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“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
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“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
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
Role of Nurses: Jhpiego • Clinical expertise • Regulatory expertise • Informatics/Monitoring and evaluation • Program management • Curricula development
Indian Nursing Council Delhi Kolkata Ludhiana Vellore Vadodara Nursing Schools and ANMTCs
What has been done so far…… Figure: Geographic distribution • 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