Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

Results: In-service Training (3)
4 month midwifery course for Primary nurses
working at a HC where there is no midwife
posted:
• As the 4 month course utilizes the same teachers,
facilities and learning resources as for Pre-service
midwifery, this was not considered a major problem.
• As the number of HCs with no midwife reduces, so will
the necessity for this programme. However, MoH may
wish to consider using this course as a route for primary
nurses who wish career advancement to be able to train
as a primary midwife, then later as a secondary midwife,
as the duration of 4 months is currently longer than the
midwifery component of the 1-year Primary Nursemidwife
programme.
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Results: In-service Training (4)
• There is great need for better coordination of Inservice
training programmes, especially the very
short courses.
• There is great need for a total Quality Assurance
and Improve mechanism that supports, not just
monitoring of these trainings, but follow up of all
trainings and improvements, based on trainee
feedback and on measurable impact.
• There is a need for more clarity about national
standards of midwifery.
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