Announcement
USAID Program Graduates 23 Midwives in Jawzjan Province
Skilled midwives will provide care to approximately 345,000 mothers and children.
Shibirghan, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Photo: USAID/Uruj Perwaiz
These graduating midwives will reach 345,000 mothers and children throughout Jawzjan. On October 18, Jawzjan province celebrated the graduation of 23 new midwives from a USAID-supported midwifery education program. The skilled midwives will be deployed back to their communities and will work from health facilities, some of them in very remote areas. They will provide care to approximately 345,000 mothers and children throughout Jawzjan, improving infant and maternal health while reducing mortality rates. The recruitment and training of midwives throughout the country is central to improving maternal and child health in Afghanistan. USAID funds eight of Afghanistan’s community midwifery programs and two hospital-based programs. All programs are accredited by the National Midwifery Education Accreditation Board to ensure they maintain high professional standards. Thanks to these programs and other health initiatives by U.S. and international donors, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health, the infant mortality rate has fallen 22 percent since 2002.
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