Acquisition of competences while young, through formal academic training programmes should have a life-long impact. Action “four” of the Bonn Call for Action is to ‘strengthen radiation protection education (RPE) and training..,’. Introduction of radiation protection (RP) principals and practices to students while undertaking formal medical and health courses in universities and colleges may be the best way of inculcating a life-long radiation-safety culture in Africa. This strategic intervention produces a set of health workers who right from the beginning of their profession and carrier...

Material and methods: Between September and October 2018, a 35-question online tool was distributed through "Survey Monkey" electronic program to lecturers teaching RP in AAI. The target participants were from a database of Lecturers, Radiologists, Physicists, Radiographers and Radiotherapists based on list-serves of AFROSAFE, PACORI and other imaging societies in Africa. Emerging data was analysed for descriptive results. Results: Twenty-seven respondents from 11 of out of the total of 54 African countries were received. A total of 22 training institutions in Africa completed the survey...

Conclusions: Most institutions had RP modules embedded in their training curricular. Notably, resources for RPE were scanty and Radiologists were hardly involved in teaching. Collaboration with RP platforms and organisations was minimal. Recommendations: Training institutions offer strategic opportunity for impacting RP knowledge and practice-culture. Strengthening AAI capacity for RPE requires urgent mitigation of these impediments. Training institutions are encouraged to revise their curricular to include RP. Radiologists should take an interest in teaching RP. Libraries should ensure they have books and other learning materials for...

Prof. Michael G. Kawooya. MBChB,MMed, PhD, FAIUM. Diretor; Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI) Chairman; AFROSAFE.rac (English-speaking). email; [email protected] Tel +256704395848

Bonn Call for Action: Joint Position Statement by the IAEA and WHO:https://rpop.iaea.org/RPOP/RPoP/Content/Documents/Whitepapers/conference/bonn-call-for-action-statement.pdf The International Basic Safety Standards- IAEA publication: http://wwwpub. iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/p1531interim_web.pd AFROSAFE WEBSITE: http://www.afrosaferad.org/