A known face at Allahabad’s busy District Women’s Hospital—a hospital that caters to about 400 clients per day and 350 births per month—is that of the hospital gynecologist, Dr. Sharmeen Ahmed. She is also a state-level master trainer for postpartum IUCD (PPICUD) services and has trained hundreds of providers from her state of Uttar Pradesh
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Bihar’s State Nodal Center for Nursing and Midwifery Serves as Educational Model
Patna, India — The State Nodal Center (SNC) for Nursing and Midwifery at the College of Nursing in Patna is no stranger to high-profile visitors. Its state-of-the-art computer lab, library and skills lab make this SNC a model for the rigorous education that young nursing students need to provide quality health services for India’s mothers
Indian Health Care Workers to Use Jhpiego’s Family Planning Learning Resource Package
New Delhi, India—In its ongoing efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, the Government of India has endorsed the use, nationally, of a Jhpiego-developed family planning learning resource package for health workers. The learning resource package (LRP), Counseling on Postpartum Family Planning and Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device, includes a detailed reference manual and trainer’s notebook,