“You’re going where?” Nursing Possibilities in International Health Julia Bluestone, CNM, MS Senior Technical Advisor Global Learning Office Jhpiego

Jhpiego Saves Lives  Maternal and child health  Malaria prevention  HIV/AIDS/TB  Cervical cancer prevention  Infection prevention  Family planning  Health innovations  Health system strengthening/ Quality improvement  Pre-service education 2

Jhpiego’s Approach Strengthen health systems:  Afghanistan: Rebuild midwifery education  Nepal: Misoprostol to prevent postpartum deaths  Tanzania: Scale up of male circumcision to reduce HIV infection  Establish national training centers 3

Role of Nurses: Jhpiego 4  Clinical expertise  Regulatory expertise  Informatics/Monitoring and evaluation  Program management  Curricula development

DelhiKolkataLudhianaVellore Nursing Schools and ANMTCs Vadodara Indian Nursing Council

What has been done so far……  MoU between the INC and Jhpiego signed for 5 years.  5 Colleges of Nursing identified as the National Nodal Centers (NNCs) of excellence for Pre-Service Education (PSE)  1 State Nodal center at IGIMS, Patna Figure: Geographic distribution

Development of Performance Standards

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