The African Federation of Biomedical Engineering: Getting to Work

[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Colleagues,

Complements of the season!

We shall commence to work for the final consumation of our federation.

We in Africa must learn to do things ourselves instead of waiting caps on hand beggarly.

Having said that, we shall start by listing formally the members of the Working Group for African Federation as follows:
André Mboulé (Co-Chair - French-speaking),   Cameroon
Kenneth Ikechukwu Nkuma-Udah (Co-Chair - English-speaking),   Nigeria
George Boadu     (Secretary), Ghana
Mladen Poluta ,    South Africa
Laleye Roland,  Benin
Didace Saturnin Foro,  Burkina Faso
Guy Claude NKUNDABAHIZI,   Burundi
Maxime N'Dolly Kouakou,    Ivory Coast
Prince Verhoustraeten,    Democratic Republic of Congo
Gizeaddis Lamesgin,     Ethiopia
Nyassi Ebrima,    The Gambia
Salome Wangari Mwaura,     Kenya
Patrick Higiro,    Rwanda
Valentino Thomas Mvanga,    Tanzania
Sam Byamukama,      Uganda
Emmanuel Musiwa,     Zambia
Andrew Jones,    International Advisor
Edward Tonkin,    International Advisor
Anna Worm,      International Advisor
Mary Logan,     International Advisor
Maurice Page,     International Advisor
Adriana Velazquez,    International Advisor
Asha Varghese,    International Advisor
Ray Schmidt,     International Advisort

Next, I have attached a draft constitution of the proposed African Federation as a template. All we shall do is add or subtract from it. Note that we only agreed on the name "African Federation"; the remaining we shall be considering in this working group.

Every respondent to this email shall as before copy everybody. We shall continue to copy the African HTM mailing list to ensure that other countries not yet represented can do so.

I am also the Chair for the Working Group to formulate the "West African Community of Biomedical Engineering" (WACBME). So in my next mail I will bring up the draft constitution for WACBME for members from West Africa.

These shall be so harmonized that for every 3 years, we shall have a world congress on BME, the next year a regional African conference of BME, and the next year following a sub-regional conference (eg. a West African conference of BME)

So here we go.

Dr Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah
Co-Chair - English-speaking, Working Group for Africa Federation of XYZ

[emmnuel musiwa]

Hi Kenneth,

I have gone through the draft constitution and it sounds brief enough for the time being. I have just suggested the XYZ to be BME+ AF = AFBME other wise i have left everything in its original state.

I seriously think that we should come up with some suggestion of at least the minimum to be contributed by organizations. We should do it now so that some activities can be implemented.as soon as possible, we need money for us to be seen as serious group of people. Where the money will be kept shall be suggested later when we know how much we will be able to raise.

Regards

Emmanuel

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[Vincent Mulunda-a-Mulunda]

Dear all,

I have well received your mail.

We will have a look on the document and come back to you after.

However for those who are only french speaking, it could be better for them to use the same document written in french.

Best regards.

Vincent Mulunda-A-Mulunda

Biomedical Engineer

RD CONGO

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[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Emmanuel,

You are right about the name, financial contributions by each country organisation etc. However, these matters will be contained in a bye-law after the constitution is approved.

I am working hard to see if I can get sponsorships for at least one delegate from each country to attend the AFROBIOMEDIC 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. That palce we shall formally inaugurate the Federation and fix another conference in three years

Bravo!.

 

Kenneth 

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[emmnuel musiwa]

Dear Kenneth,

Thanks for your response, I wish you good lack in your initiative to get a sponsor who will be able to have representative from each member state.

BEST REGARDS

Emmanuel

[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Colleagues,

The French version of the Draft Constitution of the African Federation is attached for the French-speaking countries. I need that they should peruse and confirm that this is a correct interpretation.

With this, in the next few weeks we should be able to ratify the constitution and move to the next stage of our federation.

.

Thanks for your considerable response.

[prince verhoustraeten]

Bonjour Kenneth,

juste le temps de l'examiner ensuite nous reviendrons vers vous.

Merci

 

VERHOUSTRAETEN PRINCE

 

Ingénieur de Maintenance Biomedicale

Environnementaliste

 

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[Nkundabahizi Guy claude]

Thank you Dr Kenneth,

This will help us (french speaking members) to be involved in the project at 100% and have an opportunity to contribute to its development. 

Guy Claude NKUNDABAHIZI

Legal Representative / ABIB

Burundi  

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Objet : [HTMLeadersInAfrica:813] The African Federation of BME: French Version of the Draft Constitution

[Vincent Mulunda-a-Mulunda]

Dear Dr Kenneth,

Many thanks for this french version.

On our side, we will do all our best in order to present a correct text.

Best regards

Vincent Mulunda-A-Mulunda

Biomedical Engineer

DR CONGO

[Abdoulaye Oumar Djigo]

Dear all

I am also working on the text.
I think that we have to activate the track change menu in Word so we will in fine elaborate the best status

[Bethel NOUYA]

Dear Vincent,

As well as DJIGO just said, I am  interested  to work on the final statut  -french version.

Could  you  send me  your working text so I could implement it and forward it back to you  and so on.

Regards.

Chers  amis,

Je  soutiens  l'avis  de DJIGO d'avoir une plate-forme d'échange.

M. Vincent MULUNDA peut faire sa correction et nous  l'envoyer  et nous apporterons  notre avis en mode correction qu'il se chargera  de coordonner.

Salutations.   

J. Bethel NOUYA 

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[Marlyse NOUNE]

Bonjour à tous,

Ci-joint une ébauche de révision pour la version en Français. Désolée je me suis arrêtée à  la page 06, faute de temps.

Cordialement,

 

Marlyse Y. NOUNE
Biomedical Engineer
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[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Colleagues,

Complements of the season!

Please let us use the remaining part of this month to tidy up the draft constitution (both the English and French version), so that by the 31st of March, the Working Group members will append their endoresement to the final document as a working Constitution.

We shall then proceed to get a few bye-laws that will enable the Federation to start in full force.

In line with this we shall look forward to meeting physically at the 1st African Conference of Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Sciences supported by IFMBE and IOMP. It will be a good forum to start. We can even adopt it as our Inaugural Conference and General Assembly.

Best of luck, until I hear from you.

[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear West African Colleagues,

Complements of the season!

At the biomedical engineering workshop organised by THET in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct 2015, the representatives from West Africa countries organised and proposed to form a west African biomedical engineering group.

The proposed name of the group was West African Community of Biomedical Engineering (COMMUNAUTE OUEST AFRICAINE DE L’INGENIERIE BIOMEDICALE) = WACBME.

The members representing the West African countries present formed a working group. The Working Group (WG) with the task to draft the constitution of the WACBME is composed as follows:

Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah (Chairman)            Nigeria

George Boadu  (Secretary)                   Ghana
Laleye Roland (Vice Chairman)                Benin
Didace Saturnin Foro                      Burkina Faso
Maxime N'Dolly Kouakou (Asst. Secretary)        Ivory Coast
Nyassi Ebrima                        The Gambia
Andrew Jones                        International Advisor
Edward Tonkin                        International Advisor
Anna Worm                              International Advisor
Mary Logan                             International Advisor
Maurice Page                         International Advisor
Adriana Velazquez                        International Advisor
Asha Varghese                        International Advisor
Ray Schmidt                         International Advisor

So, I feel its long overdue to commence work on WACBME.

To start I have attached a draft constitution both the English and French versions

We shall use the next 4 weeks to peruse and endorse the draft constititution and move to the next level of formation of our dear WACBME.

The time is shorter for WACBME because if you have perused through the draft constitution of the African Federation, then that of WACBME should be a walkover.

We still need to add repr for countries not already represented in the WG for this West African Community

Best of Luck.

Dr Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah
Chairman - Working Group for West Africa Community of Biomedical Engineering

[George Boadu]

Thanks Kenneth for the good work. I will review as soon as possible. 

I suggest we organise a meeting through Skype after we have individually review the document. This will help us in approving the document as quickly as possible in order to commence operation.

However, there should be a timeline for individual review. I suggest we give ourselves a maximum of one week from today to review the constitution and submit our input. The representatives from the member countries should contact the leadership of their associations and do the review together within the one week period.

Regards.

George Boadu

National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

P. O. Box. KB 369

Accra - Ghana.

Mobile: 233-244181560

[George Boadu]

Thanks for the reminder, Kenneth.

George Boadu

National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

P. O. Box. KB 369

Accra - Ghana.

Mobile: 233-244181560

[Salome Mwaura]

Kenneth,

Hope you are keeping well.

Thank you for this. Will revert with my inputs as soon as possible.

Salome

[traore abdoulaye]

TRADUCTION EN FRANÇAIS POUR LES FRANCOPHOME

TRAORE ABDOULAYE  MALI

[Bethel NOUYA]

Cher  TRAORE,

Tu as une sorte' obligation de traduction avec le collègue Ernest TRA et vous n'avez pas avancé.

J'avais  suggéré qu'Ernest TRA commence  et  envoie  pour enrichissement par les autres. et qu'il serve  de point focal.

 Qu'en est-il ?

Cordialement à vous lire.

J. Bethel NOUYA 

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[Mladen Poluta]

Dear All

 

While this initiative is applauded, I understand that there already exists a professional BME/CE/HTM grouping for West African countries based on alignment with ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States; French: Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO). The question therefore arises: How will the new structure relate to the existing structure?

 

Kind regards and warm greetings

 

Mladen Poluta

[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Mladen,

That's the kind of thing we want. Until we know about them. For instance, all the 6-7 members (countries) in the present Working Group, no one is aware of it.

If there is any member or any person that knows about this already existing  'professional BME/CE/HTM grouping for West African countries based on alignment with ECOWAS', let the person bring it up so we can harmonize it. We now need grouping that can stand the test of time.

 

Kenneth Ikechukwu Nkuma-Udah,

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[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear Colleagues,

The die is cast 

We have eventually come to the end of the constitution drafting. From all the contributions made the draft constitution as corrected from contributions is attached. Both version (English and French) are attached.

The members of the Working Group are supposed to give their assent to the document, by replying ' Yes I endorse'. We shall need assent from about two-third of the member for the constitution to be deemed endorsed. We shall also need the signatures of those who endorse. 

For the avoidance of doubt the endorsements are required from the following:

André Mboulé (Co-Chair - French-speaking),   Cameroon
Kenneth Ikechukwu Nkuma-Udah (Co-Chair - English-speaking),   Nigeria
George Boadu     (Secretary), Ghana
Mladen Poluta ,    South Africa
Laleye Roland,  Benin
Didace Saturnin Foro,  Burkina Faso
Guy Claude NKUNDABAHIZI,   Burundi
Maxime N'Dolly Kouakou,    Ivory Coast
Prince Verhoustraeten,    Democratic Republic of Congo
Gizeaddis Lamesgin,     Ethiopia
Nyassi Ebrima,    The Gambia
Salome Wangari Mwaura,     Kenya
Patrick Higiro,    Rwanda
Valentino Thomas Mvanga,    Tanzania
Sam Byamukama,      Uganda
Emmanuel Musiwa,     Zambia 

Mario Secca,       Mozambique

However, the International Advisors are welcome with comments.

I wish the continent goodluck as it charts its path in the BME world.

Dr Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah

Co-Chair - English-speaking, Working Group for Africa Federation of Biomedical Engineering

[George Boadu]

Dear All,

In consultation with the executive committee the Ghana Society of Biomedical Engineers, I have endorse the drafted constitution to be used as an official document for the African Federation of Biomedical Engineering.

The Ghana Society wish to say Ayekoo (congratulations) to the leadership for the new birth of our the Federation.

Best Regards.

George Boadu

Secretary, Working Group for the African Federation of Biomedical Engineering 

National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

P. O. Box. KB 369

Accra - Ghana.

Mobile: 233-244181560

[Dr Kenneth Ikechuku Nkuma-Udah]

Dear West African Colleagues,
Chers collègues Afrique de l'Ouest,

Very Sorry for running behind schedule. A lot of travels and works to do at a time.
Très Désolé pour l'exécution de retard. Beaucoup de voyages et travaux à faire à la fois.

I know we have perused through the draft constitition (both English and French versions). So lets use the next one week to endorse the draft constitution. The six member countries of the Working Group is a manageable size, so I have no doubt that having no querries or amendments to the draft, we just need to formally say "Endorsed".
Je sais que nous avons lu attentivement à travers le projet de constitition (les deux versions anglaise et française). Permet donc d'utiliser une semaine prochaine pour approuver le projet de constitution. Les six pays membres du Groupe de travail est une taille gérable, donc je ne doute pas que d'avoir aucun querries ou amendements au projet, nous avons juste besoin de dire officiellement "Approuvé".

To be sure the list of the Working Group is the following:
Pour être sûr que la liste du Groupe de travail est le suivant:

Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah (Chairman)            Nigeria

Laleye Roland (Vice Chairman)                Benin

George Boadu  (Secretary)                   Ghana

Didace Saturnin Foro                      Burkina Faso
Maxime N'Dolly Kouakou (Asst. Secretary)        Ivory Coast
Nyassi Ebrima                        The Gambia

The next mail after the endorsement will involve the next stages in the formation of our dear WACBME.
Le prochain courrier après l'approbation impliquera les prochaines étapes de la formation de notre cher WACBME.

Best of Luck as we endorse the draft.
Best of Luck comme nous approuver le projet.

Dr Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah
Chairman - Working Group for West Africa Communit4y of Biomedical Engineering

Groupe de travail pour l'Afrique occidentale Communitty de génie biomédical - Président

[Maxime Kouakou]

Hello Kenneth

Well received!

I come back to you later.

It is true that a long time I moved away from the internet for a connection sake but everything is settled and I think I can now track every shot work with others before.

Cordially !

Bonjour Kenneth

Bien reçu!

Je te reviens plus tard. 

C’est vrai que bien longtemps je me suis éloigné de l'internet pour un souci de connexion mais tout est réglé et je pense que je pourrai suivre désormais tout le travail abattu avec les autres jusque là.

Cordialement !

 

KOUAKOU MAXIME

BIOMEDICAL COTE D'IVOIRE

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Envoyé le : Jeudi 19 mai 2016 15h23
Objet : Endorsement of The West African Community of Biomedical Engineering (WACBME)

[emmnuel musiwa]

noted and weldone