New Program to Train More Student Nurses in Francophone West Africa, Bring Care to More Communities

September 22, 2021 Chapel Hill, NCThrough the new Improving Maternal and Child Health Care in Rural West Africa Through High-Quality Education for Nurses and Midwives project,IntraHealth Internationalis partnering withTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and 12 private schools in Mali, Senegal, and Niger to sustainably increase the number of qualified, well-trained nurses who can serve rural communities in these countries—all of which face a critical shortage of health workers. Takeda announced this week that IntraHealth is one of the recipients of their 2021Global CSR Program, which will fund this work.IntraHealth and Takeda will work with four schools in each of the three countries over the course of five years, helping them partner effectively with the public sector, achieve the appropriate accreditations, enhance competency-based curricula, create effective learning approaches, and graduate students from underserved areas—all as part of our effort to ensure that everyone everywhere has the health care they need to thrive.“We are thrilled to be partnering with Takeda to help solve the shortage of highly trained nurses in rural communities in Mali, Senegal, and Niger,” saysPolly Dunford, president and CEO of IntraHealth.“This partnership will revolutionize the way health workers are trained at private nursing schools, improve health care in the communities that need it most, and draw more brilliant young students to the profession.”Int...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Mali Niger Senegal Education & Performance Health Workers Source Type: news