Nursing
Feb 18, 2016 | News
In 2014, ICAP launched an online training course for nurses and midwives in the Option B+ approach for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The introductory course was developed to provide up-to-date information on current HIV care and treatment guidelines...
Sep 1, 2015 | News
In Zambia, there are 78 health care workers per 100,000 people, well below the 230 recommended by the World Health Organization. A primary obstacle to achieving health care staffing targets in the country is the low production of sufficiently-skilled students...
Jun 29, 2015 | Stories from the Field
Before nurses and midwives begin practicing, they are required to have a range of clinical competencies to achieve licensure. In Ethiopia, opportunities for clinical learning for nurses, however, have been limited, due to a shortage of facilities, and the challenge of...
May 20, 2015 | Stories from the Field
In the early 1960’s, Malawi’s National School of Nursing operated a model teaching ward at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital where nursing students developed critical clinical skills by working directly with patients supported by trained clinical supervisors. But with...
Apr 30, 2015 | Stories from the Field
In Malawi, there are limited opportunities for nurses and midwives, and many leave the country in pursuit of different positions or quit the field altogether. It’s a trend which contributes, in part, to the high vacancy rate in the profession. Yet in Malawi, where...
