members’ meeting.

Regarding the SCOME office:

• I worked on enrolling two activities, Health is Wealth (which will be held later on this term) and Career Pathway Manual SWG (ongoing activity). By enrolling activities, not only are we measuring impact as an organization but also acquiring international recognition of our LMO. • Finished editing Medutopia Newsletter (stay tuned!) and it is currently under design. The Medutopia Newsletter is a summary of the achievements of the past term with articles written by passionate SCOMEdians and interviews with medical education enthusiasts. • I have finalized the internal operational guidelines for the members, SCOME local team and the SCOME projects’ teams. These are standardized rules that serve as a framework that regulates all work. • I held the first meeting with SCOME members and adopted the SCOME members’ IOGs. The first SCOME local team meeting was held as well and I absolutely cannot wait until the rest of our team is appointed!

Coordinating activities: KMSA Head Start • Since I was abroad, I was responsible for forming the posters, calls and forms in collaboration with the LORA for the event. Career Pathway Manual SWG • Two meetings have been held with members of the SWG, and a capacity building session titled “Post-graduate life”. We have finished setting the outlines for the manual and have been contacting doctors to conduct interviews with them. A couple of interviews have been conducted and the first draft of the manual is under construction. SCOME Manual SWG • Two meetings have been held as well as a capacity building session titled “SCOME in depth”. We have finished setting the outlines for the manual, and we are currently writing the first draft of the manual.

General tasks:

• Attended TOMs 0-6 • Sending monthly reports and plans to KMSA’s SecGen as well as the SCOME national team. • Holding interviews to appoint the SCOME local team members. • 2nd General Assistant: Mustafa Mahmood (Batch 95) • Development Assistant: Abrar Abd Elmohaimin (Batch 96)

MedSIN-KMSA Local Projects SWG

• Recently, a small working group has been assembled to set the guidelines and overall framework of our local projects. We are currently drafting the IOGs and setting a resilient basis for our projects for the next terms.

Upcoming Plans: • Appointing the rest of the SCOME local team since the first general assistant and the publication assistant haven’t yet been appointed. We will also be working on the capacity building of the team members. • SCOME library SWG Emphasizing the importance of having a sustained source of knowledge, the SWG will work on making session materials for medical education topics. Following the preparation of the sessions’ materials, a telegram channel will be established and records will be sent explaining each session in points with regards to the objectives. • SCOME Facilitators’ Graduation A facilitation camp was held last term for SCOMEdians to build their facilitation skills and this term, they will conduct sessions to graduate. A call for members to attend these sessions will be opened soon!

• Student’s perception towards challenges and difficulties to established E-learning Medical Education in a high burden developing country Enjoy the read!

To Medical Education & beyond! <3 19

Maram Abd El-Kareem Hashim Ahmed medsin.kmsa.lora@gmail.com

Achievements:

After my appointment on January 17th, I have processed the handovering process with the ex-LORA/ Aisha Adil ,and worked on the annual work plan that I intend to work on with this term. It has also prepared IOGs (Internal Operating Guidelines) for the office we are going to implement. These IOGs target the local SCORA team, as well as SCORA members. Here are some other accomplishments I have succeeded to attain: • I have attended the GBV training which was conducted by ASDO (Action for Social Development Organization) in collaboration with the WHO as KMSA representative with the Ex-LORA. • I have been invited to SIHA Network Symposiums and Webinars as MedSIN-SCORA representative with the Ex-LORA. • A collaboration with ASDO, and UNDP organizations has been discussed for the GBV Project. • Started preparations for the Gender-Based Violence Local Project. • KMSA Head Start - Worked alongside with the organizing committee and the rest of the TOs in organizing and responsible for the decoration of the activity . - Presented a session under the name “ Heaven of IFMSA” with Sarah Eihab - KMSA SCORA 2nd GA for the previous term. • Appointment of SCORA Local Team 21/22 - The local team structure and job descriptions for the term 2020/21 has been prepared and a joint call for all SCs were opened. - Following the 1st call, 2 positions were filled [out of 4 positions] : a. Leena Yousif Ahmed (batch 95),as SCORA General Assistant b. Dina Abd Alrahim AlEbeid (batch 95), as SCORA Financial Assistant . • MedSIN-KMSA Local Projects SWG - I’m currently working with the President, SecGen and SecGen MA, LOME, and LPO on drafting KMSA’s Projects IOGs.

• Conducted The FIRST Physical Activity in KMSA for two years which was Women’s Health and Rights Symposium: The sessions that were included in the symposium: 1. Human rights and Women rights session: • Speaker: Mohammed Hashim Hassan - Human Rights Trainer: • This part tackle the basic human rights and women’s rights that are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the intersection of human rights and women’s rights , international women’s Bill of rights and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Woman ( CEDAW ). 2. The role of women in union and political work: • Speaker: Ms. Mervat Alnail - FFC negotiations team: • This session tackled the important issues, which are: 1/ How to motivate women to unionize and enable them to access decision - making positions, 2/ how to activate this role of women within trade union institutions, and 3/ what are the prominent and main obstacles that prevent women from participating in union work fields. 3. Access to SRH services: • Speaker: Areej Abd Almajid - Former SCORA Regional Assistant for Africa. • Most of people face a number of obstacles accessing sexual and reproductive health services , this session tackles this issue by clarifying the reasons behind this issue, how to provide high quality sexual and reproductive health as a future healthcare providers, a primary strategy of health programs to increase access to SRH services , the indicators that measure access along multiple dimensions : geographical/ physical, economic, administrative and psychosocial. • The activity was carried out on the 8th of March, and aimed to celebrate International Woman’s Day in recognition of her great role in society, KMSA SCORA in collaboration ASDO , entitled Women’s Health and Rights, in AlBaghdadi Hall in the Medical Campus of Khartoum University. In this symposium we wanted every woman and girl to realize the rights that are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . We also stood for other rights that are vital for women’s rights. We stood for a woman’s right to decide if and when she has children, and to have high-quality health care that means she won’t die in pregnancy or during childbirth. We know female genital mutilation is a violation of girls’ rights, and must be eliminated. And we stood for the right of every woman to live equally and free from discrimination, no matter her sexuality or identity. Only when women and girls have full access to their rights – from equal pay and land ownership rights to sexual rights, freedom from violence, access to education, and maternal health rights – will true equality exist. Only when women have taken leadership and peacemaking roles and have an equal political voice will economies and countries be transformed. And only then will all women and girls have the self-determination they are entitled to.

Upcoming plans: • Appointment of the rest of SCORA Local Team. • Finalising MedSIN-KMSA’s Project Guidelines with the rest of the team, and then following this up with promoting the concept of projects to the General Assembly, accepting the submission of project proposals and finally moving on to the project implementation stage. • Seeking funds/ partnerships. • Access to Safe Abortion Program. • In collaboration with EMSA SCORA/ Elrazi University on Access to Safe Abortion Program (this will be include REDx/SCORA Talk in Safe Abortion, National Sessions, and discussion clubs). • Initiation of the Gender-Based Violence Project in collaboration with Action for Social Development Organization and United Nation Development Programme. • Creation of KMSA SCORA Pages on Facebook and Instagram including SRHR content. • Red Round Table : Red round table is the name of SCORA discussion club, for all SCORAngles from different levels at Khartoum university to share their knowledge, opinions, skills and to further discuss different SRHR topics. the discussion is very important in SCORA because members come from different backgrounds, different cultures and have different opinions regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights topics, we in SCORA emphasis on the importance of providing a safe space that’s free from stigma and discrimination for our member ,somewhere they can reflect on their personal experiences and opinions in a culturally respected fashion , hence I came up with the Idea of discussion clubs in the previous term. The first club will be about ( Child Maltreatment) , we will discuss everything that a child is subjected to from bad treatment like: labor, trafficking, sexual abuse, .... • Forming SWG for KMSA SCORA Library ( online drive that contains materials for many SCORA topics, SCORA Regulations, SCORA focus areas’ manuals and all documents related to SCORA . It will be prepared by this SWG from SCORA members). • * In Addition, I’m looking forward to raising the voices of all KMSA SCORAngles being supported and guided, for all who require it, to recover our essence and empowerment . To promote meaningful KMSA SCORA Members’ engagement in External Platforms for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and provide the best possible activities for the members and making them a safe space for all of you. Also looking forward to having as much impact as we could and to have an awesome beautiful SCORA year.

Sexual • Also Assault looking Members’ forward Articles to having of the as Month much impact as we could The movement to end sexual violencebeautiful around the world relies and to have an awesome SCORA year.on people who

have made a choice to do something, to make a change. Sexual violence often seems inevitable, but the choice to do something and get involved has made incredible changes in national and global conversations about it. Since April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we invited KMSA SCORA Members to submit their articles on the topic of Rape and Sexual Assault to be showcased in this issue of KMSA Magazine. We received an excellent submission from Leena Yousif Ahmed, enjoy the read and don’t let the conversation die out!

In the last month there was a girl named Nahla and she had been harassed by her uncle she said : i was studying for my exams , it was about 1am when he came to her and he seems drunk or something . At first I thought it was normal because he was very close to me but lately it didn’t seem like that ,he was Yousif Ahmed literally harassing me and I started Leena preventing him and told my sister . Did she do the right thing? In the last month there was a girl named Nahla and she had been The answer is yes . Regardless the perpetrator was a family member she harassed by her uncle, she said: i was studying for my exams, it was about 1am prevented him fearlessly . That’s what every individual should do . when he came to her and he seems drunk or something . At first I thought it was 8 of 10 women harassed assaulted by someone normal because hehas wasbeen very close to meorbut lately it didn’t seem likerelated that ,heto them .

was literally harassing me and I started preventing him and told my sister . Sexual assault affects the victim in very different Did• she do the right thing? prospectives ; physically emotionally The answer is yes . Regardless theand perpetrator was a family member she The victim may face vomiting after rape , total bodydo pain prevented him fearlessly . That’s what every individual should . and bad sleeping. 8 of 10Also women has been harassed or assaulted by someone related to them. she can complain of any type of psychological illnesses ▪ Sexual assault affects the victim in very prospectives ; physically and emotionally. like insomnia ,anxiety attacks, guiltdifferent and isolation!!! The victim may face vomiting after rape , total body pain and bad sleeping. ▪ Also she can of any type of psychological illnesses • WHO put complain a guidelines to handle the survivors making likethem insomnia attacks, and isolation!!! safe,anxiety using the LIVES guilt approach which is: WHO put a guidelines to handle the survivors making them • Listen closely with empathy and no judgment safe using the LIVES approach which is: • Inquire about their needs and concerns • Listen closely with empathy and no judgment • validate there experiences • Inquire about their needs and concerns • enhance their safety • validate there experiences • support • enhance their them safetyto connect with additional services • support them to connect with additional services

• What we should do as medical students to prevent sexual assault? when uncomfortable What 1. weSpeaking should doup as more medical students to prevent sexual assault? 1. Speaking up more when uncomfortable. 2. Discuss social issues more openly 2. Discuss social issues morenorms openly. 3. Promote gender that protect against violence 3. Promote gender norms that protect violence. 4. Teach skills to prevent sexualagainst violence 4. Teach skills to prevent sexual violence. 5. Provide protective environment 5. Provide protectivefor environment. 6. Advocate sexual education in universities and high schools . 6. Advocate for sexual education in universities and high schools .

At the end and the most important ; WE SHOULD NOT BLAME THE VICTIM AT ALL..

At the end and the most important ; WE SHOULD NOT BLAME THE VICTIM AT ALL.

Roaa Omer Ali Mohammed kmsa.lorp.medsin@gmail.com “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” Nelson Mandela

Achievements:

Since my appointment as local officer on human rights and peace till now I have not accomplished so much, that I was recently appointed (during this month) not with the other local officers. • Though my term began with the handover meeting with the ex-LORP\Osama • The first SCORP members’ meeting was held, during which plan of the term was discussed with the members • I start working on the annual working plan for the term, and a meeting with the EB will be held during the upcoming days to discuss the plan. • Facilitation campaign graduation SWG was established and the graduation sessions will be presented by those members during the upcoming days. • The call for the LORP assistants is opened ( the team structure, job descriptions for all available position and the selection criteria were prepared and attached with th call)

Other achievements: • Attended TOMs (6,7)

Upcoming Plans:

• Appointing of all SCORP local team members. • Local team capacity building. • Formulating KMSA-SCORP IOGs to coordinate the work within the team as well as with the members. • Conducting the first members’ capacity building activity “Green Green light SCORP Intro Week” Week . • which targeted new SCORP members to set a foundation for their knowledge on the standing committee’s structure, activities and focus areas. • Green light ready to go: go package of sessions which will enhance members’ advanced knowledge regarding different SCORP focus areas related topics. • Green zone: zone group will be created as an open space for all SCORPions enabling them to share their ideas,opinions and concerns (discussions, debates, games, talent shows and many other activities will be held in this zone) • Medical ethics with development workshop: workshop will tackle medical ethics principles, doctor-patient communication skills , new concepts related to the medical ethics and much more..

https://peacemaker.un.org/document-search?field_pacountry_tid=Sudan This database is a reference tool providing peacemaking professionals with documents that can be understood broadly as peace agreements and related material. In this attached link you can find all peace agreements were signed in Sudan in the period from 1972_2016 - Enjoy reading

Zainab Bakri Zaki Siralkhatim medsin.kmsa.lore@gmail.com “Research ... is nothing but a state of mind-a friendly, welcoming attitude toward change; going out to look for a change instead of waiting for it to come. Research, for practical men, is an effort to do things better.... The research state of mind can apply to anythingpersonal affairs or any kind of business, big or little.”

Achievements:

Following my appointment on the 17th of January, I have proceeded with the handovering process with my predecessor and I have worked on the Annual Working Plan I intend to be working with this term. I have also adopted the IOGs (Internal Operational Guidelines) for the office which we will be implementing. These IOGs are targeting the SCORE Local Team, SCORE members, outgoings, incoming as well as contact persons, and for the purpose of defining and systemising all the circumstances and processes to ensure their roles.

Here are some other achievements I have succeeded to attain: 1. Selection and Following up with the Outgoing Students for the research exchange season 20/21: • The selection process included marking of CVs and conducting of interviews. Two committees have been created by KMSA External Affairs Secretariat for the previously mentioned procedures so as to ensure professionality, fairness and unbiasedness. I myself was a part of both committees. • 23 research exchange contracts have been distributed to the students who applied inorder of their total scores. • 8 students from last term have had their exchange program postponed to this season so we have a total of 31 outgoing students • Tracking sheets have been created to follow up with the outgoings • A google drive folder has been created containing all the necessary documents and information which the outgoing students will need throughout their exchange process • An exchange 101 session has been facilitated by me to the outgoing students, with the addition of the Application Process (filling the AF and CoD precisely)

2. Incomings: KMSA SCORE will be receiving incoming students

during the months of July, August and September • July and August exchange programmes will be in collaboration with SCOPE. A proposal is being drafted in collaboration with KMSA LEO. • The job description for the Exchange Program Committee which will be organizing the program has been finalized, and a call will open during the coming period • Contacted the research institute we are working with and discussed briefly the hosting of the incomings arriving in the coming period • A collaboration with KMSA Health Education Secretariat has been discussed for the inclusion and participation of the incoming students in the South Kordofan Medical Mission which will be taking place in August and an initial agreement was reached with the Head of the Medical Mission. (It is planned to make this collaboration sustainable, ie, to endorse medical missions as an educational activity in the exchange programme, both professional and research).

3. KMSA Head Start Activity:

• Worked along with the organizing committee and the rest of the TOs in organizing the activity. • Co-presented a session under the name “Exchange World” with KMSA LEO.

4. Appointment of SCORE Local Team

• The Local Team structure and job descriptions for the term 20/21 has been prepared and a joint call was opened • Following the 1st call, 3 of the positions were filled (out of 5): - 1st General Assistant, Nabta Seifelyazal Mohamed Ali (batch 96) - 2nd General Assistant, Mohammed Ikrima Siddig Alhag (batch 96) - Academic Assistant, Galal Eldeen Elturabi Galal Khalifa (batch 95) • A 2nd call has been opened, and 2 applications were received for the remaining positions, namely, Developmental Assistant and Publication Assistant, applicants have been shortlisted and interviews will be conducted shortly.

5. TSD Facilitation Camp 2020

• Following up with the SCORE members who have attended the Facilitation Camp which was conducted by the TSD last term, along with an experienced facilitator so as to help them in their graduation process.

Other achievements: • • • • •

Attended TOMs (0) - (6) Sending monthly reports (local and national) Conducted a meeting with the members Conducted a meeting with the SCORE local team Attending the international MM21 sessions, from which I have gained lots of knowledge that I will be implementing in my work this term.

Upcoming Plans:

1. Appointment of the rest of the team 2. Following up with the outgoing students • PET (Pre-Exchange training will be conducted) 3. July, August and September Exchange Programmes • Finalizing the Exchange Programme proposal in collaboration with KMSA LEO • Selection of the Exchange Programme Committee and proceeding with the preparations • Conduction of UAT (Upon Arrival Training) for incomings 4. Seeking funds/ partnerships 5. Seeking addition of new research projects 6. Capacity Building 7. Studying the capabilities of implementing GAP in KMSA • Creation of KMSA Exchanges page on Instagram (promotional) in collaboration with SCOPE 8. Registration in research4life • The Hinari programme set up by the WHO together with major publishers enables low and middle-income countries to gain access to one of the world’s largest collections of biomedical and health literature. It categorizes countries into 2 groups; A (free) and B (low cost), Sudan falling under the first of these 2. Under the list of registered institutions, I did not find our faculty (other faculties in our NMO were registered) and upon looking up the matter, It was previously registered but a problem was encountered which led to suspension.

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Amjad Mohammed Mohammed Al-amin medsin.kmsa.scope@gmail.com

Achievements:

Since 19th of January: 1. Adoption of KMSA SCOPE IGOs. 2. Completion of SCOPE AWP. 3. Outgoings matters: • Outgoings selection for the season 20/21, which included CV scoring, interviews and contracts distribution to the outgoings. Our quota for this season is 13 contracts to Germany, Italy, Brazil, Finland, Austria, Chile and Slovenia. (Here) you can find details about contracts’ number, destination and holders. • Outgoings tracking sheet completion, contains all transactions of the contracts. • Outgoings folder completion, contains all necessary information about IFMSA database and manuals. 4. Incomings’ Exchange Program preparation: Until the moment, we have 3 incomings for this season from Brazil (IFMSA-Brazil), Australia (AMSA-Austria) and Finland (FiMSIC) arriving in July and August. Thus, two Exchange Programs will be organized for the incoming students in July and August. A proposal is being drafted in collaboration with KMSA LORE. • The preparations started by clerkship preparation in Soba and Ibrahim Malik hospitals, and their CAs will be sent in early May. • Exchange Program Committee job description was finalized. 5. External collaborations of the KMSA SCOPE: • A collaboration with KMSA Health Education Secretariat to prepare the participation of the incoming students in the South Kordofan medical mission happening in August. An initial agreement was established with the mentioned secretariat and the plan is to make the collaboration sustainable, which means endorsement of KMSA medical missions as an educational activity of KMSA SCOPE Exchange Program. • Exchange Program collaboration with KMSA SCORE. 6. KMSA SCOPE assistants selection: As a result of the 1st call for LT assistants, Rayan Mohammed (batch 96) was appointed as KMSA SCOPE 1st General Assistant.

Upcoming Plans:

1. Selection of KMSA SCOPE Assistants for the positions 2nd General Assistant, Academic Assistant, Developmental Assistant and Publication Assistant. 2. Season 2021/22 outgoings follow up. 3. July and August Exchange Programs. The Exchange Program Committee will be selected and will start it’s work in May. 4. Local Exchange Regulations and CV Scoring System reform SWG. A proposal will be completed in late May. A call will be opened for participants and the SWG will start it’s work by the end of July. 5. KMSA SCOPE Scientific Program development SWG. A call will be opened in late may. 6. Capacity Building campaigns: A capacity building campaign will be held in May for beginners.

Ashraf Asim Khalid Mahmoud medsin.kmsa.tsdd@gmail.com

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” –Les Brown

Achievements:

1. The official handover between current and the EX TSDD have been done. 2. Finalizing the TSD annual working plan for this term and getting the approval from the MedSIN KMSA EB. 3. Establishing a KMSA trainers database and group. 4. Starting the early steps of converting KMSA TSD to CBSD by collecting information about the process. 5. Facilitate the backbone starter session in MedSIM KMSA head start activity. 6. Conducting an orientation session for TSD members before the opening of the local team assistant first call. 7. Appoint two assistants for the TSD local team. 8. Starting the process of facilitation camp participants graduation to make them able to act as a facilitators in KMSA for this and upcoming terms. 9. Held the backbone starter zone, advance zone which were a two national soft skills training targeted at the advanced TSD members. • Training (1): Strategic Planning: SWGs based on the SCc that members are belong you was the most obvious thing throughout the training and this make the members able to practice the steps of the strategic planning because they already have the basic knowledge about their SCs. There were also of funny energizers. In conculsion it was a high quality training facilitated by amzing KMSA trainers fatima elbasri and eilaf abubaker.

• Training (2) : Personal Strategic Planning: From its name you will know it is will depends on the personal experiences of the trainers. So, we Chose two trainers from KMSA who have an excellent personality change experiences Randa Al tamih and the funniest trainer ever Hassan Omer. The training content was clear and targeted. The facilitators conducted it in a simple and funny way which make the participants willing to interact and participate throughout the training.

Upcoming Plans:

1. Finishing the facilitation camp participants’ graduation. 2. Establishing KMSA TSD members database . 3. Perform members needs assessment. 4. Hold a SWG to prepare the proposal for TSD weekly message activity . 5. Start conducting the TSD weekly message activity. 6. Conduct three national trainings from the basic level. 7. Conduct the financial trainings package in collaboration with the treasurer. 8. Starting the process of converting KMSA TSD to CBSD 9. Hold a workshop to increase the awareness of members about the how can they become trainer and how this will benefit them in their career.

Azahir Ibrahim Musa Salih medsin.kmsa.pntsdd@gmail.com ‘‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain’’.

Achievements:

• Since my appointment as PNTSDD I participated in orgnizing KMSA Head Start activity, helping in decoration, hosting, designing and also presenting the PNTSD Session. • Designed 2 printable materials which are KMSA SCORA Calender and TSD Advanced zone Trainings’ Certificates. • Managed 2020/2021 call for members and created all SCs/SDs members’ groups.

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A hondover meeting was held with the EX-PNTSDD successfully. A meeting with the EB to discuss my AWP was held successfully. Designed all the call for assistants forms and LT Assitants Job description booklets. Designed All needed posters for all SCs/SD. Planned for a CB activity in collaboration with EMSA PNTSDD. The activity was called “Stamped With Creativity” which is coordinated to create a well capacitated member base within PNTSD members to maintain the future of this division, and the call for participants was opened at the end of April and so the activity will be started at the begining of May.

Upcoming Plans: • • • • •

Appoint my GA, and start PNTSD LT CB sessions. Amend and Adopt PNTSD IOGs and Publication guidlines. Follow up with KMSA participants who participated in SWC workshop. Set a proper plan to start Publication-Related SWGs and activities Make “Meet your TOs & LT” Posters as well as desgining a new profile picture for our official FB page and YouTube channel.

• Design the 2nd issue of MedSIN-KMSA Magazine.

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