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Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund (GMCTF) Grant awards for 2021/2022 at the Executive Committee meeting on 31/03/2021 • Total number of applicants from Sudan and South Sudan is 122. • Five organizations applied for grants to support Sudanese and South Sudanese students studying in Sudanese Universities. There were 70 South Sudanese applicants of which 51 applied for studies in various medical specialties and 19 for studies in other fields. The details of the 25 South Sudanese applicants shortlisted for grant awards are presented below:

Number Area of study ` Country of study 1 Clinical Radiology at Gondar University Ethiopia 1 Neurosurgery at Addis Ababa. Ethiopia 1 Psychiatry at St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College Ethiopia 2 General Surgery at Arsi University. Ethiopia 1 Internal Medicine at Hawassa University. Ethiopia 1 Pediatrics at Mekelle University. Ethiopia 2 Internal Medicine at Alexandria University Egypt 1 Internal Medicine at Mbarara University Uganda 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Hawassa University Ethiopia 1 Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery at Bahir Dar University Ethiopia 1 General Surgery at Jimma University Ethiopia 1 Physiology at Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1 General Surgery at Wolaita Sodo University Ethiopia 1 Paediatrics at Addis Ababa University Ethiopia 1 Dermatology & Venereology at Gondar University Ethiopia 1 Internal Medicine at Mekelle University Ethiopia 1 Orthopaedics at University of Alexandria Egypt 1 Orthopaedics and Trauma at St. Paul’s Millennium College Ethiopia 1 Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Makerere University Uganda 1 Paediatrics and Child Health at Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1 Obstetrics & Gynecology at Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1 General Surgery at St. Paul’s Millennium College Ethiopia 1 Surgical Oncology at Mansoura University Egypt There are 19 postgraduate students in Ethiopia, 4 in Egypt and 2 in Uganda.

Dr. Eluzai A Hakim, MB.Ch.B, FRCP Edin, FRCP, DTM&H Member of Executive Committee of the GMCTF International Adviser Royal College of Physicians London on South Sudan www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com

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