The first class of new midwives finished their training in Dec 2010 — it had been 22 years since the last midwives were trained. Read more here: http://www.irinnews.org/Report/91339/LAOS-Midwife-training-resumes-after-20-years
There are 100 midwives nationwide who trained 20 years ago and are still working. Even if the government can continue annual training programmes, reaching an additional 160 health workers every year, it would take another decade to staff each of the country’s 825 health centres and 122 district hospitals with at least one trained midwife, said the deputy general director of health personnel at the Health Ministry, Phouthone Vangkonevilay.
And training is just part of the equation he added. “Our biggest challenges are how to equip centres with enough medical supplies and how to motivate these new workers with incentives to stay in and improve performance in remote areas.”
Hmmm…medical supplies needed. Wonder how CBKs can contribute to the mission?
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