Alumni webinar #1 Prize for Global Research 2024 - Millicent Makandi

In this alumni webinar, MPH alumna and Prize for Global Research laureate Millicent Makandi (Kenya) shares insights from her master's thesis, entitled 'Examining the Burden of Burnout Among Nurses and Midwives and Health System Appropriateness in Response to Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya'.

24/09/2024

15:00 - 16:00

Online

This new alumni webinars series features the four ITM winners of the Prize for Global Research. The Prize is awarded yearly by the Province of Antwerp to research projects of ‘master-after-master’ students of ITM and other Higher Education Institutes. Development relevance, quality and originality of the master theses are key in the selection. Through this award, the Province of Antwerp wants to stimulate global research.

In webinar #1, MPH alumna and laureate Millicent Makandi (Kenya) shares insights from her master thesis, entitled 'Examining the Burden of Burnout Among Nurses and Midwives and Health System Appropriateness in Response to Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya'. In her thesis, Millicent investigated the prevalence, determinants, and impacts of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, she evaluated the appropriateness of the health system response to the risk and effects of burnout. In this study, she found a very high prevalence of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kenya. The burden was exacerbated by job stressors and unsupportive work environments. In this webinar, Millicent will present the main findings and outcomes of her thesis, and discuss her recommendations and conclusion.

The Q&A session is moderated by her thesis supervisor Nandini D.P. Sarkar, who will enable to answer questions from the audience and share experiences from other contexts.

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Millicent Makandi

2024 MPH alumna (Kenya)

Millicent Makandi is a nurse with about five years of work experience in healthcare. She holds an MSc in Public Health from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Methods from KEMRI Wellcome Trust. Millicent has worked for various organisations, including Aga Khan University and the Ministry of Health of Kenya, contributing to public health surveillance. With research expertise in mental health and maternal and child health, she is passionate about leveraging scientific evidence to drive policy change and improve healthcare delivery.

Listen to Millicent present her master's thesis, 'Examining the Burden of Burnout Among Nurses and Midwives and Health System Appropriateness in Response to Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya,' for which she received the 2024 Prize for Global Research.