@article {Awotiwone001079, author = {Ajibola Awotiwon and Charlie Sword and Tracy Eastman and Christy Joy Ras and Prince Ana and Ruth Vania Cornick and Lara Fairall and Eric Bateman and Audry Dube and Robyn Curran and Inemesit Udoekwere and Unyime-Obong Essien and Okorie Assem and Theresa Sylvester Edu and Hajia Binta Ismail and Olalekan Olugbenga Olubajo and Joseph Ana}, title = {Using a mentorship model to localise the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK): from South Africa to Nigeria}, volume = {3}, number = {Suppl 5}, elocation-id = {e001079}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001079}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {Nigeria, in its quest to strengthen its primary healthcare system, is faced with a number of challenges including a shortage of clinicians and skills. Methods are being sought to better equip primary healthcare clinicians for the clinical demands that they face. Using a mentorship model between developers in South Africa and Nigerian clinicians, the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) for adult patients, a health systems strengthening programme, has been localised and piloted in 51 primary healthcare facilities in three Nigerian states. Lessons learnt from this experience include the value of this remote model of localisation for rapid localisation, the importance of early, continuous stakeholder engagement, the need expressed by Nigeria{\textquoteright}s primary healthcare clinicians for clinical guidance that is user friendly and up-to-date, a preference for the tablet version of the PACK Adult guide over hard copies and the added value of WhatsApp groups to complement the programme of face-to-face continuous learning. Introduction of the PACK programme in Nigeria prompted uptake of evidence-informed recommendations within primary healthcare services.}, URL = {https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/Suppl_5/e001079}, eprint = {https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/Suppl_5/e001079.full.pdf}, journal = {BMJ Global Health} }