Picturing Our Work: Teaching Teachers to Save Lives

Devika Chawla — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:02:07 +0000

For millions of women in the world, giving birth is one of the biggest threats to their lives. Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios—approximately 630 women die for every 100,000 births. Having a trained health worker present during the birth can make the difference between life and death for both the mother and the baby. But the challenge lies in ensuring that health workers are present, ready, connected, and safe.

CapacityPlus’s recent work in Nigeria focuses on ensuring health workers are “ready,” meaning that they have the necessary motivation, competencies, and support to meet the needs of their clients and communities. When the CapacityPlus team asked faculty and administrators at schools of midwifery and health technology how the project could support them, the most common answer was, “Train our teachers.”

Author's name:

Devika Chawla with Heather Ross

Publication Date:

July 2013

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Picturing Our Work: Teaching Teachers to Save Lives